Buy My Dress 2014 in aid of The Down SyndromeCentre

Thu, May 08, 2014

Buy My Dress, the largest one day charity dress sale in Ireland, will be held on May 25 in The Clayton Hotel in aid of The Down Syndrome Centre.

Irish students raise awareness of third world crisis

Thu, May 08, 2014

Five Galway primary schools have been selected as regional finalists in the Our Irish Aid Awards 2014. Corandulla National School, St James’ National School Newcastle, St Annin’s National School Roscahill, Scoil Bhriocain Rosmuc, and Northampton National School Kinvara have been chosen from hundreds of national entries, with their projects being showcased at regional finals taking place in Sligo, Dublin, Limerick and Cork.

NUIG to hold summer schools for prospective students

Thu, May 08, 2014

NUI Galway is offering secondary school students the choice of seven separate summer schools in June, covering the disciplines of business, nursing, computing, engineering, science and law.

Connemara Adventure challenge for Croi

Thu, May 08, 2014

Some 500 competitors are expected to take part in the Connemara Adventure Challenge at Killary Harbour, Leenane, on Saturday.

This 32.5km sprint adventure race takes place along a route which offers spectacular views of the Maamturks, Twelve Bens, Killary Harbour and the Mweelrea Mountains. Competitors run, climb hills, cycle and kayak to complete the challenge and then gather for a party at Killary Adventure Centre.

EU Commissioner to speak at Galway BMW lunch

Thu, May 08, 2014

EU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn will be the guest speaker at BPW Galway’s annual summer lunch on May 16.

Age-friendly Galway to host major conference on maximising the ability of older people

Thu, May 08, 2014

The county’s age-friendly status has attracted AIGNA, the All-Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association, to hold its sixth annual conference at the Clayton Hotel, Galway, on May 15.

More than 180 delegates from all over Ireland will attend the event which will focus on promoting positive ageing. Leading experts in the field including UK dementia care specialist Professor Jan Dewing and former Irish law commissioner Patricia Rickard-Clarke, are among the keynote speakers at the conference.

Giving a helping hand for hospice services

Thu, May 08, 2014

Legal eagles from from the Galway and Cork offices of RDJ Solicitors are cycling from Cork to Galway this weekend to raise funds for the Galway Hospice Foundation and Marymount University Hospice.

Anti-suicide walk in Galway set to exceed three thousand attendees

Thu, May 08, 2014

Almost 4,000 people are expected to take part in a 5k walk along Salthill to raise awareness of suicide prevention. The event, called Darkness Into Light, will be taking place in the early hours of Saturday morning and is the biggest event organized by Pieta House, a suicide prevention charity.

The walk starts at 4.15am on Saturday May 10, with the route going through the promenade to South Park, with participants returning to Leisureland as the sun rises over the bay. Online registrations have already started piling up, and organizers are confident that participants will exceed the 2,300 who took part last year.

Irish Workhouse Centre plans weekend history conference

Thu, May 08, 2014

The Irish Workhouse Centre is holding a conference from Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 May entitled ‘The Irish Workhouse Past and Present’.

Five-a-side tournament for emergency service members

Thu, May 08, 2014

A five-a-side indoor soccer tournament for members of the various branches of the emergency services throughout Ireland will be held in Galway on May 24.

NUIG hosts adult learners information evening

Thu, May 08, 2014

An information evening for students considering part-time study options is being held in the Orbsen Building on the NUIG campus from 5pm-7:30pm on May 13.

Galway meeting on asylum seekers’ living conditions

Thu, May 08, 2014

A public meeting focusing on the housing of asylum seekers living in Ireland will be taking place in the Menlo Park hotel at 11am tomorrow, March 9.

Bradley Motors help fight for Galway Hospice

Thu, May 08, 2014

Gary Giles (pictured) from Bradley Motor Works is supporting the Galway Hospice this June through the popular White Collar Boxing event.

Election candidates to hear Educate Together Newcastle expansion plans

Thu, May 08, 2014

The Galway Educate Together National School in Newcastle has invited local election candidates from all parts of Galway city to meet with teachers, parents, and children of the school to discuss the planned expansion of the school.

According to school principal, John Farrell, the meeting which takes place on Tuesday, May 13, at 1.30pm, is a chance for the local election candidates to find out “how the school expansion is progressing and to brief them about what is planned”. It is also an opportunity for students and their families to meet with the local election candidates “which is very much part of the Educate Together ethos”.

Galway brothers win major prizes in the World Irish Dance Championships

Thu, May 08, 2014

Brothers Michael (18) and Matthew (15) Gardiner from Parklands, Clarinbridge, are celebrating winning two major awards in the World Irish Dance Championships in London.

Blackrock Diving Tower repair works

Thu, May 08, 2014

The iconic Blackrock Diving Tower could soon receive a face lift as Galway City Council is currently seeking tenders for the rehabilitation project which is estimated to cost in the region of €100,000.

Broadcasting icon to officially open new Oughterard NS

Thu, May 08, 2014

The new national school in Oughterard, designed by award-winning Simon J Kelly & Sons, will hold its official opening at 5pm on Saturday May 17.

Public meeting to save Barnaderg Post Office

Thu, May 08, 2014

The future of Barnaderg Post Office and An Post’s refusal to outline its strategy for sustaining the rural post office network are the topics expected to be thrashed out at a public meeting at Barnaderg Community Centre next week.

The local community in Barnaderg, Killererin, outside Tuam, have come to together to try to prevent the closure of their post office as it is feared that it will have a massive impact on community life. Since An Post’s announcement in January that it is considering the future Barnaderg Post Office, including its possible closure, locals have made more than 200 written submissions against the proposal and gathered some 1,200 signatures in a petition.