Caltra cycle raises thousands for cystic fibrosis patients
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
More than €30,000 has been raised in Galway to improve facilities and resources for people with cystic fibrosis attending University Hospital Galway’s CF Unit.
Read more ...Nolan encourages Galwegians to apply for the Warmer Home Scheme
Thu, Jul 19, 2012
More people in Galway will be able to apply to the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme now that the Government has extended it to homeowners on social welfare.
Read more ...Picture Palace campaign hots up as city aims for UNESCO City of Film status
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Far from being idle or derelict, work is “proceeding satisfactorily” at the Solas Picture Palace site, and the group behind the project to bring an art house cinema to Galway is launching a major campaign to ensure its completion within the next year.
Read more ...Medical device company to create twenty five jobs with €5.2 million funding
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
A Galway-based medical device company has announced that it has successfully secured funding of €5.2 million which will not only go a long way in improving treatment for stroke patients but will also result in the creation of up to 25 new jobs over the next three years.
Neuravi Limited, located in Parkmore Business Park West, announced yesterday that it has succesfully completed a Series A financing round led by Fountain Healthcare Partners and Delta Partners. Established in 2009, Neuravi is a privately held, venture backed, medical device company in the large emerging acute ischemic stroke thrombectomy device market. The company designs and develops products for restoring blood flow in patients who have suffered ischemic strokes due to blockage of an artery to the brain. Neuravi has assembled a large body of intellectual property in the field of mechanical devices for stroke and has positioned itself to be a major strategic player in this fast developing market.
Read more ...Ireland could lose Volvo if state funding is not forthcoming
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
State funding is essential to underwrite the costs of hosting the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race, and without it, it will not be coming back to Ireland in 2014/15.
Read more ...Mayor wants permanent Volvo monument in Galway
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The spin-off from this month’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway is expected to pump up to €100 million into the Irish economy.
Read more ...Crowe pleased that new traffic light system performed well under stress of Volvo
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The chairman of the City Council Transportation Committee Cllr Michael Crowe has confirmed that the recent changes introduced on the Seamus Quirke Road, the recently transformed Font (Ballybane) and Morris (Tuam Rd) roundabouts to junctions and the previously transformed Briarhill Junction will see continued improved traffic flows over the course of the next few weeks.
He also added that further changes and works will be necessary in order to maximise the benefits for commuters in and around the city which will further minimise journey times.
Read more ...New year and a new Plate at Ballybrit
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
And they’re off... as details of the 2012 Galway Races Summer Festival, running from Monday July 30 to Sunday August 5 were announced at the official launch in the g Hotel, Galway yesterday.
Read more ...NUI Galway creates Galway city weather smartphone app
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Local Galway city weather is now available on your smartphone via an android app. The app arose from a collaboration between the disciplines of information technology and civil engineering at NUI Galway. The weather data is provided by the IRUSE research group at NUI Galway led by Dr Marcus Keane, Lecturer in Energy Systems Engineering at the University.
Read more ...Jewellery-making workshop for children
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The Galway City Museum will host a jewellery making workshop with Natasha Heaslip, this Saturday from 11am to 2pm, for those aged 10 to 14.
Read more ...Jedward to headline Summer Pop at the Docks next month
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The Volvo Ocean Race may be over but that does not mean live concerts on the docks are, as the area will host Summer Pop in August, and Jedward will be the headliners.
Read more ...Have fun and do good at the Foróige summer fundraiser
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Young people who would like to spend a week doing kayaking, music production, fishing, mountain biking, street theatre, visual arts, or field sports are in for a treat.
Foróige is running a summer fundraiser from Monday July 23 to Friday July 27 to raise money for the Galway City Youth Cafe in the Fairgreen.
Read more ...Hands burnt with cigarettes during Aran Island camping assault, court hears
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
A Doughiska man accused of allegedly assaulting three men, including burning one man’s hands with cigarettes, during a camping trip to the Aran Islands has been further remanded on continuing bail for the service of a book of evidence.
Read more ...Nolan encourages small businesses to sign up for new loan scheme
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The new Microenterprise Loan Fund Scheme will prove vital to helping small businesses succeed and grow, thereby underpinning “our future potential for jobs, growth and prosperity”.
Read more ...Conference to discuss Irish monks’ mix of science and faith
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
In mediaeval times, Irish monks were the leading experts in Europe in Computistics, a mixture of science, mathematics, and religion, where the three disciplines were not antagonistic, but complementary.
Read more ...Rave reviews in New York for DruidMurphy
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
DruidMurphy, Druid’s ambitious staging of three of Tuam playwright Tom Murphy’s finest plays, has been receiving rave reviews in New York.
Read more ...Nolan calls for penalties for social welfare fraud
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
If social welfare fraud is to be properly tackled tougher punishments, other than just paying back money owed needs to be introduced.
Read more ...Galway Potters’ Market takes place next week
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Galway Potters’ Market, a celebration of studio pottery and ceramics, takes place on Thursday July 19 and Friday 20, at the Fish Market at The Spanish Arch, from 10am to 6.30pm.
Read more ...Local businesses invited to consult with Minister on Monday
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton will be in Galway next Monday for a consultation with the local business community regarding support for the protection and creation of jobs — and Galway businesses have been invited to attend.
Read more ...Broken images, broken heritage
Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Throughout history, nearly every religion of consequence has displayed a tension between austerity and exuberance. In Christianity this tension shows itself in the contrast between, say, the unadorned, white-washed chapel and the imposing magnificence of a great medieval cathedral.
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