Celebrity teams go head to head at the inaugural Ironman Ireland next month
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Some of Ireland’s most popular celebrities will find themselves in unchartered water this September as they take part in the first IRONMAN IRELAND 70.3. Famous faces such as Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy and Jenny Kelly, singer Brian Kennedy, and TV presenters Gráinne Seoige and Katherine Thomas will all be seen participating in the IRONMAN 70.3 Team Relay. Roseanna Davidson and Keith Barry will also be in attendance to support the teams who all train at the same gym, Byrne Fitness in Dublin. Indeed Paul Byrne and Keith Duffy will both be competing on behalf of Irish Autism Action.
Read more ...Everyone can be a scientist for a day at NUI Galway
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
On Friday September 23 Ireland will host Sea2Sky, its first European Researchers’ Night, in Salthill, Galway. This one day celebration of science in inner and outer space is being organised by NUI Galway in collaboration with the Marine Institute and Galway Atlantaquaria, and is funded under the European Union’s Marie Curie Programme and Discover Science and Engineering.
Read more ...Parents urged to get children vaccinated against measles
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
The HSE is urging parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against measles following a large pan national outbreak of the disease in Europe.
Read more ...Ógra Fianna Fáil Galway hit out at presidential election date
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Holding the presidential election on Thursday October 27 will deny many young people the opportunity to vote on who should be our next head of State.
Read more ...Gardaí seek witnesses to Cregmore assault
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Gardaí have appealed to the public for information following an assault on a young man in Cregmore last week.
Read more ...NUI Galway offers Leaving Cert students a second chance with special maths exam
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
The College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway has announced details of a special entrance maths examination which will give students a second chance to pursue a career in engineering. The exam, which takes place on Wednesday August 24, is for students who achieve the CAO points for an undergraduate engineering degree course at NUI Galway but who have not met the obligatory maths requirement.
Read more ...Faith Christian Fellowship to mark ten years in Galway
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
The Faith Christian Fellowship church, one of Galway city’s longest established African churches, will celebrate its 10th birthday this weekend.
Read more ...Ocean image is the stamp of success for Warner
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
To celebrate Ireland’s success in developing sustainable energy sources, An Post has printed 50,000 stamps focusing on this technology — and they have chosen Galway photographer Neil Warner to shoot the image.
The stamps and the picture illustrate Ireland’s progress in the areas of hydro electricity, solar power, wind generation and ocean energy.
Read more ...Student grant information evening to be held next week
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
A Union of Students in Ireland grant information evening, organised in conjunction with GMIT and NUIG students’ unions, will take place in Galway next week.
Read more ...Dublin court appearance for Salthill murder accused
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Maura Thornton, the woman charged with murdering Kevin Joyce in Salthill last month, was remanded in custody with consent to bail when she appeared at Dublin District Court this week.
Read more ...Film producer takes the chain at Galway Rotary
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
The new president of Galway Rotary is a movie and TV producer who co-produced the Jack Taylor series of crime films being shot around Galway.
Read more ...US chemotherapy giant to make Galway its European HQ
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
ONE of the top pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the US is to set up its European headquarters in Galway, it was announced last evening in New York.
Read more ...Galway men invited to walk a mile in women’s shoes
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
COPE is calling on the men of Galway to take a stand against domestic violence by donning women’s high heels and taking part in a sponsored walk for the charity.
Read more ...Garry Hynes acclaimed in The New York Times...again
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
The final curtain fell on Druid’s production of Sean O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie, concluding a phenomenal 22 weeks of touring, and resulting in critical acclaim for the play and Garry Hynes.
Read more ...Plans for Christmas market go on public display tomorrow
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
The proposal for the 2011 Christmas Continental Market go on public display from tomorrow until September 16, after which there will be a two week period for submissions to be made.
The Mayor of Galway Councillor Hildegarde Naughton is calling on the public to view the plans and make submissions.
Read more ...Race war hits the wall as city council and marathon organisers play blame game over cancelled marathons
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
A marathon-race war has been raging this week with the organisers of the Galway City Marathon in one corner of the ring and Galway City Council and representatives in the other.
Read more ...Woman charged with murder following Salthill stabbing
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
A 30-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a man who bled to death after being stabbed several times at an apartment complex in Salthill during the bank holiday weekend.
Read more ...Galway artist in running for major British art awards
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Galway artist Maeve Curtis has been selected for this year’s prestigious Threadneedle Prize in London, the ‘alternative to the Turner Prize’.
Maeve Curtis is the only Irish artist who has been selected for this year’s prize, which carries a cash prize of more than £40,000.
Read more ...Taylor’s Hill former pupils seek old friends for reunion
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
The Dominican College Taylor’s Hill class of ‘89 will hold a reunion on Tuesday August 30.
Read more ...Menlo flood relief works almost complete — Crowe
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Cllr Michael Crowe has this week welcomed the start of further flood relief works in Menlo. The works are expected to be completed in the next few weeks. Construction of the pipeline element of this project was completed during July.
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