Student bosses issue urgent appeal to potential landlords

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

With students returning to college this week, NUI Galway Students’ Union has issued an urgent appeal to anyone with a spare room to consider renting it to NUI Galway students this year.

Galway Races appoints first female to committee

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Galway Races has its first female committee member. Zoë Fitzgerald will attend her first race meetings as a committee member at the upcoming two day autumn festival on Monday and Tuesday September 5 and 6.

Go gold for childhood cancer on Sunday

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Foundation is launching the fourth annual Light It Up Gold campaign with a candlelit walk in Galway city centre on Sunday September 4.

The launch will include face-painting and children's entertainment prior to walking to the Spanish Arch, led by Mayor Noel Larkin. After the walk, participants will gather for a short candlelit ceremony with performances from Athenry Youth Choir and Youth Ballet West. As part of the international campaign, buildings across the world will be cast gold to shine a light on the bravery of children dealing with cancer.

Table quiz for Calais refugees

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

A fundraising table quiz to assist the work of Calais Kitchens, which provides food and other provisions to the refugee's stranded on the French coast, takes place in Galway city this weekend.

Repak wants Galway to recycle better

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Recycling giant Repak is calling on all Galway people to recycle better and avoid contamination.

Speed dating and social night takes place on Friday night McGettigans this Friday

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Galway City Social is a meet-up group and social club based in Galway city with members from all over, which is free to join and many events are also free. Its reason for existing is to have a platform where people can meet, socialise, connect and attend events together.

Volvo Cars, the Chinese-owned Swedish premium car maker, and Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing company, are to join forces to develop next-generation autonomous driving cars. The two compan

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

The historic walled garden of Coole Park, and Thoor Ballylee Tower will host the annual Lady Gregory-Yeats autumn gathering.

Counting down to the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

It is that time of year again and the countdown is on to the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival.

The festival is returning this September with an extended five-day event. Musicians, DJs, live bands, a beauty evening, artisan food fair, and a full day of children’s entertainment will feature at the 2016 Clarenbridge Oyster Festival, which will take place from September 7 - 11.

Charity fashion event at the g

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Building on the success of last year's fundraiser Sparkle at the g fashion show, the hotel will be hosting another fashion event on Friday September 23 in aid of Tomorrow for Tomás.

Footballers abandon smartphones for charity

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Galway ladies senior footballers topped the €10,000 mark in their 'Talk for Pieta' fundraiser.

They raised an impressive €10,365 that will go directly to keeping Pieta House’s counselling services free to those suffering from suicidal ideation and those who engage in self-harm.

Clarenbridge to host major conference on Galway Diaspora

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Emigration and the Galway County Diaspora will be the focus of a major conference to be held by Galway County Council next Thursday September 8 in Clarinbridge.

This free conference entitled Emigration and Our Galway County Diaspora is a central element of Galway County Council’s 1916 centenary programme. The event takes place in the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival marquee, on the banks of the River Clarin.

The Ardilaun hotel backs the Galway Races

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

The two-day autumn meeting of the Galway Races begins Monday September 5 with a mixture of 14 flat and national hunt races taking place over the two days.

Volunteers wanted for Samaritans

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Samaritans is looking for Galwegians to help people in distress.

Eat for Italy to support earthquake victims

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

A charity dinner will take place this Sunday (September 4) to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquake in Italy.

Gallop the Galway Racecourse with Bressie charity

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Voice of Ireland judge Niall 'Bressie' Breslin will be in Galway this Saturday raising money for charity.

The Blizzards' frontman will be taking part in a 5km run at the Galway Racecourse, where he will be joined by hundreds of Galwegians who have already signed up for the event. VHI's A Lust for Life campaign has been hosting charity runs across Ireland, with proceeds going towards mental health charity Aware.

New credit union loan scheme likely to be made available in Galway

Tue, Aug 30, 2016

The "most vulnerable" members of Galway society may be able to take out small affordable loans of up to €2,000 to "meet genuine needs", if credit unions in the city and county sign up to the new It Makes Sense loan scheme.

Galway photo exhibition makes its way to the US

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

An innovative photo exhibition, showcasing people with a Galway connection born in every year from 1916 to the present day is now on display in the US. The collection of portraits formed the basis for a black and white photo-book, Rising Beyond - celebrating a Century of Galway People which was released earlier this year on the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The photo exhibition was previously on display at the city museum for a number of months.

Galway’s rent inflation matching Dublin

Thu, Aug 25, 2016

Landlords in Galway are at the centre of a raging housing crisis, which has seen the city's housing market thrown into disarray.

In the last fortnight, a final year midwifery student in GMIT claimed she had a deposit of €2,400 accepted by a landlord, only to find the locks had been changed, and all her possessions had been locked inside the rented house. Another student said he had received an application form which requested his criminal history (if any), his PPS number, his bank and credit history, and asked for the reason why he wanted to rent the house at the given address.

Cong in final for Foodie Destination of Ireland

Thu, Aug 25, 2016

Cong has been named among the top 10 finalists in the national Foodie Destinations competition 2016.

Notre Dame University opens centre at Kylemore Abbey

Thu, Aug 25, 2016

The University of Notre Dame’s new Education Centre at Kylemore Abbey in Conemara will be officially opened this week. More than 100 senior academics and management from Indiana will fly into Ireland to attend the event.

The partnership allows the University of Notre Dame to execute a wide range of academic programmes while offering residential facilities at the abbey. An array of academic disciplines will be taught, combining the scholarly rigour of Notre Dame with the rich tradition of Benedictine spirituality.

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