If you have a Seanad vote use it, says Ó Brolcháin

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Seanad Éireann has a very limited electorate, with the only members of the public allowed a say in who sits there being university graduates.

However as Seanad candidate Niall Ó Brolcháin points out, more than 97,000 electors are registered to vote on the NUI panel and for Seanad candidates seeking a seat on that panel, every one of those votes count.

Ireland is dancing at a constitutional crossroads

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

The Republic of Ireland stands at a crossroads, not only economically, but in terms of what it stands for, its values, and the entire make up of its political system and Constitution.

Get your foot in the door at NUI Galway graduate recruitment fair

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

More than 15 companies, all actively recruiting third-level graduates, will visit NUI Galway on Wednesday March 30 for the Graduate Recruitment and Opportunities in the West Careers Fair (GROW).

Step back in time with Old Galway Pics website

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

If you ever wondered what it would be like to walk down Shop Street and see trams and horses and carts pass you by, or to walk by the sea in Salthill before there was a promenade, then you should view the website Old Galway Pics.

Cameron predicts major uptake for new tenant purchase scheme

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A “huge uptake” is expected for a new tenant purchase scheme which will allow people avail of a discount of up to 45 per cent on the market price of a house.

NUIG’s SU to host Seanad ‘Meet the Candidates’ event

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

The NUI Galway Students’ Union will host a Meet the Candidates event where the public can hear and ask questions of those hoping to be elected to Seanad Éireann’s NUI Panel.

Lose weight with the Orsmond Clinics

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Dr Eva Orsmond is probably best known for her role as RTE’s hugely popular Operation Transformation diet and nutrition expert , her battle to re-educate people on health and fitness is changing hundreds of people’s lives every day.

Learn to cook authentic Italian dishes at L'Arco in Ballyvaughan

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A new cookbook, Inside the Italian Kitchen by Italian chef Marco Roccasalvo and food writer Anne Kennedy, will be launched in L’Arco Italian restaurant in Ballyvaughan on Monday March 28 at 7.30pm. Marco Roccasalvo will also host a cookery demonstration on Tuesday, March 29 at 7pm in L’Arco.

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh to run for the Seanad

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Sinn Féin’s Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has been nominated to run for a seat in Seanad Éireann following his strong performance in the recent general elections.

Mr Ó Clochartaigh has been nominated by the party to run for the Seanad’s Agricultural Panel. He is one of four candidates the party is running for the Upper House of the Oireachtas.

Kilroy archive acquisition completes set of Ireland’s major creative forces

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

From the Ireland of the 1960s arose a generation of writers that created a cultural revival that compares with, and perhaps exceeds, the ‘Irish Renaissance’ of the early 1900s. This second flowering contributed to Ireland’s current reputation as a uniquely creative nation.

Suspended sentence for St Patrick’s Day assault on bouncer

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A man who got carried away with St Patrick’s Day celebrations, punching a bouncer when refused entry to a city centre nightclub, received a five-month suspended sentence this week and was further lambasted by a district court judge for daring to apply for legal aid.

After imposing the sentence Judge Mary Fahy gave the 25-year-old defendant a further verbal thrashing for having the audacity to apply for legal aid and expecting the taxpayers of Ireland to pay for the consequences of his “binge”.

Galway Japanese community raise more than €4,500 for tsunami relief

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

One thousand origami paper cranes as well as a cheque of more than €4,500 will be making its way to Japan’s Red Cross to help with relief efforts and give the people affected by the recent earthquake tsunami disaster messages of hope and support from Galway.

Compántas Lir stages classic Friel play in Town Hall this weekend

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Claregalway-Carnmore drama group Compántas Lir bring their awardwinning production of Brian Friel's classic play The Loves of Cass McGuire to the Town Hall Theatre, Galway this weekend.

Have a cuppa and help share the care of west of Ireland Alzheimer sufferers

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A west of Ireland charity which provides care and support to families affected by Alzheimer’s disease aims to raise €200,000 from its annual fundraiser on April 1.

Western Alzheimer’s is appealing to people to hold tea days in their homes, workplaces, community centres or parish halls and raise vital funds on the day to help the 316 families in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon - 120 in Galway - who benefit from its home care service.

Druid gets rave reviews in the US

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

The USA is continuing its love affair with Druid Theatre by giving standing ovations and rave reviews to the Galway company’s productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan and Penelope.

Galway to host Twestival fundraiser tonight

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Galway’s twitterati will gather in the House Hotel today (Thursday) for the annual Twestival, part of a global social media fundraising initiative.

Let us go forward with the clocks and be inspired by nature

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

After all the miles and miles of newsprint, the millions of tweets, the hour upon hour of broadcast time devoted to the the State of Ireland and the state it is in, none hit the mark as much as those uttered in Washington by Bill Clinton last week. It was fascinating and poignant, because as a nation we are obsessed about how others see us. This stems from producing the blue willow cups for the Yanks every time they came home in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, as if they thought more of us because they believed that we were forever drinking our tay with these, our chubby fingers dallying with this dainty delph.

Because of Clinton’s interest in Ireland, his thoughts about this place were always more urbane and sincere than other foreign summaries of our condition, and so it was last week, when he addressed a gathering in Washington and opined about the state of of Ireland and what aspects of this worry him more than most. The speech made headlines for his reference to the suicide rate that is robbing us of some precious people, but it was so much more than that.

Blondie and Bell X1 to rock Big Top at Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

The legendary Blondie and the popular Irish indie band Bell X1 will be playing the Galway Arts Festival Big Top this July.

Claregalway Hotel goes pink for Mother’s Day

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

A Co Galway hotel will donate 10 per cent of the proceeds of all its Mother’s Day lunches on Sunday April 3 to a local breast cancer charity.

Books of condolences opened for Japanese victims

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

The Galway City Council has opened Books of Condolences for the victims of the Japanese Tsunami.

The public will have the opportunity over the coming week to express their sympathy and condolences with the Japanese people. The books are available for signing (during ordinary opening hours) in City Hall, College Road; the Town Hall Theatre, Courthouse Square; the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street; Ballybane Library; and Westside Library.

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