New chairperson for hospitals’ patient council

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Well-known patient advocate Neil Johnson has been elected as the first chairperson of the recently formed patient council for Saolta University Health Care Group.

Galway clubs should apply now for Sports Capital Programme – Kyne

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Galway clubs should apply now for Sports Capital funding, according to Fine Gael Galway West TD, Sean Kyne who was speaking after confirmation from the Minister for Sport, Michael Ring TD, that an extra €40 million has been secured for Sports Capital Programme in 2015.

Art to be projected onto city centre buildings under Year of Light

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Children will have the chance to have their art projected onto walls in Galway city centre locations and app enthusiasts will get access to new apps under the designation by the UN of 2015 as the International Year of Light.

NUI Galway is coordinating Ireland’s involvement and a series of events will take place across the country, and schools will be invited to learn more about the science of light and the contribution of light to our communities.

Sign up for Saturday’s PREDA 5k Run for Freedom at Ballybrit

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

If you have the freedom to run, why not run for freedom? And do it around the historic track at Ballybrit, helping PREDA in the process. Do good and feel good by supporting PREDA, the Philippines based children's charity which strives to free children from adult prisons and rescue them from exploitation.

Auction in WB Yeats’ tower to raise funds for restoration

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

A 40 per cent cut in funding to the arts has meant that a local committee in Galway is going it alone to restore WB Yeats’s home in Gort. The Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society has launched a call for funds in Ireland and abroad to restore Thoor Ballylee, a fine 14th century tower owned by Yeats.

Gort gears up for Yeats-themed parade this weekend

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Gort will play host to a WB Yeats-themed parade this weekend as part of a week of festivities to mark St Patrick’s Day.

The parade, which will take place in the town on Sunday, will feature local community groups, businesses, schools, and sporting organisations.

More men than women diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, Athenry event told

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

A greater number of men are diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a condition which affects several thousand people in Ireland, according to a senior clinical psychologist who addressed a presentation on the subject in Athenry recently.

Outback Jacks free Camino De Santiago information evening

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Outback Jacks outdoor gear and active wear store in Ballybane is hosting a free information evening on the Camino de Santiago on Thursday March 19 from 7.30pm.

Another Regan enters The White House — Galway-based photographer’s work is cousin’s gift to Obama

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Galway-based bespoke fine art equine photographer Martina Regan’s specially commissioned portrait of a leading horse and jockey headed stateside and was presented to President Obama on St Patricks Day in the White House by Henry Healy (Obama’s eighth cousin from Moneygall, Co Offaly).

Smart phone users need to be prudent, says Phone Doc

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Phone Doc, specialists in mobile phone repairs and accessories, says more smart phone users are getting caught by exceeding their allocated data plan.

City Direct shortlisted for transport and safety awards

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

City Direct Bus ,which provides public transport services in Galway city, has been shortlisted for Passenger Transport Company of The Year and the Safety Award in the upcoming Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2015.

NUI Galway opens new pharmacy on campus

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

NUI Galway has officially opened its new campus pharmacy.

Celebrating inspirational Irish women for the first PMS Awareness Week

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Former president Mary Robinson is Ireland’s most inspirational woman, according to Galwegians.

Miss Galway table quiz in aid of Console

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

Miss Galway 2015 entrants are hosting a fundraising table quiz at The Stock Exchange Bar in aid of this year’s charity partner, Console.

Calm before chaos as commuters get Easter break before Lough Atalia closure

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

Work on the Lough Atalia Bridge Road Lowering Project starts on Monday March 23, but the road will remain open during the following two weeks in order to allow unrestricted access to the city during the Easter weekend.

Ardrahan four-year-old donates her hair to charity that makes wigs for ill children

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

A County Galway child was so moved when she saw a photograph of a little girl who was diagnosed with cancer that she decided to get her hair cut and donate it to a charity that makes wigs for children with the condition.

HSE continues to monitor ‘contacts’ of third level students with TB

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

No new cases of tuberculosis have been identified in the city since last month when three third level students were diagnosed with the bacterial infection.

Two of the students are attending NUI Galway and one is a student at GMIT. A spokesperson for the Health Service Executive said at the time that they were responding well to treatment.

Nine nights of top drama start in Claregalway tonight

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

The finest amateur drama talent in the country will head to Claregalway from tonight (Thursday) March 12 when the Claregalway Drama Festival gets under way at the local leisure centre. And with nine nights of drama available for amazing value, this is an one event that theatre fans cannot afford to miss.

Only lawyers and consultants will support the N6 ring road routes, says Walsh

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

Current proposals for the N6 Galway City Transport Project have proven divisive but two groups of people will be firmly united in support of the plans - lawyers and consultants.

Hometown gig for Hometown star as they play Tuam in summer

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

THE STUNNING, Ryan Sheridan, Hometown and Rackhouse Pilfer are among the acts confirmed to play the 2015 SugarBeat Festival in Tuam Stadium on Saturday August 22 and Sunday 23.

One of Galway’s most popular bands, The Amazing Apples, have also been confirmed to play, as has singer-songwriter/poet Seamus Ruttledge, while one of the great Tuam bands of the 1980s, Too Much For The White Man, will hold a one-off reunion specially for SugarBeat.

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