NUIG helps Abbey to put Irish theatre archives on line

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

The digital archive partnership between NUI Galway and the Abbey Theatre was unveiled in the Abbey Theatre Dublin on Monday by President Michael D Higgins.

Irish drama scholars gather in Galway for international conference

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Leading scholars of Irish drama will gather in Galway this week for the Irish Society for Theatre Research annual conference.

Galway charity cope wants to hear your views

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

COPE Galway is currently preparing the strategic plan for the period 2013 – 2015.

Athenry businesses host ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ for Croi

Thu, Oct 25, 2012

Local Athenry business professionals are intent on reinstating the entertainment quaility in the town by hosting a ‘Zombie Thriller Remake’ on Saturday, October 27 in Athenry Square at 10pm. The proceeds of the event will be donated to Croi.

Galway Bay fish farming project could net €14.5 million and 500 jobs

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

An eight-week public consultation period has begun on a deep sea fish farming project for Galway Bay which could result in 500 new jobs being created as well as injecting €14.5 million into the local economy.

An additional dozen councillors for Galway city and county after council reform

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Galway could see up to 12 new councillors elected in 2014 as part of local authorities to be run by a chief executive, and which will have the power to collect property taxes, under the Government’s new local government reform programme.

The Galway county and city councils have been spared from the mergers planned for Waterford, Tipperary, and Limerick’s local authorities, but the new programme, Putting People First, still entails major changes for how the city and county is run.

A Yes vote is a vote for vulnerable children says Healy Eames

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A Yes vote in the upcoming Children’s referendum on Saturday November 10 will help ensure that vulnerable children are protected from harm.

Win tickets for Connacht v Harlequins with Dove

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Dove Men+Care™ returns for its second year as a proud partner of the 2012/2013 Heineken Cup. With its philosophy of being tough on sweat, not on skin, Dove Men+Care™ is a perfect fit for rugby, which prides itself on displays of power.

Woman convicted of organising prostitution told ‘leave Ireland or go to jail’

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

A court has ordered a Hungarian woman living in Galway convicted of organising prostitution to leave the country or go to jail.

Kylemore Abbey to get €200,000 funding under Rural Development Programme

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Forum Connemara is to approve funding of €200,000 to the Kylemore Trust to establish an education centre in the west wing of Kylemore Abbey.

New book on Marxism to be launched in Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The Point is to Change It! An Introduction to Marxist Philosophy, the new book by John Molyneux, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this evening at 6pm.

Mr Molyneux is an academic and author who has written widely on politics and culture, including Anarchism: a Marxist Criticism, Will the Revolution be Televised?, and The Future Socialist Society.

Last call for County Mayor Awards nominations

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Tomorrow marks the deadline for entering nominations for the County Mayors Awards which will comprise a record 11 categories.

Ó Clochartaigh to launch Sinn Féin jobs plan

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Sinn Féin’s new job creation policy document, which proposes measures to create 156,000 jobs, will be launched by Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh in the Galway Peoples Resource Centre tomorrow at 4pm.

Entitled Jobs Plan – Enterprise Policy for the 21st Century, the document is a detailed 60 page stimulus package that sets out a comprehensive plan aimed at tackling the current unemployment crisis.

‘Follow your heart’, says ninety year-old priest who still works fulltime

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Seventy-six years ago Fr Sean Kilcoyne first thought of becoming a priest. He was in secondary school in Castlebar and wondered what it would be like to be a man of the cloth.

Search commences for Galway’s Vikings

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

If your name is Duffy or Doyle, your ancestors were Danish, if the name is Lynch or FitzGerald they were Norman, but the secret to your ancestry does not lie only in your surname.

County Mayor gets on board the ‘Out and Proud’ Road Show

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

The County Mayor, Cllr Thomas Welby, has this week launched Social Inclusion Awareness Week in Clann Family Resource Centre, Oughterard, an event which was held in conjunction with the launch of the ‘Out and Proud’ Road Show.

Hectic programme of events for Halloween week at Coole Park

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Families across the Galway region should reserve a few hours for the ‘Deireadh an Fomhair’ celebrations at Coole Park during the October Bank Holiday weekend. The line-up of events commences on Sunday October 28 with a multitude of activities to appeal to children collectively known as ‘Spooky Stuff For Kids’. Spooky Stuff For Kids consists of smelly spell cocktail and stick skeleton making, with an eerily themed scavenger hunt to finish the day. Children are invited to arrive bedecked in a Halloween costume but they do not have to dress up. The fun begins at 2.30pm and ends at 4pm.

Ballyloughane Road to get traffic calming measures

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Traffic calming measures are due to be installed on the Ballyloughane Road once the plans drawn up by the Galway City Council for the work is agreed by local residents.

Lackagh Apostolic Work display and sale

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Lackagh Apostolic Work Society is holding its annual display and sale in aid of the missions this Saturday and Sunday in the Lackagh Parish Centre.

Anyone wishing to donate any items can drop them into the Centre on Friday from 10am to 1pm. Home baking, jams and bric a brac are especially welcome.

Four Angry Men to debate the state of the nation

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Journalists Fintan O’Toole, Nick Webb, and Shane Ross, along with economist David McWilliams will be in Galway in December to hold a public talk on the state of the nation.

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