Massive midweek discounts at Graune Pet Farm
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Graune Pet Farm and Play Centre, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo is offering a 50 per cent discount on pre-booked tickets for Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August. Visitors must book by tomorrow to avail of this discount.
Read more ...Oil off Irish coast must be explored, says Ó Cuív
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
It is vital that the worth and extent of any oil off the Irish coast be examined with a view to exploiting the resource to the benefit of the State and its citizens.
This is the view of Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív, who was speaking following confirmation this week that full and proper use of the State’s natural resources will be a core focus of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy & Natural Resources.
Read more ...Dates announced for Cemetery Sundays
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Cemetery Sunday at the New Cemetery, Bohermore, Galway will take place on Sunday August 21. Mass will begin at 11am and will be celebrated by Fr Patrick Whelan.
Read more ...Weekend art workshop
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
STIÚIDIO NA Coiríbe will host a weekend landscape drawing and painting workshops, aimed at both beginner and experienced, on Saturday August 13 and Sunday 14.
Read more ...Expect pounding heaviness from Italy’s The Secret
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
TRIESTE IN northern Italy in best known to the Irish as the city where James Joyce spent time, writing part of what would become Ulysses.
Read more ...Public meeting on the ‘Arab Spring’
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
The ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions which have swept through North Africa and the Middle East, have seen brutal dictators ousted and demands for democracy and liberty.
Read more ...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.
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