Marine Institute to cover distance from Renville to the North Pole in festive challenge to save lives at sea

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Staff at the Marine Institute are embarking on a festive fundraising challenge in aid of the RNLI - they plan to to walk, run, row, cycle, and swim a total of 4,068km, equivalent to the distance from their headquarters in Renville, Galway to the North Pole. The fundraiser is a team challenge recognising the work of the RNLI Lifeboats Ireland, and they are inviting everyone to join in and support this worthy cause.

Headford Solas Resource Centre launches fundraising appeals

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

The innovative team at Headford’s Solas Resource Centre have made an appeal to raise funds to support the services impacted by the loss this year of the usual fundraising events.

Fascinating Covid experiences of Galway writers recalled in new book

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Galway writers are strongly represented in a new book outlining the experiences of twenty five people during this pandemic year.

Young GAA stars Shave a Life for Pieta

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

C.T.C Shave a Life is a fundraiser for Pieta House in Tuam. Following a recent tragic loss, good friends Conor Flaherty and Diarmuid Mullen decided to do something to raise funds for an organisation that is doing great work in the fight against suicide in Ireland.

City council bring Christmas gift of lights to Cappagh

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Galway City Council played Santa last week as they turned on the floodlights at Cappagh Park astro pitch which will enable children to use the facility for much longer than had been the case.

GMIT Virtual Choir dedicates rendition of ‘O Holy Night’ to Trish Carrick

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

A new video production by the GMIT Virtual Choir, featuring the classic Christmas carol ‘O Holy Night’ sung by staff and students at the institute, has been dedicated to their late colleague Trish Carrick.

The video, which brings together more than 70 staff and student voices, can be viewed at youtu.be/QJIaztRBLu8 and www.facebook.com/GMITOfficial. The production features the choristers dressed in black and silver, interspersed with clips of members with their families and friends preparing for the festivities.

Time for female sport to be respected by those who promote it

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

I hope that no other girl who goes on to play football or camogie or soccer or whatever sport for her club, her parish, her county, her country is ever made feel the way that the Galway ladies team felt when they made their way down from Dublin last Sunday evening. On Sunday morning last when I heard that this talented Galway team, the second best in Ireland last year, top top athletes, were being asked to make a mad dash from one place to another to play a game of such importance at a time earlier than they expected, I felt it was utter madness and would end in frustration.

That time again

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Shop local online with McCambridges this Christmas

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

McCambridges on Shop Street in Galway city is a name synonymous with Galway and great food in the west.

Buy the perfect ‘positive’ present from Derval.ie

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Covering the full 360 healthy lifestyle requirements for mind and body, Derval.ie grants members access to short, effective home workouts and Pilates for all levels and ages, plus hundreds of recipes, weekly live classes, nutrition advice, pregnancy fitness, self-care strategies and a supportive private member community.

SockerClub Season 2 has arrived

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

It is the moment for which football fans all over the globe have been waiting; the big kick off for Season 2 of SockerClub.

Rí na Mara Irish Seaweed Cosmetics opens in Eyre Square

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Family-owned Spiddal based cosmetic company Rí na Mara has opened a pop-up store in the Eyre Square shopping centre.

Say it with flowers.ie this Christmas

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Flowers.ie is one of Ireland’s top rated florists based in Liosban Industrial Centre, offering video approval on all orders and same day delivery across Galway city and county.

COPE Galway online Christmas gift shop

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

This Christmas, Galwegians can buy an essential life-changing gift for people in the community who need extra help this year.

Visit COPE Galway’s online shop www.copegalway.ie/christmas/shop/ and select an item to buy for someone who is experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, or for an older person in need of social and nutritional support.

A present fit for royalty, Johnstown Estate

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Searching for a really luxurious gift this Christmas? The Johnstown Estate has gifting all wrapped up.

This beautiful hotel, defined by its Georgian manor, has been fully refurbished, is full of warmth and character, and is only 35 minutes from Dublin or 90 minutes from Galway.

Sample the uniqueness of the Latin Quarter

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

There's a uniqueness about Galway that is centred in the Latin Quarter, the cultural beating heart of a city that offers an experience all of its own.

Padraig Lally, Taaffe’s Bar

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

The combined synergy of the skillset within the Latin Quarter committee is what makes the area such a vibrant part of Galway city, says Padraig Lally of Taaffe’s Bar.

Maggie Murphy, 2 Wild Geese

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

What makes the Latin Quarter stand apart from other place is its uniqueness and its ability to attract businesses and services that seem such a natural fit with its overall ethos. 2 Wild Geese opened their doors in November 2018 in the Corbett Court Shopping Centre when they realised that there was a need in Galway to provide a premises where local designers and crafts people would have a route to market, be it through the traditional retail or by shelf-to-rent premise.

John Deely, Story Tailors

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

The camaraderie and community that is at the heart of the Latin Quarter is what has sustained John Deely of Story tailors throughout the past year.

Galway United gets behind St Vincent de Paul appeal

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Every year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides help with food to thousands of families at Christmas to ensure that every family has what they need. This Christmas over 140,000 people in communities across the country will ask SVP for help with food fuel and basic clothing. This charity asks people to buy or get non-perishable food from their home and give it to your local SVP.

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