The Connemara Coast Hotel listed in McKennas’ Guide for seventh successive year

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

The Connemara Coast Hotel has been listed in the McKennas’ Guide for the seventh consecutive year. The Guides written by John and Sally McKenna have acquired a reputation as the most original and imitated guidebooks to Ireland.

Electric Galway - the Soft Launch this weekend

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Over the past three years, Electric on Abbeygate Street has become one of Galway’s leading venues, playing host to an array of exciting and influential figures in techno and house music, while also being home to clubnights such as Bap To The Future.

Electric is currently undergoing a make-over and will launch its new look with a major party - The Soft Launch - this Saturday.

Hopes that problems at Kilconnell landfill will be resolved permanently

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

A controversial landfill site located between Loughrea and Ballinasloe is to be re-opened by the Galway County Council - but only so it can be closed permanently in future.

The dump in Kilconnell was formerly operated by Greenstar and was a source of major controversy and objection when it was established in 2005 to serve the waste disposal needs of the Connacht region. A receiver was appointed to Greenstar in 2012 and the dump is now inactive. The county council has been charged with the aftercare of the site.

Invisalign clearbraces — the choice of champions

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

If the thought of metal braces fill you with dread, then invisalign clearbraces could be the perfect solution for you.

Tales of Finn mac Cumaill to be inked to places of exceptional natural resources in city lecture

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Places associated with Finn mac Cumaill in the Fenian cycle of tales and named after him and his warrior band have an historical reality as important boundary points, hunting grounds and areas of mineral enrichment in medieval and prehistoric times. This concept will be explored further in a public lecture on 5 March by NUI Galway archaeologist, Professor Elizabeth FitzPatrick.Finn mac Cumaill (Finn McCool) and his fían or warrior band are central figures in the literature and oral tradition of Gaelic-speaking peoples of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Tales of Finn reveal that he lives in a strange boundary place, a wilderness at the margins of territories. An examination of places associated with him in the real landscape show that they occur where different rock types meet and where mineral and metal ores are usually found. Red deer frequented such places to obtain their essential mineral licks and so they became important hunting grounds in the past. “These place names are much more important than instances of the survival of Finn folklore. They indicate areas of enriched natural resources and physical boundaries in the landscape,” explains Professor Elizabeth FitzPatrick.

Documentary screening for Education is Not a Crime campaign

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Galway will take part in the global day of action for the Education Is Not A Crime campaign by screening the documentary To Light A Candle tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Salthill Hotel.

Art exhibition in UHG

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

CONSTRUCTING NARRATIVE, a new exhibition of drawings by Eleanor Brennan is running in the UHG Arts Corridor until Thursday March 12.

Brennan creates drawings mainly of trees, roots, children, animals, and birds, often set in dreamlike landscapes. “I am drawn to work which is unfinished in appearance and feel,” she says. “This mirrors the transitory nature of feelings and thoughts and references an unfixed sense of self.”

Inter-schools showjumping competition returns to Salerno

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Following the success of last year’s event, Salerno Secondary School, Salthill, will host its second Inter-schools showjumping competition on Sunday March 8 at Duffy’s Equestrian Centre, Claregalway.

Have you entered your business or charity in the Advertiser’s Best of Galway awards?

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Do you feel your company is the best in your sector in Galway? Do you feel that there is never an opportunity for your customers to show just how much they appreciate your fare? If the answer is yes, then the Best Of Galway awards are the answer to your prayers.

Killeeneen N.S. to host Thousandaire tomorrow night

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Killeeneen N.S. is running a ‘Who wants to be a Thousandaire’ tomorrow night in the Lough Rea Hotel to raise funds for the building of a GP room (school hall) and provide a facility that will benefit both the children and the local community.

Public lecture on the trial of Adolf Eichmann

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

More than any one man Adolf Eichmann was responsible for the day to day mechanics and logistics that lay behind the Holocaust, and made it possible.

Eichmann will be the subject of a Renmore History Society public lecture, by Brian MacGabhann, entitled Inconvenient Truths, on Thursday March 5 at 8pm in Renmore Barracks.

Galway punters striking it rich with football bets

Wed, Feb 25, 2015

A lucky Galway punter has scooped a whopping €206,000 for a measly €1 bet.

NUIG Students Union to hold referendum on legalising cannabis

Tue, Feb 24, 2015

NUI Galway Students’ Union could become the first such student body in Europe to support the legalisation, regulation, cultivation, sale, and possession of cannabis for over 18s, if a referendum to be held next month is passed.

Four thousand cases of abuse and neglect in Galway over last four years

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Nearly 4,000 allegations of child neglect or abuse of a sexual, physical, or emotional nature were reported to social and child protection workers in Galway in the past four years.

Major show of public opposition to new ring road expected tonight

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

The controversial N6 Galway City Transport Project ring road routes must not divide Galwegians into warring bands “advocating the concerns of one area of the city over another”, but instead lead to unified opposition with a “total Galway perspective” a new protest group has announced.

Small schools may take on extra teachers under new policy

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Small schools in County Galway may be in a position to retain teachers and, in some cases, qualify for additional ones, with the lowering of the current thresholds for taking on extra staff.

From September the Government is to reduce the pupil enrolment requirements. A two-teacher school will require a threshold of 19 pupils rather than 20 as things currently stand; a three-teacher school will require 53 pupils rather than 56; while a four-teacher school needs 83 pupils rather than 86.

PBPA calls for Yes vote in same-sex referendum

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

While polls indicate a large majority support equal marriage rights, there can be no room for complacency in the Yes campaign which must ensure a good turnout on polling day.

This is the view of the Galway branch of the People Before Profit Alliance which will launch its campaign for a Yes vote in May’s referendum. The launch takes place on Wednesday February 25 at 7.30pm in the Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square.

Belclare’s Kevin Steede a Countdown champ

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

A Galway man is making waves on Channel 4 gameshow Countdown. Kevin Steede, who is a native of Belclare, is now one of this year’s most successful contestants after winning eight games in a row. On average per series, only three or four individuals reach this stage of the competition.