Maintenance standards required for exterior of rental properties, says Nolan

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Galway West TD Derek Nolan has called for a set of standards to be put in place to ensure that the exterior of rental properties across the city are maintained to an appropriate standard.

Cúrsaí nua tríú leibhéil

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Mar chuid den phróiseas chun deireadh a chur le maolú na Gaeilge san AE tá sraith chúrsaí tríú leibhéal ceadaithe ag an Aire Stáit  do Ghnóthaí Gaeltachta, Joe McHugh, faoin Tionscnamh Ardscileanna Gaeilge. Cuirfear sraith sainchúrsaí i nGaeilge ar fáil a bheidh dírithe ar riachtanais institiúidí an AE do phoist a dteastaíonn ardchumas Gaeilge ina leith. Tá costas measta de €4.7m, thar thréimhse ocht mbliana, i gceist leis na cúrsaí éagsúla agus cuirfear tús leis an gcéad shraith sa bhliain acadúil 2015/16.

Dioplóma Iarchéime ag Europus

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Sa bhreis ar na cúrsaí nua atá le heagrú faoin Tionscnamh Ardscileanna Gaeilge tá Dioplóma Iarchéime/MSc/Teastas i nGaeilge Fheidhmeach agus Aistriúchán á reáchtáil ag Europus i gcomhar le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta agus GMIT.

Caighdeán cearta seachas scéimeanna

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag éileamh ar an Rialtas cluas éisteachta a thabhairt do chomhairle agus do léargas an Choimisinéara Teanga sa Bhreatain Bheag, Meri Huws, agus córas nua le caighdeán a bheadh bunaithe ar rialacháin reachtúla a fhorbairt in ionad na scéimeanna teanga atá i bhfeidhm faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003, faoi láthair.

Caighdeán cearta seachas scéimeanna

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag éileamh ar an Rialtas cluas éisteachta a thabhairt do chomhairle agus do léargas an Choimisinéara Teanga sa Bhreatain Bheag, Meri Huws, agus córas nua le caighdeán a bheadh bunaithe ar rialacháin reachtúla a fhorbairt in ionad na scéimeanna teanga atá i bhfeidhm faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003, faoi láthair.

In alt san iris ar líne Tuairisc.ie, a foilsíodh Dé Céadaoin, 29 Iúil 2015, deir Meri Huws go sonrach go raibh “córas scéimeanna teanga lochtach” i bhfeidhm sa Bhreatain Bheag ar feadh i bhfad an iomarca ama sular géilleadh go raibh gá le hathrú agus gur tosaíodh ar scéimeanna caighdeánaithe a thabhairt isteach.

‘It is only when you work alongside extremely poor that you realise that statistics never tell the full story’

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

With an infant mortality rate of almost 20 per cent, a life expectancy of just 58 years, and an HIV/AIDS epidemic that kills 50,000 people a year and has orphaned as many as 700,000 children, the stark facts about life in Kenya can be depressing.

Jack B Yeats exhibition in Loughrea

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

An exhibition featuring works by one of Ireland’s greatest painters Jack B Yeats, as well as works by the Yeats family and their friends, is currently on display in Loughrea.

The Yeats 2015 Exhibition is being held at the Diocesan Museum on the grounds of St Brendan’s Cathedral in Loughrea. On display are original works by Jack Yeats, his wife, Cottie, embroideries by Lily Yeats, and hand coloured prints by Lolly Yeats.

MY LOUGHREA - Olive Loughnane World Champion walker

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

1)WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT LOUGHREA? 
I don’t get to spend enough time there anymore, but loved going for a walk by the lake when I was growing up. It didn’t matter what the weather was, it was always special.

LARC pushing ahead with progressive plans for future of Town Hall

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The Loughrea Arts, Recreation, and Culture group (LARC) is pushing ahead with its mission of seeing the Town Hall reopened as a multifunctional space for the Loughrea Community.

Sharon Shannon live at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Sharon Shannon will perform at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Friday October 16. 

Sharon Shannon is a former member of seminal Scots-Irish band The Waterboys. She has enjoyed considerable success as solo artist, including worldwide airplay of her hit song 'Galway Girl' from the Hilary Swank film PS I Love You.

Loughrea’s Ciaran Reilly crowned Individual All Ireland Youth Fly Dressing Champion

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

It was a great day for Ciaran Reilly two weeks ago at the National Youth Fly Dressing Championship in Mallow, as the young Loughrea man was crowned Individual All Ireland Champion on the day. It was double joy for Reilly as he also captained Team Connacht to the All Ireland team title by a significant margin.

Days and knights of fun at Loughrea’s medieval festival this month

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

From August 28 to 30 all eyes will be on the medieval town of Loughrea as it hosts a spectacular weekend of events at the town's second annual medieval festival.

Medieval Banquet at the Loughrea Hotel and Spa to open Medieval Festival

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Loughrea will once again transform into a bustling medieval town for the 2nd Annual Award Winning Loughrea Medieval Festival, on August 28-30. Celebrate this years ‘Gathering of the Clans’ festival, packed full of family fun, cultural and heritage events.

‘Chernobyl children’s trip gives them hope, that is the way I see it.’

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. 31 people died directly as a result of the accident.

Weather shone on Loughrea for sell-out tenth triathlon

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Darren Dunne and Lisa Horan took the major honours from the 10th anniversary Loughrea Triathlon on Sunday last.

Peace event to mark anniversary of Nagasaki bombing

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

To mark the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9 1945, a Peace event to commemorate the 200,000 men, women, and children who perished, will be held in Galway.

Man blown away by waitresses honesty at Galway cafe

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

Staff at one Galway cafe certainly made one man's day yesterday. Two observant waitresses at An Pota Caife on Shop Street recognised the man who had accidentally left his entire disability allowance in the cafe three months ago and returned the money to the flabbergasted customer.

Loughrea boasts biggest drop in county-wide unemployment figures

Wed, Aug 05, 2015

The latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office have revealed that Loughrea has recorded the biggest year-on-year drop in unemployment in County Galway.

The figures show that Loughrea’s unemployment figure has fallen by 15 per cent or 331 people on last year, meaning there are now 1,865 on the Live Register in the area. However, there has been a month-on-month increase in unemployment of 1.3 per cent.

Galway’s housing crisis 'more severe than Dublin' claims councillor

Tue, Aug 04, 2015

With 4,475 applicants on the housing waiting list, Galway now has a "bigger housing crisis" than Dublin and Limerick and the second highest number, in percentage terms, of families and individuals in the State waiting for accommodation.

Charity quits Renua after just three months

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Three months after joining Renua, Galway county councillor James Charity has sensationally quit Lucinda Creighton's party, accusing it of "U-turns on its water charges policy" and for failing to support him on "issues of local importance".

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