Do ‘Le Freak’ with Chic at the Festival Big Top

Thu, May 03, 2012

Chic, the New York disco pioneers and a seminal influence on hip hop and modern r’n’b, will take to the stage of the Galway Arts Festival Big Top this summer.

Cúirt 2012 proves a success

Thu, May 03, 2012

Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2012 came to a close last Sunday after a great week of events.

Audiences enjoyed readings, views, and banter between David Mitchell and Simon Van Booy on Saturday night and while the readings of poets Billy Collins and Tess Gallagher on Friday evening drew much laughter from the large crowds in attendance.

Treaty is a straitjacket that will bring misery, says O Cuiv

Thu, May 03, 2012

“The EU Fiscal Compact Treaty is a straitjacket that would lead to misery in our country and throughout the EU. This is not the way to solve our problems. It is against the whole spirit of the EU.”

Briathlon 2012 - local man in epic marathon/cycle quest for Croí

Thu, May 03, 2012

Over the next six months one Galwegian will undertake an epic sporting and physical endurance adventure in order to raise funds for western heart charity Croí.

Businesses must respect human rights, says NUI Galway report

Thu, May 03, 2012

A new report published by NUI Galway has called on the Government to ensure that companies respect human rights, and provide guidance to companies on best practice, including when operating overseas.

Is O Cuiv Eamon for the stars?

Thu, May 03, 2012

What has happened to Eamon O Cuiv in the past year that has him throwing off all the old shackles of conformity and has him coming across as a latter day revolutionary? It is as if he surrendered himself to stylist Gok Wan for a political makeover on How To Look Good Naked, and when he was stripped down from his traditional dark suit, he uncovered underneath the Kryptonite garments of a political superhero that has him shooting for the stars.

Fisheries Tower Bridge to get funds from Corrib Navigation Trustees

Thu, May 03, 2012

The badly damaged bridge leading to the Fisheries Tower on Wolfe Tone Bridge looks likely to be repaired in the near future.

Outdoor Mass for lives lost at sea

Thu, May 03, 2012

A special Mass will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm outside the Grotto in the Dominican Church at the Claddagh.

Galway patients failed to turn up for 35,000 appointments

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Patients did not show up for 35,000 outpatient appointments at Galway University Hospitals (UHG and Merlin Park) last year.

MGQ calls for Yes vote on Austerity Treaty

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Former Galway West TD and justice minister Máire Geoghegan-Quinn is calling on the people of County Galway to vote Yes in the Fiscal Treaty referendum on May 31.

New tai chi classes for women

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A new series of tai chi classes for women will take place in the Sat Nam Centre on Dominick Street, with chen tai chi instructor Natalia Krause.

Community fundraiser for improvement works in the West

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A car boot sale is taking place in the Henry Street, St Joseph’s Avenue, and St John’s Terrace area this Sunday at 3pm to raise funds for a community renovation project.

Art of Blooming opens in Moycullen

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The Art of Blooming has just opened in Moycullen The name says it all; the shop oozes its owner Daniela Guder’s artistic nature and welcoming personality. Daniela’s approach is elegantly simple; “be different, be fresh, be unique and be contemporary.”

Mum jailed for ‘shocking’ thefts from the vulnerable

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A district court judge described as “shocking” the actions of a woman who deliberately targetted the vulnerable by stealing handbags from people in hospital, one from a woman who had been praying in a church while receiving treatment for a serious illness, and taking charity boxes from a number of premises.

Judge Mary Fahy made the comment at Galway District Court on Monday before imposing the maximum sentence of 23 months on mother of five Anne Marie Barrett (33) of 21 The Meadows, Ballybrit. Barrett was brought in custody before Judge Fahy and pleaded guilty to a number of thefts.

Galway artist wins award at Cork exhibition

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Galway artist Denise Hogan has won the award for Best Painting at the Millcove Awards Exhibition in Castletownbere, County Cork.

Galway Film Centre film-making courses

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

The Galway Film Centre on Wellpark Road has some new courses coming up for film enthusiasts and film-makers over the summer.

Man given six months suspended for dealing drugs to feed alcohol habit

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

A 33-year-old man who sold drugs to pay for his chronic alcoholic problems received a six months suspended sentence and warned to seek help for his difficulties.

Tony Sheridan (33) with a rental address at 14 O’Donoghue Terrace, Woodquay, appeared at Galway District Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cannibas resin and and two counts possession of the drug with intent to sell or supply at Prospect Hill and at the defendant’s residence on October 15, 2011.

One month to go to DruidMurphy

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Druid Theatre Company’s next major production and touring event, DruidMurphy – Plays by Tom Murphy, is just one month away, and will premiere in London in May.