Doughiska, Roscam, and Ardaun nominated for Pride of Place competition

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The Galway City Council has nominated the communities of Doughiska, Roscam, and Ardaun for the Pride of Place competition 2014.

The communities have been entered in the population over 1,000 category and will be competing against a number of other communities from the island of Ireland.

Ashford Castle furnishings to be sold at public auction

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Ashford Castle, which is currently undergoing a major refurbishment to maintain its position as one of the world’s leading hotels, is giving the public an opportunity to buy a little of its luxury.

Knocknacarra Football Club secures funding for new FIFA approved pitch

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

A full sized, FIFA approved, astro turf soccer pitch is to be created in Cappagh Park, following the approval of grant aid of €250,000 to Knocknacarra Football Club.

The funding, which was granted under the Oscar Sports Grant Aid National Funding, will also include the erection of floodlights. The grant was applied for by Galway City Council on a matched funding basis.

Get ready for Galway Race Festival 2014

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The Galway summer festival, one of the social and sporting highlights of the summer, kicks off on Monday July 28.

Rooney family continues to sponsor jockey championship

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE whole county will soon go horseracing mad again and once again the Rooney family of Galway will sponsor the prize for the most winners at the Galway event.

Saturday’s Currafest Music Festival for family-friendly fun

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Currafest Music Festival takes place on Saturday and promises to be another fantastic family-friendly event.

Walk or run for St Vincent de Paul

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

A 10k Run/5k Walk for St Vincent de Paul will take place on July 20 at 10am in the grounds of NUIG to raise much-needed funds for the society in Galway.

SVP Galway spends more than €1 million annually to help people in need.

Memorial tribute to Galway woman

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

A specially built equine shelter has been opened in India to honour Galway woman Caitriona O’Leary, who died in a horse-riding accident in England two years ago.

Researchers to examine effects of coastal weather conditions on Galway

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Researchers based in NUI Galway have been awarded research funding through the Enterprise Partnership Scheme to examine the Galway Bay marine environment and how coastal marine conditions affect the day to day lives of the Galway public.

Lost Irish language ‘talkie’ featuring Man of Aran cast discovered in Harvard archives

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The first Irish language ever made has premiered at a renowned Italian festival of rediscovered and restored film; the short, by Man of Aran director Robert Flaherty and featuring some of the main cast of the Aran feature, was thought to have been lost forever when all known copies were destroyed in a fire more than 70 years ago.

GMIT launches summer residency programmes for artists

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Ten artists, a film production company, a curator, and a photographer have been selected for the GMIT Centre for Creative Arts & Media summer residency programmes.

Go wild with An Taisce this weekend

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

An Taisce, the national trust for Ireland, is going wild in Galway this weekend with a programme of free wildlife events.

The programme of events will start on Friday July 11, from 10pm to 12 midnight at Galway Cathedral car park with a bat walk and talk. The event will be orchestrated by bat ecologist Kate McAney of the Vincent Wildlife Trust. The group will tour the bat haunts of Galway city hoping to hear, and perhaps see, species that include the soprano pipistrelle, the common pipistrelle, Leister’s bat and possibly Daubenton’s bat. For more information go to http://ow.ly/yRmeg.

Máire Stafford RIP - Galway’s dedicated Gaeilgeóir

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The death has taken place of one of Galway’s most talented and dedicated Gaeilgeóir.

The brightest hurling stars are coming to Galway

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Some of the brightest stars of hurling are coming together as part of the Centra-sponsored GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship.

On Saturday July 19 at 10am, the event will be travelling to Kenny Park in Athenry with Galway hurling legend Damien Hayes and Clare captain Patrick Donnellan to give young hurlers from the local clubs the chance to learn from some of the best.

Giro D’Galway two-day cycle is launched

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Bradley Renault Giro D’Galway two-day 360km cycle tour of Galway to raise funds for Jigsaw Galway youth mental health service will take place this year on October 18/19.

RNLI family fun at Kinvara

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

The small coastal village of Kinvara is the place to be this weekend for its annual family fun day in aid Galway Lifeboat Station.

Brave Dolores Keane returns with new Irish concert tour

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

Singing star Dolores Keane is embarking on a comeback concert tour after battling cancer and alcoholism and courageously speaking on television about coming back from the brink, determined that the fans will experience her singing at its best.

Swap to Arrabawn Skim Plus Milk for the summer

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

People are generally more health conscious in the summer, and whether hard at work or soaking up the rays, it is the right time to make the swap to Arrabawn Skim Plus Milk.