Cinemobile for Oughterard Arts Festival
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The Cinemobile will be in Oughterard showgrounds car park on Saturday and Sunday as part of the town’s UachtarArts Festival.
Read more ...Barna United keeps growing
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Barna United Football Club is calling for dedicated soccer facilities to meet the needs of the 18 teams and 500 teenagers and adults who will be playing competitively for the club by 2015.
Read more ...Are you Galway’s Best?
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
In a quest to find and recognise customer service excellence in the service industry in Galway city and county, Galway’s Best Awards 2010 has been launched by Central Park Group, in association with Heineken.
Read more ...COPE celebrates tenth annual golf classic
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The 10th annual golf classic in aid of COPE Galway takes place in Oughterard Golf Club over two afternoons on April 29 and 30.
Sponsored by HC Financial Services in Oranmore, the event’s format is a four ball with an entry fee of €160. COPE Galway is also looking for companies and individuals to support this competition by sponsoring a tee for the two days of the competition for €100.
Read more ...Road race series a sell out
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Some 700 places for the upcoming Galway 5km Road Race Series were sold out within a day, reflecting the growing popularity of the event.
Read more ...Craft beer festival hits Galway
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Galway’s first craft beer festival will take place this May Bank Holiday weekend. The Brewers on the Bay Festival will bring craft brewers from microbreweries all over Ireland to Salthill for the first event of its kind in the west.
Read more ...Open evening for Educate Together
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Now celebrating its second year, Kilcolgan Educate Together is holding an information evening for new and prospective parents.
Read more ...Women’s run for Simon
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The second annual Women’s Mini Marathon Galway will take place on Sunday June 27, starting at Southpark.
Read more ...Triathlon returns
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Following the explosion of interest in triathlon the Tri3 Series Galway city triathlon was launched this week.
Read more ...City girl crowned Galway Rose
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Blackrock native Isabelle Greene was crowned Galway Rose for 2010 at the Rose of Tralee selection night before a capacity crowd at the Radisson Blu Hotel last Saturday night.
Read more ...The Voice of Reason
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
I have received some correspondence over the last few months telling me that I am unbalanced in my column because I have an anti-Fianna Fail agenda. This would be one of the more moderate and considered communications. Others have not been quite so polite. To set the record straight here is my personal position.
Read more ...Fidelma Healy-Eames launches Facebook site for public protest
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A Facebook campaign, aimed at gauging public support for a national day of protest against the Government, has been launched by Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames.
Read more ...Fourteen treated at new sexual assault unit
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The sexual assault treatment unit in Galway gave assistance to 14 people in just four months, according to figures released this week.
Read more ...Windfarm in Keelderry
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Planning permission is being sought from the Galway County Council for the redesign and construction of the Keelderry Windfarm in Keelderry, Peterswell, Co Galway.
Read more ...Galway set for five-day Volvo finale
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
The newly published course calendar for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 will see Galway host up to five days of in-port racing and festivities at the end of the next event.
Read more ...Appeal follows Renmore robbery
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Gardaí were this week on the trail of an armed robber who stole money from a shop in Renmore after threatening a shop assistant with a knife.
The man, described as five feet eight or nine inches tall with a strong build, went into Molloy’s shop in Renmore at around 1pm on Saturday and produced a knife. He threatened the shop assistant and stole a small sum of money before leaving the shop on foot.
Read more ...Councillors to vote on land disposal
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
At Monday’s Galway City Council meeting, councillors will have to vote on whether or not to allow City Hall give land it owns over to both the ESB and the Department of Education.
Read more ...Féile Joe Éinniu i gCarna
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Reáchtálfar féile chomórtha Joe Éinniú i gCarna ón 30 Meitheamh – 2 Bealtaine. Is féile í seo a dhéanann comóradh ar shaol agus ar shaothar ceoil an amhránaí cháiliúil ón Aird Thoir. Ní dhéantar dearmad ach an oiread ar shaoithe eile Iorras Aithneach, mar is léir ó ócáid oscailte na féile nuair a thabharfar ómós do Sheán ‘ac Dhonnacha. Beidh an ócáid seo ar siúl in Áras Shorcha Ní Ghuairim agus is é Tim Dennehy a bheidh mar aoi chainteoir.
Read more ...Ard-fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Toghadh Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa mar uachtarán ar Chonradh na Gaeilge don tríú bliain as a chéile ag ard-fheis na heagraíochta i Luimneach an deireadh seachtaine seo caite. Bhí an bua ag Mac Fhearghusa ar Sheán Ó hAdhmaill, a bhí san iomaíocht d’uachtaránacht Chonradh na Gaeilge don chéad uair.
Read more ...Business man jailed for abuse of granddaughter
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
A “prominent” Galway business man who sexually abused his granddaughter and offered her family €200,000 not to go to gardai has been jailed for three years.
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