Labane to Gort charity walk for Console

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

A walk in aid of Console, the association for those bereaved by suicide, will take place on Sunday September 12.

The event will begin at 2pm at Bradley’s Bar, Labane, and participants will walk as far as Gort where there will be refreshments and entertainment awaiting in Carroll’s Bar. A bus ferrying participants to Labane will leave Gort at 1.30pm.

Mountbellew launches 106th agricultural show

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The village of Mountbellew is gearing up to celebrate the 106th anniversary of its agricultural show, which will take place on Saturday September 11 in the grounds of the Franciscan College. Several new attractions have been added to the vast array of classes, ranging from children’s paintings to floral arrangements to the All-Ireland Horse and Sheep competitions.

Galway Theatre Festival returns in October

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The third Galway Theatre Festival returns from October 25 to 31 and this year’s programme will be officially launched in Massimo, Sea Road, on Monday September 20 at 6pm.

Four councillors had to declare donations to city council

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Four councillors had to declare donations to the Galway City Council last year under the Local Election (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999.

Medtronic to sponsor Baboró children’s festival

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The 14th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children takes place from October 11 to 17 and will feature a feast of dance, theatre, clowning, puppetry, music, art, and literature.

NUIG professor to reveal groundbreaking research on ageing

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

A leading local university professor, who has conducted groundbreaking research on ageing, will share his findings with the public at a seminar to be held in the city later this month.

Access Music Project students to perform live

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Students of this year’s Access Music Project will perform for the public at their end of term gig which takes place in The King’s Head on Thursday September 9 at 8pm.

The Dubliners to play fundraising concert for An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The Dubliners will play a fundraising concert on Sunday October 17 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in aid of Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe.

New Previte book explores Lough Corrib’s monastic sites

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Ireland in the Middle Ages was a dynamic and expanding society, fuelled by intellectual enquiry, artistic innovation, and the creation of colonies in Scotland and Wales.

Galway launch for new book on Cuba

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

A new book on terrorist attacks against Cuba will receive its Galway launch in The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill at 8pm next Wednesday.

Voices from the Other Side; An Oral History of Terrorism against Cuba by Canadian journalist Keith Bolender, examines the history of terrorism since the earliest days of the revolution, through interviews with more than 75 individuals who have suffered directly or have had friends or relatives killed.

Fresh appeals to identify Lough Inagh man

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

There have been fresh appeals for information in relation to an unidentified man whose body was discovered in a remote part of Connemara nearly four years ago.

Fahey criticises NERA for ‘zealous approach’ to regulation

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The “zealous approach” being taken by National Employment Rights Agency officers to enforcing regulations must be relaxed according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Frank Fahey.

Dep Fahey said he has been contacted by local businesses in the hospitality and manufacturing industries in Galway which are “very concerned” about what they feel is “the unnecessarily zealous approach” being taken by some NERA officers in the enforcement of regulations.

Have you got the talent for Daithí Ó Se?

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Do you have a talent that can impress Daithí Ó Se enough to make him get behind you and support you all the way to The All Ireland Talent Show final?

If you do, then go to The All Ireland Talent Show auditions for the western area and show what you can do. Daithí will again be one of the judges on the show and will be taking the act from the west ‘under his wing’ for the show’s run.

New community initiative for Connacht Rugby

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Connacht Rugby is set to welcome some new supporters to the Sportsground this season.

Have you the Coyote factor?

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The biggest singing competition in the west, Coyote Factor is back for the third year running

Find out about Galway’s history and heritage

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The latest edition of Galway’s Heritage is out now and features a photograph of Griffin’s Bakery and some staff members in the 1920s.

Major meeting on family history takes place this weekend

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The Western Family History Association will host the Seminar on Irish Genealogy 2010 in the Claregalway Hotel on Saturday.

The seminar will be addressed by Nora Keohane Hickey, chair of the Clans of Ireland; Joan Sharkey of the Irish Family History Society; and Paddy Waldron of the Clare Roots Society and the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations.

Leading British documentary maker is coming to Galway

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Nick Danziger, the British documentary maker, whose programmes on Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Libya, have been shown on Channel 4, BBC, and the Discovery Channel, will be in Galway this weekend.

Novel setting for Galway Simon poker night

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

On Saturday September 25 gambling enthusiasts will have the opportunity to participate in a poker night in aid of the Simon Community, which will take place in surely the most novel setting ever for a poker game in Galway.

Clear ‘massive backlog’ in welfare appeals, Nolan tells Ó Cuív

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The huge backlog of social welfare appeals must be cleared and extra staff must be provided in order for this to happen.

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