Rugby stars to dance-off for charity

Tue, Mar 29, 2016

Connacht Rugby stars George Naoupu, Bundee Aki and Rodney Ah You will be showing off their dance moves at tomorrow's Fit For Charity event, which will be raising funds for five local charities.

Galway Erasmus student caught up in Brussels Airport bombing

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

A Galway student was caught up in the horror that ensued when two bombs detonated in Brussels on Tuesday. Following on from the atrocity in Paris last November when 130 people were killed, 31 innocent citizens lost their lives after attacks at Brussels International Airport and a city metro station on Tuesday morning. The death toll continues to rise as 200 people were injured, many critically.

Galway imam condemns ‘evil actions’ of Brussels bombing

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

A Galway based imam has called on imams across Ireland to unite in condemning the terrorist attacks in Brussels where bomb blasts at an airport and subway station have left more than 30 dead.

The Easter Rising in Galway:

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

The prelude to the Easter Rising was as confused in Galway as it was elsewhere. Although the officers of the Irish Volunteers who were also members of the IRB had known about the planned insurrection for some time, the events of Holy Week created an air of confusion as to when the rebellion was to take place.

Spring savings event in full swing at Furniture Connexions

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

The Furniture Connexions Spring Savings Event is now in full swing with some massive savings on all bedding, dining, sofas, and occasional furniture. At Furniture Connexions you will find a superb offering of top quality fabric sofas, chaise elements and corner groups, which can also be customised to suit your living requirements, like room size, seating preferences and fabric choice.

Ageing and advocacy group Sage looking for volunteers

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Ireland is ageing and more people are living longer and better lives. A minority of older people require some form of support. Sage Support and Advocacy Service for Older People’s mission is to promote and protect the rights, freedoms and dignity of older people by developing support and advocacy services wherever ageing poses a challenge for individuals.

City businesses embrace #GRMAGaillimh initiative

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Cllr John Walsh, deputising on behalf of the Mayor of the City of Galway last week launched the pilot scheme #GRMAGaillimh in the Treasure Chest Galway as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.

Two well-known businesses in Galway; The Treasure Chest and Hollands, approached Gaillimh le Gaeilge with an idea to encourage staff to use simple Irish phrases in their dealings with customers.

Participants being sought to sign up for charity firewalk to remember Annaghdown man killed in Australia

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

BY CAROLINE WHELAN
The sister of an Annaghdown native, who was tragically killed in Australia last year, will take part in an innovative charity event in his honour next month.

Decades behind the counter

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Carmel Flaherty unlocked the recently bolted-up front door to her shop on Dominick Street so that she could stand in the open doorway for a commemorative photograph to be taken.

Bressie to speak at Mental Health Forum at NUI Galway tonight

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

NUI Galway will tonight (Thursday, 24 March) host a public forum to discuss the current challenges and future of mental health in Ireland in the O’Flaherty Theatre on the Arts Concourse at 7pm. Special guests will include Niall Breslin, better known as ‘Bressie’, and Dr Paul D’Alton, Clinical Psychologist and former president of The Psychological Society of Ireland and will be chaired by Dr Jonathan Egan from the School of Psychology at NUI Galway.

Event to examine the potential for female ministry in the Catholic church

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

An event entitled “Women — Potential for Ministry In The Church” will be held in Galway next week and will be addressed by Fr Tony Flannery and Maire Ni Dhuibhir.

The event being organised by Association of Catholics in Ireland (ACI) will be held in the Clayton Hotel on Thursday March 31 and will highlight issues raised by the exclusion of women from positions of significance in the Church.

Coole Park Visitor Centre re-opens after floods

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Good news for Coole Park lovers is that the Coole Park Visitor Centre is now open again after the winter floods — opening hours are 10am to 5pm daily. Last entry to Visitor Centre is at 4.45pm. and the park gates close at 6pm.

Galway ploughing all set for Loughgeorge on Sunday

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

The County Galway Ploughing Championships takes place on Easter Sunday , March 27, at Rouanmore, Loughgeorge, with a big turnout expected.

Independent candidate Alice-Mary Higgins calls for “long-term thinking” in public policy

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Ballot papers arrive for the NUl Seanad elections this week and independent candidate, Alice-Mary Higgins, has said she will draw on advocacy experience with Trocaire, Older & Bolder and the National Women’s Council of Ireland to bring “long term thinking into the heart of policy-making.”

Galway milliners to feature on The Hat Show on Irish TV

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

A number of local milliners will feature in a new six-part series about hat making which begins on IRISH TV tonight. Galway women Cathriona King, Gillian Duggan, and Suzie Mahoney are just some of the big names in the industry to be interviewed for the The Hat Show. The Galway episode, which was filmed in the g Hotel, will air in a fortnight’s time.

NUI Galway scientists make advances in battle against black fever

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Scientists from NUI Galway and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK have shown how the parasite responsible for the neglected tropical disease black fever (visceral leishmaniasis) can become resistant to drug treatment, in a paper published today in the life sciences and biomedicine journal eLife.

Studying the whole genomes (every single letter of the organism’s DNA code) of more than 200 samples of leishmania donovani parasites revealed that the addition of just two bases of DNA to a gene known as LdAQPI stops the parasite from absorbing antimonial drugs.

Shantalla to create 1916 Garden of Remembrance this weekend

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

A Garden of Remembrance is being created in Shantalla to honour the men and women of the 1916 Rising. Phase one of the project will be officially opened on Easter Monday, March 28, at 4pm.

Memorial stone to Galway’s 1916 heroes to be unveiled

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

County Galway saw the greatest level of activity in the 1916 Rising outside Dublin, and the Galwegians who stood up for Ireland’s independence will be honoured with a memorial stone to be unveiled this week.

Cura restructuring sees services focused through Galway and three other centres

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

In response to changing trends in access to, and in the take-up of services, Cura Crisis Pregnancy Support Services has announced the restructuring of its services designed to continue to meet the contemporary needs of clients, while maintaining Cura’s caring, compassionate and professional approach. This will see all services now based at four centres nationwide, including one in Galway.

Flannery hopeful his stance on animal welfare and equal rights will boost NUI Seanad chances

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Galway city Cllr Pearse Flannery is hopeful his progressive stance on animal rights and human rights will help win support in the Seanad Elections for the NUI panel.

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