Andrea Roche crowns Best Dressed Lady in Hotel Meyrick
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Galway’s Hotel Meyrick hosted its very own Best Dressed Lady Competition last night during a glamorous post races reception where former Miss Ireland and model agency boss Andrea Roche crowned Mayo native Orla O’Neill the deserving winner!
Read more ...Trust Trusty to look after your pet
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
‘Trusty Pet Pals’ is a registered pet care business, including; pet sitting, pet taxi and dog walking. Donations are made to MADRA when you book pet sitting or dog walking.
It is certified in canine first aid and fully insured. Its ‘Doggie Day Care’ centre has just opened at 42 Briarhill Business Park and is a fun crèche for dogs. Open Mon to Thursday 7.30am to 6.30pm and Fridays from 7.30 to 5.30pm, it offers pet supplies including dog foods, treats and toys.
Read more ...Kinvara Market relocation campaign to kick off next week
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Kinvara Farmers’ Market will hold a special market day on Friday August 12 when the market will move from its usual location of Johnston’s Garden, Main Street to the main square in Kinvara at the start of the annual Cruinnui na mBad Festival.
There will be the usual excellent food and craft stalls, live music and festive spirit to celebrate the operation of the market in what should be its natural home - Market Square.
Read more ...Fifty thousand head west for bumper holiday weekend of gigs and nags
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
More than 50,000 revellers are set to head to the city from tomorrow as Galway gets ready for its busiest weekend of the year.
Read more ...Shooting the Breeze
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Horslips matter. They mattered in the 1970s and their reunion proves they matter still. Why? Perhaps, to quote from the opening narration of Return of The Dancehall Sweethearts, the 2005 documentary on the band, “We saw in Horslips something that was ours, something that was of us...[they are] part of what makes us, us.”
Read more ...Free speech - not something our councillors seem to believe in
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny used the words dysfunction, disconnection, elitism, and narcissism in describing the culture dominating the Vatican with regard to the cover-ups of clerical sex abuse in Ireland, and rightly so.
Read more ...A few words of wisdom... as we break for summer
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
It has been some few weeks in Galway politics - political U-turns, denials of freedom of speech, accusations of homophobia, cynical political skulduggery, dubious explanations of motive, and much embarrassment. With that in mind here is a selection of quotes which sum up Galway’s hectic political summer.
Read more ...GeoDirectory records fourteen per cent decrease in new buildings in Galway
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
In the first six months of 2011 there were 459 new residential and commercial buildings identified in Galway, according to figures released by GeoDirectory.
Read more ...Ó Clochartaigh disappointed at arts adjournment
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Sen Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has expressed his disappointment this week that the Oireachtas has embarked on its summer break without a promised debate on the arts.
Read more ...Never mind the b......s, Bertie’s back
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
How the times have changed...ten years ago this week, we had Bertie Ahern in this building to bless the place, to give it his seal of approval, to cut the ribbon. Twas on the Wednesday of Race Week and getting Bertie was always handy around race time. You could get him for the opening of an envelope — and according to legend, many people did.
Read more ...Investigation into Glenamaddy murder continues
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
The investigation into the murder of a Latvian man is continuing with gardai seeking the whereabouts of a man who is wanted for questioning in relation to the incident.
Read more ...Currach launch symbolises revival on Bofin
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Almost the entire population of Inisbofin, along with many visitors, gathered at the island’s Old Pier on Monday to witness an historic moment as an old-style currach was launched from the slipway for the first time in decades.
The newly built currach represents a revival in Inisbofin’s long tradition of boat making, which it is hoped will see a return of regattas to the island.
Read more ...Back pain sufferers needed for trial of a new rehab programme
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
The Centre for Pain Research at NUI Galway is currently recruiting patients with back pain to take part in the Pain Disability Prevention Programme (PDP) trial, which is funded by the HSE.
Read more ...Free activities for all ages at Coole this month
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Coole Park will host a variety of free events over the next month celebrating the cultural and natural heritage of the park.
Read more ...Come dine with Danny Dowling
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Five Galwegians will be going head to head to see who can cook the best food and throw the best dinner party on TV3’s Come Dine With Me Ireland.
Read more ...Woman gets two years for fatal hit and run
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
A bachelor farmer, left with “horrific” injuries after being hit by a jeep driven by a drunk driver, had been lying in a field for up to six hours before he was discovered, the Galway Circuit Criminal Court was told this week.
Patrick Lynch (65) had been walking along the roadway to his home at Caherlea, Corandulla, after a few pints in his local pub when he was struck by the Hyundai Santa Fe jeep driven by Marie Melia on August 3, 2008. Melia (40) who pleaded guilty to the charge of dangerous driving causing death earlier this year, appeared in court on Monday and was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from driving for 12 years.
Read more ...Ring Girls throws Galway light on boxing’s forgotten women
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
On Saturday at 2pm, RTE Radio One will air a documentary with distinct Galway connections. Produced by Renmore native Niall Fallon and featuring Joanna Fitzpatrick from Forster Court, as well as vox pops from the Galway public, Ring Girls takes a look at the women who parade around the boxing ring notifying the crowd of the next round. As intrinsic and iconic part of the boxing spectacle as ropes and canvas, this documentary promises to give an interesting insight into an often forgotten aspect of the sport.
Read more ...Mary O’Rourke picks the winners at Kilcolgan Nursing Home’s Ladies Day
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Kilcolgan Nursing Home held yet another successful instalment of their annual Ladies’ Day event on Monday last.
Read more ...Druid’s Tassie wows American audiences as it opens in New York
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Galway’s Druid Theatre presented their acclaimed production of Sean O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie at the Lincoln Theatre, New York on Tuesday. The play will run till the end of the month.
Read more ...Sell-out performances and standing ovations close successful Galway Arts Festival
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Standing ovations for Cillian Murphy in Misterman and Propeller’s Shakespearean productions, and numerous sold-out shows mark this year’s Galway Arts Festival as among the most successful in the event’s 34 year history.
According to Galway Arts Festival artistic director Paul Fahy, audience figures increased by more than 30 per cent on last year.
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