Support COPE by quitting smoking for the New Year
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Galway-based company Progressive Living is offering its quit smoking therapy free to COPE Galway staff and clients in a bid to kick-start New Year resolutions to give up cigarettes.
Read more ...Galway house prices fall by 10 per cent by end of 2012
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
There was a drop of 10 per cent in the average price of houses in Galway city by the final quarter of 2012, according to a report by an online property website.
Read more ...Smartphone technology helps save hillwalkers
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
A mountain rescue team was given a helping hand during a mission in Letterfrack recently by utilising smartphone technology for the first time to locate a number of stranded hillwalkers and bring them to safety.
Read more ...Be the next big wordsmith in the Doire Press international fiction chapbook competition
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Do you fancy yourself as a good yarn weaver? Then why not pen a fictional piece and enter it in this year’s Doire Press international fiction chapbook competition. The top ten shortlisted candidates will have their tales included in an anthology as well as receiving 75 copies of their own professionally edited and printed chapbook from the Doer Press publishers.
Read more ...Do you want a healthier diet and lifestyle in 2013?
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
A six-week Introduction to Ayurveda evening course will take place in Galway with classes on Thursdays from January 10.
Read more ...APCOA chooses Irish Guide Dogs as charity partner
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
APCOA, a leading supplier of secure parking services, has chosen Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind as its charity partner.
Read more ...Get in touch with the new sporting craze sweeping across Galway
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
The sport of touch rugby, or touch as it officially called worldwide, is a mostly mixed gender, non-contact version of rugby aimed at people who wish to play for recreational purposes.
Read more ...G Furniture sale now on with massive savings
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
G Furniture and carpets on the Tuam road in Galway Winter sale is now on with massive savings across all departments. They guarantee the best value for money in Galway in carpets and furniture with a brilliant selection of new season rugs just arrived at sale prices.
Read more ...Mervue United welcomes €190,000 grant aid
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Mervue Utd have released a statement welcoming the announcement by local TD Brian Walsh that the club has been successful in the sports capital grant application process and has been awarded €190,000 under the Regional Sports Capital Programme announced by Minister Michael Ring.
Read more ...Mayor hopeful Kennedy clan will mark JFK50 celebrations in city in summer
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Members of the Kennedy clan are to be invited to Galway next summer to take part in the celebrations honouring the 50th anniversary of the visit of President John F Kennedy to the city in June 1963.
Read more ...Court appearance tomorrow after Barna Road crash leaves man seriously injured
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
A 31-year-old motorist will appear in Cloverhill court tomorrow (Friday) in connection with last Sunday’s collision on the Barna Road in which a 21-year-old man was seriously injured.
Read more ...Great expectations for Ireland's seventh EU Presidency, says MEP
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Ireland has both the privilege and the responsibility of hosting the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January 1 until June 30 2013. Holding the Presidency is an important role at any time, but the expectations for this forthcoming Presidency are even greater given the challenging circumstances that both the Union and Ireland face.
Read more ...GMIT to hold three open info events in January
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is holding three separate open information events in January, the first in Castlebar on Thursday, January 10, from 7pm to 9pm, the second in Galway on Saturday, January 19, at 11am, and the third in Letterfrack on Friday, January 25, at 1pm.
Read more ...Senator seeks clarity on financial support for sick children’s treatment abroad
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Galway West senator Fidelma Healy Eames is to seek a meeting with the Minister for Health in the new year to examine what financial support is available for children with rare life-threatening cancers and other illnesses who may require treatment abroad or could benefit from clinical trials.
Read more ...West coast wave energy project receives €19.8 million EU Commission boost
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
A renewable energy project on the west coast of Ireland, focused on harnessing wave power, has been awarded €19.8 million by the EU Commission.
Read more ...GMIT awards scholarships worth almost €70,000
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) this year awarded scholarships worth €67,000 to some 21 first year students in the college.
Read more ...Walsh welcomes grants for Galway sports facilities
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Almost half a million euro is to be invested in sports facilities in Galway city under the Regional Sports Capital Allocations, announced by Minister of State Michael Ring just before Christmas.
Read more ...Three Connemara audiovisual companies receive €900,000 in broadcasting grants
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
Three of its Connemara-based companies, Meangadh Fíbín Teo (Indreabhán), Magamedia Teo (Na Forbacha), and Sónta Teo (Cill Chiaráin), have been allocated grants totalling more than €900,000 in funding by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from Sound & Vision II, the Broadcasting Funding Scheme.
Read more ...New Inn to host Mummers Festival next week
Thu, Dec 27, 2012
The 35TH New Inn Mummers Festival, featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers, from all over Ireland, takes place on Friday January 4 and Saturday 5.
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