Denver honour for Denver aficionado — Roberts makes his Marc in Colarado

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Singer and radio personality Marc Roberts was surprised and honoured to be invited to be the Grand Marshal in the recent St Patrick’s Day parade in Denver, Colarado.

Disconnect 4 to represent Galway in major band competition

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Disconnect 4, the excellent Galway new wave band, has been chosen as a finalist from hundreds of bands across Ireland to take part in the Tiger Untamed band competition.

Grow your own in new green space

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Green fingered enthusiasts in need of space to grow fruit and vegetables can now do so in Galway Bay Allotments in Clarinbridge.

A Polish man’s view of Galway

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway, Be Happy is the title of a new exhibition of photographs by the Polish photographer Sebastian Chrobak, which is currently on show in the Galway City Museum.

Wedding event at Connemara Coast

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Professionals in the field of wedding preparation, fashion, photography and limousine hire will take part in a special wedding event to be held at the Connemara Coast Hotel on Sunday April 11.

Intensive Leaving Cert Irish Oral course

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Conradh na Gaeilge will host two intensive courses for Leaving Cert students preparing for the Irish language oral exam.

Let the Galway Film Centre identify your community

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

The Galway Film Centre has announced that the closing date for ID Projects application is fast approaching.

It is offering people a unique opportunity to tell their own story in their own way, through a process that is good fun and will cost their group nothing.

New Central Park nightclub to reopen this Easter Saturday

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Lots of work has gone into breathing new life into Central Park nightclub which will open its doors to the awaiting public this Easter Saturday at 10pm.

Galway women can get Salsa-fit at Pagoda’s Temple

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Salsa-Fit is geared in a fun way to get you moving to the infectious rhythms of the Cuban born dance style and now it has arrived in Galway. Salsa-Fit will help you get in shape and feel great as you learn the hottest dance moves around.

Get the ultimate 3D sporting experience at Fagan’s

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway’s first state of the art Carlsberg 3D Lounge, which offers sports fanatics the ultimate TV viewing experience, will be kicking off this Saturday, April 3, with the Manchester United v Chelsea clash.

Win a summer of fun with Family Time

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

FamilyTime and the Galway Advertiser have teamed up to offer families an opportunity to win some super prizes.

St Columbas nursing home can save you €1,400

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

If you or your loved one is currently on discharge from hospital and if you are in need of respite care the HSE will pay the cost for one or two weeks respite in only five nursing homes in Galway.

Give up your aul’ eggs for JCI

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

JCI Galway is delighted to announce its annual Easter Egg Event will once again take place on Easter Sunday April 4. This annual event is one of the highlights of JCI and the children of Galway’s calendar! The event involves local children bringing their “extra” Easter Eggs to Masses at Barna, Claregalway, Knocknacarra, Mervue and Renmore. These eggs will then be collected by volunteers from JCI Galway and given to the childrens’ ward at NUIG and local worthwhile charities including COPE Galway and St. Vincent de Paul.

Health and weight management seminars at The Menlo Park Hotel

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Seminars designed to inform people in a general way about health and wellbeing and to encourage them to take that first step towards a healthier way of life, are to be held next week at The Menlo Park Hotel.

Lucky Athenry punter wins over €100,000 on €2 bet

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

A lucky Galway punter is celebrating this week after winning more than €100,000 from a €2 bet when amazingly the seven horses he backed all romped home in first place.

Gort’s Wild Swans take their wake to the stage

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

The Wild Swan Theatre Company, Gort stage a hilarious comedy by MJ Ginnelly called A Wake In The West” in the Town Hall, Gort from Thurs 15 to Sun April 18.

Toddler death was every parent’s worst nightmare

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

In what must be every parent’s worst nightmare, the shock at the death of the little toddler in the accident at the weekend has sent shivers down the spines of us all. The horror of the moment is in all of our minds, but this must be a terrible period for the parents and family of little Oskars Dauksts.

The 16-month-old son of a Latvian mother and Irish father sustained serious injuries in a fall from the second floor window of an apartment at Lydon Court, Irwin's Lane early Saturday morning.

Under the African skies

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Elaine Divilly spent two months working in Zambia project managing a block production and building development as part of the Alan Kerins African Projects. In the process, she learned a lot about the realities of Africa and herself too.

UHG to slash aggressive cancer treatment budget to address deficit

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

University Hospital Galway has been forced to slash its budget for aggressive cancer treatment for end of life patients by €3 million in a bid to address the €22 million overall budget deficit it is facing this year, a local politician has claimed.

End of the Teo show as Eamon gets a proper job

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Dear Eamon,
First of all comhghairdeachas on your appointment. Can I say how glad I am that you’ve been moved from that Godforsaken department where every time I wrote to you for a few bob, I had to let on be a gaeilgoir, gathering up phlegm in the throat and rattling off a rake of focails just to give the impression that I was worthy of the many grants you threw me way. Even when they answered the phone, they hit me with some questions in the gaelgish when all I had was “Ta me go maith. Now, an bhfuil Eamon there?” But no, that was never enough for them, They always kept going, asking me if I thought you’d know what I’d be calling about. When we all know that the only type of calls you ever got were for the grants. I used to say “Deaglan anseo from (fill in the blank) Teo. Once they heard the word Teo, they knew I was ringing about the cash and put me straight through.

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