Discover Galway city’s hidden green walking network

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

As part of Heritage Week, the Terryland Forest Park Alliance is joining once again with the HSE and the Galway City Partnership in calling on the people of Galway city to take part in a ‘Reclaim the City’s Green Spaces’ walk to increase public awareness of the wonderful rich mix of natural landscapes and largely unknown rural lanes or boreens that exist so close to the city centre. The guided walk will begin at 9.30am on Sunday August 27 at ‘The Plots’ sports’ pitches on the Dyke Road.

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Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Saolta IT ’30 years out of date’ – Canney

IT systems in the Saolta hospital group are 30 years out of date, according to Galway East TD Seán Canney.

Our pitch gives us identity — Inishbofin GAA features in latest Guinness tv advertising campaign

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

As the 2017 GAA All-Ireland Senior Championships enter the final stages, GUINNESS has launched its latest TV advertising campaign , ‘Behind Every Great Town’ featuring Inishbofin native Simon Murray. The captivating 30-second film celebrates the every day GAA volunteers, who willingly give their time in communities across Ireland all year round.

Galway human rights academic identifies clear violation of basic human rights at Guantánamo Bay

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

A leading academic from Barna stated yesterday that the legal processes at Guantánamo Bay are unfair and that human rights are being denied those who are being detained there.

The Redingtons of Clarinbridge to be relaunched this weekend

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Clarinbridge and Kilcornan will always be associated with the Redington family; a progressive, liberal, gentry family who generously developed schools, churches, village greens, and many woods and amenities.

PhD researcher seeks interviewees for study on foster care

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

An NUI Galway PhD researcher, who is undertaking an historical study of foster care in 20th century Ireland, is seeking interviewees for the project.

Jamie Canavan, who already holds BA and MA degrees and who grew up in Boston in the United States, is interested in meeting people who were fostered as children, parents who had a child fostered and foster carers (parents/guardians).

Free food growing heritage, gardening, and permaculture workshop

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Derrick Hambleton of An Tasice and permaculture advisor, Hannah Mole will host a free workshop on food growing, gardening, and permaculture this weekend as part of Galway City Heritage Week.

Grealish demands end to discrimination

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Families hoping to retain ownership of the homes where they were raised are being hampered by a rule that bars some people from buying out their council homes according to Independent TD Noel Grealish

Joyce’s Supermarkets to buy Nestor’s Supermarkets in Galway city and county

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Joyce’s Supermarket Group announced today (Thursday) that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of the Nestor’s Supermarket Group in Galway — a move that will see the creation of four new Joyces stores in the city and county.

Nestor’s supermarkets, which are currently in receivership, include Nestor’s stores at Fr Griffin Road, Ballybane, Oranmore, and Doughiska.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival line-up revealed

Mon, Aug 21, 2017

The full line-up for the Vodafone Comedy Carnival 2017 has been revealed.

Athenry model attends glittering midsummer party at Hef’s

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

A County Galway model, who moved to the United States five years ago and is a regular guest at Playboy boss Hugh Hefner’s Los Angeles mansion, has had her work visa extended for a further three years.

Arts organisations set to benefit from major grants

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Druid Theatre, Macnas, and the Galway Arts Centre are among the leading local arts organisations set to benefit from a Goverment allocation of more than €90,000 under the Government’s Arts and Culture Capital Scheme.

The Galway allocation is Druid Performing Arts CLG (€19,180), Galway Arts Centre (€17,172), Oughterard Courthouse Conservation & Heritage CLG (€14,000), Taibhdhearc na Gallimhe Amharclann Naisiunta (€17,792), Galway Community Circus Company (€10,258), Macnas CLG (€9,799), and Baboró Galway International Children’s Festival (€2,624).

Pretty in pink — celebrations galore as May Quinn turns 101

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

A Galwaywoman who was born just months after the Easter Rising celebrated her birthday ins type at the Little Flower Nursing Home last week.

Local woman tells of surviving double tragedy in her autobiography

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

A local woman, whose life was marred by tragedy but who went on to rebuild her life and make a major contribution to her community, has written her life story.

New hospital for Galway now ‘realistic prospect’ says TD

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

The Saolta University Healthcare Group has requested funding of €1 million to advance plans for the development of a new hospital at Merlin Park in its budgetary submission to the Department of Health.

Vacant homes must be used to help ease housing crisis, says McNelis

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

The Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, has “finally woken up to the fact there are nearly 200,000 empty homes across the country” and that could be used to ease the pressure of the State’s housing crisis.

Kiltartan church celebrates its 175th anniversary

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

St Attracta’s Church, Kiltartan was the scene of a joyful outpouring of faith last week as the parish celebrated the 175th anniversary of the opening of the church. The clergy, led by four Mass servers, walked in procession from the old church while the large outdoor bell was rung by Tommy Nolan. The faith journey of the parish was recalled by the chief celebrant, a native of the parish, Canon Martin Downey.

Let Supermac’s SuperTedí find you All-Ireland tickets

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Fancy joining an online treasure hunt for some All Ireland Hurling Final tickets?

All you have to do is find SuperTedí, the Supermac’s All Ireland Teddy Bear. Every day this week Supermac’s has posted clues on its social media platforms indicating where SuperTedí can be found.

Remembering Devon Place from afar

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

SHEILAH MORRIS (now Cangley) was born in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1928. Her father, who was born in Galway, had been recruited in London in 1920 to join the Veterinary Department of the Civil Service in Northern Rhodesia. He married a Galway girl, and they both moved to Mazabuka, where he worked at a veterinary research station. Now in her eighties and living in Australia, Sheilah recalls her childhood memories of Galway in the 1930s.

Galway woman to climb highest mountain in Europe in aid of Irish Guide Dogs

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

The early morning runs, aching limbs and blisters won’t stop for Galway woman Marette Nolan who is determined to climb Mount Elbrus in aid of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Marette, who works in Galway as a Personal Lines Insurance Associate at Murray and Spelman hopes that the support she receives from her colleagues, friends and family will help her raise an incredible sum of money for the charity.

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