Halloween gig for Irish Chamber Choir of Paris

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

THE IRISH Chamber Choir of Paris pla
y St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday October 30 at 8pm.

y St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday October 30 at 8pm.

A gala music night to celebrate thirty years of excellence

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

An extraordinary night of music was enjoyed by a packed Town Hall Theatre on Saturday evening. Music for Galway, that simple title that conveys so much, celebrate 30 years of existence during which it placed Galway high on the map of venues for many of Europe’s leading musicians, performers and choirs. It has initiated not only a loyal following for its exemplary Autumn and Winter programmes throughout the years, but enabled the talented Con Tempo Quartet to reside here as its ensemble in residence. This popular quartet has now merged into a music residency which delivers performances, education and community programmes to schools, and groups throughout the city and county. Music for Galway is one of the great cultural attractions of our city, which gives us the edge over all other centres, and a quality of life envied by many.

Music for Galway - thirty years a growing

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

It was inspired by a farcical concert, it got up and running thanks to a whip round in a living room, and was sustained by much perspiration from its members during economically depressed times.

Fianna Fáil - about as legitimate as British rule in Ireland

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Thursday September 30 2010 – dubbed ‘Black Thursday’ by the opposition parties – may go down as the seminal point in the economic tsunami of these past two years.

Employment supports day at Galway Museum

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Galway Museum will be the venue for the third annual Employment Supports Day today (Thursday) from10am to 3.30pm.

Funding boost for recycling facilities in Galway

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Recycling facilities in Galway city and county are to receive a major boost with the announcement of funding from the Government.

Sums it all up

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

My head was all a spin last week with numbers, NAMA numbers, all 50 billion of them. Don’t get me started. I don’t have the energy for a rant. There is no leadership. There is no accountability. There is no empathy. How could there be, from politicians living in a bubble? Hell will freeze over before any of them will raise their hand and say ‘sorry, we got it all wrong’. Told ya not to get me started. I’m in a tizzy this week with more numbers. My head feels like a snow globe, when I lie down all the digits float into the space surrounding my would be brain. It’s numeracy here, not maths, not even sums as it was in my day. It was easy then, plus, minus, equals, divide by, carry one over and off ya go. Here, in primary school, they do things differently and all I’m hearing between sobs and frustrated pulling of hair is ‘that’s not the way Miss used to do it in Ireland’. Now The Middle has decided she doesn’t like sums anymore even though she’s a dinger at them. She sets herself high standards. I know it will click. I will have to dig deep for the patience and tenacity required. The mathematical language is dissimilar. There’s talk of chunking and arrays and woe betide ya if you mention ‘carry over’. We are not to teach our children maths the way we were taught, teacher told us at a ‘Multiplication for Mums and Dads’ evening. Sure what else would you be doing of a Tuesday night. The response in our day, at the kitchen table doing homework, (while the dreaded stew with the sneaky parsnips boiled on the range) to a cry for assistance with maths was ‘I don’t know anything about equations, ask your brother’. And the rows continue over the lack of decent pencils and no toppers.

So there’s those maths. Then there are my own stats. I have to master a fancy Excel package, all by my own self, for a research project. Here’s where Himself comes in. I have him driven demented. Chi-squares, Spearman’s rho correlations do not float my boat; I got on fine without them up until now, thank you very much. Discombobulated is the only way to describe my demeanour at this present moment. The trajectory for the book-window-outside wheelie bin has already been worked out and I didn’t need any maths for that. It will just take maximum force and velocity.

Museum hosts Community Outreach Intercultural Celebration

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Children from several schools gathered at Galway City Museum on Tuesday for a fun day of story-telling, poetry, films, and music.

Enjoy some pampering and raise money for Galway Simon

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Fancy being pampered and raising money for a good cause? If so, go along to the Pampering Night in aid of Galway Simon at the Radisson Blu Hotel (tomorrow) Friday at 7pm.

Eyre Square’s Prestige salon celebrates second birthday

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Prestige Salon, Eyre Square, recently celebrated two years in business, and despite the recession is going from strength to strength with every passing month. With such a great location (above Matt O' Flaherty's Chemist, next door to Supermacs) and offering a wide range of services at very competitive prices in hair, beauty and tanning it's no great surprise that Prestige has become so popular so fast.

Cuddy calls for consultation before final decision on waste water treatment plant

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Locating a waste water treatment plant near heavily populated areas in Glenascaul, Oranmore, and Gurran makes no sense and the idea must be re-examined.

Two men fined after Eye Square altercation

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Two men, who incensed by racist comments became embroiled in an altercation at Eyre Square, were both fined €350.

NUIG Students’ Union to support Movember campaign

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The NUI Galway Students’ Union will be encouraging male students to grow a moustache for Movember to raise funds for the Action Prostate Programme run by the Irish Cancer Society.

Galway West Wine Club

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Co Op Bar Restaurant this November launches the new Galway West Wine Club, a great chance not only to enjoy some of the best wines, learn which wines are the best value, but also an opportunity to taste some of the delicious dishes of the region being featured at each meeting prepared by the Co Op's team of talented chefs.

The first country to be highlighted in early November will be France. Each member will have a chance to benefit from some great bargains and the club plans to have a great excursion in the Spring to one of the great wine regions being featured.

Free vibration plates when you join up with the Ardilaun Leisure Club

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Ardilaun Leisure Club provide vibration plates free of charge when you join up short or long term membership at the moment.

TDs must work together to secure school for Claregalway says Grealish

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

All Galway West TDs must work together to ensure that the new school for Claregalway can be opened in September 2011.

Sunday Wedding Showcase at the Connemara Coast Hotel

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Connemara Coast Hotel will launch their new all-inclusive 2011 Wedding Packages at their Sunday Wedding Showcase this Sunday, October 24 from 2pm to 6pm.

Court address

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

In a court report in the issue, on September 23, entitled “Drugs charges part of largest file ever sent by Garda division, court hears”, stated that one of the defendants Conor Kelly (19) had an address at 30 Rockfield Park, Rahoon.

Frankie Gavin fiddle masterclasses

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Frankie Gavin, one of Ireland’s greatest fiddle players and traditional musicians, is about to begin a series of fiddle masterclasses.

Kilcolgan gets set for Bank Holiday antique auction fever

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Antique and fine art auctioneer Paul Walsh this week-end holds his most interesting auction of antique fine art in the five years in which he has run The Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan.

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