Galleon’s charity menu
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
The Galleon Restaurant has teamed up with charity worker Ronan Scully to help raise funds for the Self Help Africa charity.
The restaurant, located in Salthill Village, has created a special Self Help Africa menu and will be donating €5 from each sitting until the end of September towards Scully’s fundraising for the Great Ethiopian Run - which he will be running this November.
Read more ...Lelia Doolan to launch Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering next week
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Lelia Doolan, the renowned film producer, lecturer, theatre director, and a woman whose energy fizzles if confronted by a cause she feels needs a champion, will launch the 17th Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering on Friday September 23.
Read more ...Weather fails to dampen Clifden Lifeboat 10k
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Severe weather warnings did not dampen the enthusiasm of participants in the annual Clifden Lifeboat 10k race which took place on Sunday September 11 last.
Read more ...Ballinasloe fair and festival launches nine day festival programme
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
The programme of events for the 2011 Ballinasloe October Fair, worth in the region of €8.5 million to the local economy, was officially launched by Mayor of Ballinasloe, Cllr Mike Kelly at a special reception at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe on Monday night.
Read more ...From Tinseltown to children’s theatre and Baboró
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Saturday Night Live and theatre shows for children might seem to be at the opposite ends of the performance spectrum - can you picture what Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi might have come up with in front of youngsters? - yet they spring from the same performance philosophies and ideas developed in Illinois in the 1920s.
Read more ...Something for everyone and everything is free at Galway Culture Night
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Excitement is building for this year’s Culture Night, when artists from Galway and beyond get to showcase just why the city is at the forefront of the arts.
Read more ...City outer bypass to be included in new national development plan
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
The Galway City Outer Bypass will form part of the new National Development Plan, the contents of which are due to be revealed in October, it was confirmed last night.
Read more ...Bed push raised vital funds for cystic fibrosis charity
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Funds raised from a charity bed push in the city will be used to improve facilities at University Hospital Galway for people with cystic fibrosis.
Read more ...Massive fire destroys Shannon Oaks hotel
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Extensive damage was caused to a hotel in Portumna after a fire broke out yesterday afternoon spreading quickly through the premises which was evacuated.
Read more ...Ethics investigation finds Crowe breached guidelines, but did not do so deliberately
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
An investigation into allegations that Cllr Michael Crowe failed to comply with his obligations to disclose property interests under the Local Government Act 2011 has found that while the councillor breached the Act he did not do so deliberately.
The Galway City Council undertook an investigation following a complaint lodged with the local authority’s ethics registrar in January, alleging that Cllr Crowe had breached the ethics requirements of sections 171 and 177 of the Act by failing to declare interests under the Rental Accommodation Scheme in 2009.
Read more ...Brothers get nine months for robbing a man on ‘The Line’
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Two brothers who robbed a man as he walked along the railway line in Renmore and threatened to cut his throat if he did not comply, have each been sentenced to nine months.
Read more ...Operation to recover tragic diver’s body could get under way today
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Rescuers working to recover the body of an experienced cave diver who died while exploring an underground system near Gort earlier this week are hopeful that a specialist dive team will be in a position to travel here today to help with the operation.
Read more ...City council labelled a ‘toxic brand’ as farcical traffic meeting offers no solutions
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
A special meeting of Galway city council on Monday to discuss immediate solutions to the city’s traffic problems descended into a playground squabble between councillors and officials, offering no immediate solutions.
Read more ...Bypass is not a traffic solution says Connolly
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
The city outer bypass is “a non starter” for dealing with the city’s traffic congestion problem, which can only be solved by a combination of light rail and City Hall’s smarter travel initiative proposal.
This is the view of Independent councillor Catherine Connolly who was speaking following Monday’s city council ‘much talk, no solutions’ meeting regarding traffic congestion.
Read more ...Baboró delightful and exciting programme promises a world of imagination and wonder
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
A world of imagination and wonder will be opened up to Galway children though theatre, dance, literature, and a host of fun events during next month’s Baboró International Arts Festival For Children.
Read more ...Garry Hynes awarded honorary doctorate from UCD
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Garry Hynes, the internationally acclaimed theatre director and Druid co-founder, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from UCD.
Each year, University College Dublin awards honorary degrees to a small number of individuals who have distinguished themselves in various walks of life. The Academic Council of UCD invited Ms Hynes to accept the degree earlier this year.
Read more ...Children with disabilities wait more than six months for screening
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Children with disabilities, such as Down syndrome, have not received developmental screening or vital therapies in areas of County Galway for more than six months due to unfilled positions within the HSE’s Early Intervention Service.
Read more ...Barbershop singing on the streets of Galway
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
The streets of Galway will be alive with the sound of barbershop singing on Saturday afternoon as the city prepares for the upcoming Annual Barbershop Convention.
Read more ...Website for city’s organic gardens launched
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
A new website, connecting the city’s community organic gardens and groups and providing the public with information on such gardens, has been launched.
Read more ...Students launch paper planes in protest at FG policies
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
One thousand paper aeroplanes were launched into the air in Galway this week to symbolise the thousands of school leavers and students who have been forced to emigrate.
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