Living the good life
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Encouraging small scale food production is a laudable mission statement for a small organisation based in rural County Galway. Poultry keeping, fruit and vegetable growing, and even building and cooking with clay ovens are all on the Kinvara Sustainable Living menu. Anna Jeffrey Gibson and Lynn O’Keeffe-Lascar have added a new series of one day courses to their popular evening classes.
Read more ...Workplace skills course
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
If you want to improve your reading, writing, computers, and maths skills in a short time, the Galway Adult Basic Education Service has a course for you.
Read more ...Vive l’été
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Make the most of the long evenings and bright mornings by attending an intensive French course this summer at the French Institute.
Read more ...Learn Spanish and Italian the ‘practical’ way
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
New Spanish and Italian classes will start next week in the Language Institute at the Granary Learning Centre. These courses are specifically designed for people who plan travel or short stays in Spain, Latin America, or Italy. They will be focused on the words and phrases that you need to get information, to buy things, to get around, and to meet people. The innovative way in which the course is designed provides maximum practice with native speakers and is guaranteed to be functional and fun.
Read more ...Nutrition certificate offered at Atlantic College
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Do you want to know exactly how food affects your wellbeing? This and many other questions around the area of food, diet, and nutrition will be addressed as part of a new FETAC certificate in nutrition course currently being offered by Atlantic College.
Read more ...CCTV helps capture violent attacker
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The man responsible for an unprovoked and violent attack in which the victim sustained serious injury to the back of his head was captured on CCTV, a tool in crime prevention which was praised by a district court judge this week.
Read more ...Birthday girl injures man in costume jewellery assault
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Birthday celebrations turned sour when a bit of pushing and shoving in a nightclub cloakroom queue led to a woman lashing out at a man and seriously injuring him in the eye with her costume jewellery ring, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Hit and run driver fined €900
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A 25-year-old Gort woman, who was fined €900 this week for careless driving and hit and run offences, was good enough to leave her vehicle’s licence plate behind for gardai before fleeing the scene of a traffic accident, the Galway District Court heard this week.
Read more ...Rape accused admitted to psychiatric hospital
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A 38-year-old Galway man accused of raping and sexually assaulting his niece has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Read more ...Homeless man jailed for Aids bite threat to garda
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
An alcoholic homeless man who threatened a garda that he had Aids and would bite him was sentenced to a total of five months in jail for the serious nature of the abuse.
Read more ...Man gets four months for store thefts
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A man who claimed he stole aftershave, perfume, and clothes from city centre stores to provide for his family received four months in jail at Galway District Court this week.
Read more ...Charity bike run
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A charity motorcycle run will take place on Sunday to raise funds for Galway hospice.
Read more ...Knocknacarra school opens officially
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
After many years of campaigning by local residents, Friday April 23 will see the official opening of the new school of St John the Apostle, Knocknacarra National School.
Read more ...Zhivago and Simon work for Galway
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
One of the city’s oldest businesses has teamed up with Galway Simon Community in a bid to help the homeless people of Galway.
Read more ...New home care service launched
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The Village Nursing Care Centre in Craughwell has recently launched a home care service with a difference.
Read more ...Circus cabaret
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Galway Community Circus has announced a fundraising event to be held in The Bank of Ireland Theatre in NUIG.
Read more ...Public lecture on The Battle of Britain
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The fall of France, the evacuation from Dunkirk, and the Battle of Britain will be examined in the next public lecture from the Renmore History Society. The lecture, entitled The Narrowest Margin – The Story of the Battle of Britain will be given by Brian MacGabhann in the Renmore Barracks on Thursday April 29 at 8pm.
Read more ...Learning while helping others
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A series of seminars which hopes to raise money to help the poor, and educate the people of Galway, has been organised by Seán Connaughton, a part time lecturer at GMIT. Motivated by the success of former students who referenced their experience and motivation to their time at GMIT, Connaughton, has Trio Seminars, a training experience which he hopes will benfit the wider community.
Read more ...Get your heart pumping for Croi
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The west of Ireland’s biggest charity cycle , the annual Croi Lough Corrib event, is set to take place on May 23 this year.
Read more ...The Stiletto disco
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The definitive girls’ night out arrives at The Dail Bar tonight at 10pm.
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