Former head of RTÉ takes over as Druid board chair
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
The former director general of RTÉ, Cathal Goan, has been appointed as chair of the board of Druid Theatre Company, taking over from the long serving Seamus O’Grady.
Read more ...Love Your Town and win a day of indulgence
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
A campaign to support local businesses and to reward those that take part has been launched by one of Galway’s biggest motor dealers.
With a long track record for supporting local businesses Motorpark is rolling out its ‘Love Your Town’ campaign. The aim of the campaign is to showcase a selection of hard-working quality local businesses, and to show the public what Galway has to offer. By supporting a local business you are investing in the local economy, while stimulating growth and employment. Recognising the need to protect local trade Motorpark is set to reward those who support local businesses with a day of chauffeur driven luxury and indulgence.
Read more ...US army colonel to speak in Galway next week
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
The highest ranking member of US military to resign over the Iraq war, Col Ann Wright, will speak at a public meeting in Galway next week.
Read more ...Museum to host Yeats-inspired feltmaking workshop
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
A felt-making workshop for adults, inspired by the paintings of Jack B Yeats, takes place at the Galway City Museum this Saturday from 11am to 12.30pm.
Read more ...NUIG FemSoc seeks submissions for exhibition
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
NUI GALWAY’S Feminist Society is calling on Galway artists to submit work for an upcoming exhibition exploring the definition of ‘body image’.
Read more ...New book published by NUIG academics
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Two NUIG academics, Prof Maria-Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez and Dr Liam Leonard have published a new book, examining global business, sustainability and social responsibility.
Read more ...Extra classroom at Caltra school
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Caltra National School is to get a new 80m2 classroom, following approval and funding from the Department of Education.
The allocation followed many months of work by the principal and staff of the school along with the board of management and parents.
Read more ...Billy Connolly to bring his comedy show to Leisureland
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Billy Connolly, the legendary Scottish comedian and actor, is coming to Galway as part of his The Man Live Tour of Ireland this April and May.
Read more ...Future of Galway Port development hinges on policy wording says Walsh
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
The future of plans for the redevelopment of Galway Port depends on the wording of a ports policy statement due to be considered by the Cabinet in the coming weeks.
Read more ...Galway City Karting turns two with a party for all
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Galway’s only indoor karting arena, Galway City Karting is turning two on Sunday 24 February and will be having a birthday party to celebrate their coming of age! The party celebrations will start from 12 noon and everyone is invited.
Read more ...Bearna-Furbo playground committee launches pop-up shop to fundraise for new facilities
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Clós Súgartha Bhearna-Na Forbacha Playground committee has launched a pop-up shop selling new and pre-owned clothes, accessories, homewares, and gifts as the fundraising drive for a playground in the area gains momentum. The committee recently welcomed the news that Bearna Co-Op has given permission for the playground to be developed at its multi-use games area in Truskey West.
Read more ...Salthill Tourist Office could become penguinarium, says Donal Lyons
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Advertisements seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from individuals or groups seeking to acquire the Tourist Office located in Salthill are to be published by the Galway City Council.
Read more ...Liquid milk producers ‘going broke’, says Galway IFA
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Members of the Galway branch of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) staged a protest outside the Arrabawn milk processing plant in Kilconnell, Ballinasloe, on Tuesday to highlight the strains placed on liquid milk producers who are faced with increasing pressures of feed bills and other rising production costs.
The protest was just one of five similar protests taking place simultaneously at the country’s five main dairies. Speaking outside Arrabawn in Kilconnell the chairman of the Galway branch John Finn said: “It’s very simple. We’re going broke supplying liquid milk.”
Read more ...Galway East - just who will survive?
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Of the four Galway East TDs elected in 2011, one will not return to 32nd Dáil after the 2016 General Election, not because of the wrath of the electorate, but because the constituency has undergone yet another of its regular metamorphoses.
Read more ...Vote to stop unruly behaviour may be illegal
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
A marathon debate on rewriting the rules of how Galway city council meetings are governed, ran for four and a half hours in City Hall on Monday evening.
Read more ...Ceannt station plans to put passengers out in the cold
Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Plans to give Ceannt Station a minor facelift is to cause problems for taxi drivers and users of the transport hub.
A presentation from the head of Galway Transportation Unit, Joe Tansey, outlined plans from Iarnród Éireann to eradicate traffic issues around the bus and train terminal. Labour councillor Billy Cameron has described the current situation at the station as being “worse than Nairobi or Cairo on a bad day with buses and taxis fighting for space”.
Read more ...Rowdy city councillors to be hit in pocket if they disrupt meetings
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
Unruly councillors whose behaviour causes city council meetings to be abandoned, look set to be hit in the pocket with new proposals designed to strip disruptive politicians of their allowance and privileges.
The proposal, made by Fianna Fáil councillor Peter Keane, will see councillors docked pay and allowances if they persist in causing disruption or refuse to apologise for their behaviour when asked to do so by the Mayor.
Read more ...Galway’s Magdalene Laundry was profitable, says councillor
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
There are no reliable figures for the numbers of women sent to the Magdalene Laundry in Galway as the McAleese Report reveals blank or missing records, but strong hints it was one of the few in the State operating on an economic surplus.
Read more ...Sisters of Mercy offer invitation to Galway Magdalene Laundry women
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
Women who spent time in the Galway Magdalene Laundry have been invited to meet with The Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, who ran the institution.
Read more ...Public asked to help identify man who died following offshore rescue
Thu, Feb 07, 2013
Gardaí are appealing to the public for help in identifying a man who died after being rescued from the water off the coast of the city at the weekend.
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