Vayu Energy signs €3,000,000 deal with Debenhams

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Irish energy supplier Vayu Energy has signed a gas and renewable electricity deal with retailer Debenhams Ireland valued at €3m per annum.

Public talk on history of Aughrim priory

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

A public lecture on the history of a little-known foundation in east Galway, the priory of St Catherine in Aughrim, takes place in Galway city next week.

Galway beef farmers to benefit from Irish beef entry to US market says Connaughton

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Galway cattle farmers and weanling producers of Limousin, Belgian Blue and Charolais cattle stand to gain from the opening of the US market to Irish beef.

This is the view of Galway East Fine Gael TD Paul Connaughton following the announcement this week that Ireland will, within the coming months, become the first European country to have access to the US market. It is anticipated that by the year end, 1,500 to 2,000 two tonnes of beef could enter the American market.

Major European Research Council funding success for NUI Galway academics

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Dr Eilionóir Flynn of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy and Martin O Donnell, Professor of Translational Medicine at NUI Galway have both been approved by the European Research Council (ERC) for starter grants.

Communion wear fashion show at Anthony Ryans

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Anthony Ryans annual fashion show, devoted exclusively to boys and girls Holy Communion wear, will take place at its Shop Street premises on Monday at 7.30pm.

Public lecture on the history of Islam in Ireland

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

A public lecture on the history of the Islamic faith in Ireland will be hosted by the Galway Interfaith Alliance in the Pillo Hotel, tonight at 7.30pm.

Roscommon TD suggests solution to water problems in Williamstown

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Roscommon TD Denis Naughten has called on Irish Water to relocate a temporary mobile water treatment plant which is currently located in Roscommon town to Williamstown to address the ongoing problem with water quality in the area.

Digital leaders convene in Galway for west of Ireland’s first digital summit

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

The Irish Times, Newstalk, and Tourism Ireland are big brands and household names to many. They are among the companies which have successfully negotiated the digital age. Have you ever wondered how they did it, and continue to do so? Well now you can find out.

Do you want to join the Irish Youth Choir?

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

The Irish Youth Choir is delighted to announce an eclectic programme of choral singing for its 2015 season and is holding auditions for this in Galway in the coming weeks.

Adopt positive lifestyle choices to ward off cancer

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

An organisation which operates a mobile cancer information unit regularly in Galway, is urging people to adopt positive lifestyle choices to help prevent the condition.

Galway event to explore alternatives to Ireland’s asylum system

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

A seminar due to take place in Galway next Monday will explore alternatives to the current reception and legal framework for asylum seekers in Ireland.

 Moving Forward: Reform & Solutions in the Irish Asylum System is organised by the SOLAS (Support, Orientation and Language for Asylum Seekers) project. The seminar will take place in the Galway Bay Hotel on Monday January 12 from 10am to 4pm.

2015 - a time for optimism but I look forward to the political challenge, says Labour TD Nolan

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

It is time for optimism. After so many years of bad news, the economy is growing again and growing strongly, with 80,000 new jobs have been created in the last 24 months and unemployment is at a five year low. Austerity budgets are over and this month will see the first tax cuts and income increases for families since the crisis hit in 2008.

Galway’s ‘poor’ showing sees city drop thirteen places in national litter league

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

Galway’s ranking in the national litter league tables, published by IBAL this week, has been branded “poor” with the city coming in 34th among the 40 urban areas surveyed. The city has plummeted from 21st place in the previous IBAL survey and only just managed to hold on to its grade of being clean to European norms.

Council’s Marketing Promotion Fund deadline extended

Thu, Jan 08, 2015

The deadline for the Galway City Council’s Marketing Promotion Fund for initiatives which support economic development, has been extended to Wednesday January 21.

Top hospitals to start using 3D printed hearts from GMIT med tech centre

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Two Irish hospitals plan to start using three-dimensional printers at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in the coming months to create copies of patients’ hearts to help with surgery for heart disease in adults and congenital heart defects in babies.

Cardiologists at University Hospital Galway have linked up with the Galway Medical Technology Centre (GMedTech), a research centre at GMIT that works with companies to develop new medical devices and training aids for clinicians. Next year they will use the centre’s 3-D printers to generate exact heart replicas of the hospital’s heart patients.

Jobs for the toys — Smyths announces new roles at its Galway headquarters

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The success of Galway-based Smyths Toys Superstores was emphasised this week with the announcement of 15 new jobs at the Headford Road headquarters.

Galway punter wins €420,000 on a fiver football accumulator

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

It is not often somebody can turn €5 into nearly half a million euro but it is going to be a very happy New Year for one lucky Galway punter who has managed to do just that.

The man who wishes to remain anonoymus scooped a whopping €421,000 following a winning 20-team soccer accumulator which was laid down in a local Paddy Power shop on Monday December 22. The man backed 19 of the teams in a straight win or draw, his selections including some of the bigger teams like Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham. The soccer fan also placed bets on some lesser known names such as Mk Dons, Leyton Orient, Preston, Burton Albion and Grimsby. The customer opted for Man City -1 in the handicap market for the current Premier League champions' game against West Brom, getting longer odds of 7/5 rather than the 1/2 on offer for City simply to win.

NUI Galway to work on canoe repatriation after request from chief

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

A community in Canada is hoping that a 19th-century bark-built canoe can be retained in New Brunswick, rather than be returned to NUI Galway.

Galway start-up in Top 20 Tech Companies to Watch list

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Galway tech startup FeelsRight has been listed by Silicon Republic in their top 20 Start-up of the Week series, as the ones tipped for great things in 2015.

Inverin fire victim is named

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The man who died in a mobile home fire in Connemara at the weekend has been named locally as Micheál Ó Cualáin from Inverin.

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