Where are your ancestors from?

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Are your origins Gaelic, Scandinavian, Scottish, French, or English? Or are you a mix of some or all of these?

Derrick Hawker exhibition opens at Galway City Museum

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

An Islands’ Retrospective – Céiliúradh & Buíochas, is an exhibition featuring the work of artist and designer-craftsman Derrick Hawker which has recently launched at the Galway City Museum.

Galway festivals receive Arts Council funding

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

More than €550,000 in Arts Council funding has been granted to six arts and cultural festivals in County Galway.

NUI Galway special maths exam offers Leaving Cert students a second chance

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

The College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway has announced details of a special entrance maths examination to give students a second chance to pursue a career in engineering.

Get fit at at an approved horse riding centre

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Horse riding in an Association of Irish Riding Establishment approved riding centre can tick all the boxes for children and adults.

New mental health model is the way forward says Labour TD

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Moving away from the old model of institutionally-based, custodial mental health care and replacing it with a network of strengthened community teams in both Galway and Roscommon is the way forward, a local TD said this week.

Praising the Vision for Change mental health model Labour deputy Derek Nolan said it will lead to a more “progressive, holistic and community-based” approach in Galway.

Explore the wonder of Merlin Woods for Heritage Week

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

A variety of events will be taking place in Merlin Park Woods this month as part of the annual Heritage Week which runs from August 17 to 25.

Events at Merlin Park begin with an exhibition in the administrative building of Merlin Park Hospital, which opens at 3pm on August 17 and runs throughout the week. The administrative building will also host a talk the history of the Merlin Park graves from 1650 on Sunday 18.

Ignite celebrates five years of community gospel with concert

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Galway’s leading gospel choir, Ignite Gospel Choir are celebrating five years of community gospel singing with their first ever concert in St. Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, Galway on Friday August 30.

Bollywood producers target Galway as location for Indian blockbusters

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Some of the top names in the world of Bollywood have targetted Galway and the west of Ireland as strong locations for several Indian blockbuster movies to be shot over the next few years.

One in five clients of new counselling service seek help for anxiety

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

One in five clients of a new not-for-profit counselling and psychotherapy service in the city is seeking help for anxiety and depression.

Enter stage left — NUI,Galway appoints first Prof of Drama and Theatre Studies

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

NUI Galway has appointed Professor Patrick Lonergan as its first ever Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies. Professor Lonergan’s appointment strengthens NUI Galway’s reputation as a national hub for the study of theatre. His focus will be on developing new courses, building new research resources, and partnering with theatre companies.

Local children's writer to headline at Milwaukee Irish Fest

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Galway children’s author and illustrator Derek Mulveen will headline the literary corner at this year’s Milwaukee Irish Fest next month.

Derek Mulveen and his wife Michelle Melville launched their first children’s book, Oisín the Brave — Moon Adventure, earlier this year. The book is the first of six which follow the adventures of Oisín and his sidekick, Orane the Dragon of N’Scaul.

Close Castle Park alleyways to stop illegal dumping says O’Flaherty

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Four of the 11 alleyways in Castle Park are heavily littered with household rubbish, leading to a “foul stench” from one alleyway in particular, according to a local councillor.

Call for minimum pricing to reduce human cost of alcohol related harm

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol will contribute to reducing the “huge” human and economic cost of alcohol related harm, it was claimed this week.

Suspended sentence for man caught cycling along road while carrying baseball bat

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

A 23-year-old man who could give gardai no reason why he was cycling along a road at night holding a baseball bat was given the benefit of the doubt at Galway District Court and received a seven month suspended sentence as well as a €500 fine.

Traffic calming proposals on display at City Hall

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Proposals for traffic calming measures throughout Galway city are now on display in City Hall on College Road.

Pádraic Reaney exhibits in Transylvania

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Galway artist Padraic Reaney is among the featured artists included in a major new exhibition at the National Unirii Museum, Alba-Iulia, central Romania.

Amnesty to screen film on Roma Gypsies

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

A People Uncounted, a documentary on the Roma Gypsies is to be screened in the city by Amnesty International Galway this month.

Eleven months for burglary and counterfeit note scam

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

A 32-year-old man with 56 previous convictions was sentenced to 11 months in jail for burglary and fraud offences at Galway District Court this week.

Julian Gough hits top spot in UK with ebook

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

CRASH!, Julian Gough’s surreal, comic, and topical Kindle Single novella about the Irish and European economic downturn, has become the top-selling short story in Britain.

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