Connolly calls for second home levy on developers
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
A national campaign is needed to pressurise the Government into getting developers and landlords, who lease their homes to city and council councils, to pay a second home levy.
Read more ...Young actors wanted for Druid’s The Silver Tassie
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Druid is inviting Galway teenagers to join professional actors on stage for its production of Sean O’Casey’s The Silver Tassie.
Read more ...Macnas seeks parade performers
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Macnas is looking for performers to take part in this year’s parade, The Wild Hunt, which will take to the streets of Galway on Sunday July 18 at 2pm as part of Galway Arts Festival.
Read more ...Black Apalachi to feature at Galway County Show
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The highly popular Galway County Show takes place this weekend in the grounds of the Brothers of Charity in Kilcornan, Clarenbridge
Read more ...First Galway Garden Festival to take place next month
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The first Galway Garden Festival, which will take place on Saturday July 10 and Sunday July 11, promises to be a very special weekend.
Read more ...Monsignor O’Flaherty celebrates jubilee and retirement
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The Westwood Hotel in Newcastle hosted recently an evening’s celebration to mark the jubilee of the ordination and the retirement of Monsignor O’Flaherty, parish priest of Galway Cathedral.
Read more ...Dignity's Got Talent
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Galway’s newest gay venue, Dignity bar, will launch talent competition Dignity’s Got Talent next month.
All Ireland Talent Show finalist and former Alternative Miss Ireland Joanna Ryde will host the event, which takes place on Thursday July 8.
Read more ...Galway stars enjoy World Cup action
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Galway star hurler Joe Canning, Galway senior footballer Michael Meehan, and Brian Tuohy of the Connacht Rugby Squad settled into the world cup lounge on the ground floor at the Eyre Square Centre recently to take in the best of the football action.
Read more ...Charity yogathon for Croí
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The Yoga Shala will host a Summer Solstice yogathon this Sunday in aid of CROÍ, the West of Ireland Cardiac Foundation.
Read more ...Meeting to discuss building Galway’s first eco-village
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Developing the first ecologically sustainable village and community in the west of Ireland will be discussed at a public meeting hosted in the Galway City Museum this Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm.
Read more ...EU clears way for continued Government funding of Galway Airport
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
A delegation from Galway Airport has met with officials from the Department of Transport in Dublin to discuss the future of the airport and to clarify issues over funding.
There have been concerns in recent weeks after the Government indicated that funding to the airport may be cut as a result of a review of Public Service Obligation (PSO) and Operational Subvention payments.
Read more ...Galway restaurants get seal of approval
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Galway eateries and artisan food producers received many nominations this year at the glittering black tie Restaurants Association of Ireland awards ceremony held in Dublin recently.
Read more ...Galway watersports club will provide ‘focal point’ for marine leisure
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The planned new Galway Ocean Watersports Club will allow all the water sports bodies under one roof and provide a focal point for marine leisure pursuits in Galway.
Read more ...Hector to host memorial cycle
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
TV presenter Hector O’hEochagáin is to host the Jarlath McInerney Memorial Cycling Event in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital on June 26 at the Claddagh.
Read more ...Galway celebrates World Refugee Day
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
World Refugee Day will be celebrated in Galway tomorrow with a series of events taking place in the Galway City Museum from 2pm to 4.30pm
World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly to recognise the contribution of refugees throughout the world. Each year the celebration takes a different theme, this year the theme is ‘Home’.
Read more ...City bakery embraces Irish language
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
A city bakery, the winner of the Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh award, has given its shop front a bilingual facelift.
Read more ...Ninety four-year-old great grandmother spends two nights on hospital trolley
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
“Outrageous” is how the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has described the fact that a 94-year-old Connemara widow and great grandmother of 34 children had to spend two nights on a trolley at UHG’s A&E department.
Read more ...Big O Taxis launches discount scheme
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
Much has changed in Galway since Big O began serving the people of Galway in 1961, none more so than the taxi industry.
Read more ...New school for Colaiste na Coiribe gets go-ahead
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
A new school for Colaiste na Coiribe has been approved for immediate inclusion in the Department of Education’s Capital Programme, and could be completed by 2013.
Read more ...High Court approves survival scheme for Sweeney companies
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The High Court has approved a modified survival scheme for two companies in Galway businessman John Sweeney's Black Shore group.
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