Ecumenical service for deceased patients of Galway Hospitals
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
An Ecumenical Memorial Service for deceased patients of Galway University Hospitals will take place in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, at 2pm on Saturday September 24.
Read more ...Galway hosts national conference on the family
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Leading figures from the fields of family law, child and family research, human rights, sociology, consumer protection will attend this year’s Business and Professional Women’s Club’s national conference in Galway.
Read more ...Galway remains expensive
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Despite a drop of three per cent in the first six months of this year, Galway is still one of the most expensive destinations for hotels in Ireland.
According to the Hotel Price Index figures released by Hotels.com website the average price for a room per night fell by three per cent in the first six months of 2011, bringing it to €96, this compares to €99 in the same period in 2010.
Read more ...Clarenbridge Oyster Festival celebrates another successful event
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Another successful installment of the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival took place last weekend. Glamour, entertainment, and gourmet foods were the order of the day with local, national, and international visitors celebrating the official start of the oyster season. In recent years the festival has attracted huge attention from European and Asian visitors with this year’s festival the focal point for an Australian and Japanese TV documentary.
Read more ...Bag a designer bargain in aid of GOAL
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
An unique fundraising event, ‘Bags for Life’, is due to take place at the Twelve Hotel in Barna on Thursday September 22.
Read more ...Stage is set for the 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
The 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival makes a welcome return to the marquee in Galway Harbour next weekend. The festival has been acclaimed as “one of the 12 greatest shows on earth” by The Sunday Times, and attracts over 10,000 international and local attendees each September.
Read more ...Galway Pearl crowned at the Meyrick
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
One of the most popular elements of the festival is the crowning of the Oyster Pearl. Running since 1956, the competition seeks “talented and personable” young women who act as the face of the festival for its duration and the year ahead. Each Pearl is nominated by a local business, and the 2011 installment which took place at the Hotel Meyrick on Monday evening attracted 11 participants.
Read more ...Paulius takes the plunge twice
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Just weeks before taking the plunge into marriage, Sodexo Ireland employee Paulius Gracius (pictured right) undertook possibly a more risky dive.
Read more ...Galleon’s charity menu
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
The Galleon Restaurant has teamed up with charity worker Ronan Scully to help raise funds for the Self Help Africa charity.
The restaurant, located in Salthill Village, has created a special Self Help Africa menu and will be donating €5 from each sitting until the end of September towards Scully’s fundraising for the Great Ethiopian Run - which he will be running this November.
Read more ...Lelia Doolan to launch Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering next week
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Lelia Doolan, the renowned film producer, lecturer, theatre director, and a woman whose energy fizzles if confronted by a cause she feels needs a champion, will launch the 17th Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering on Friday September 23.
Read more ...Weather fails to dampen Clifden Lifeboat 10k
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Severe weather warnings did not dampen the enthusiasm of participants in the annual Clifden Lifeboat 10k race which took place on Sunday September 11 last.
Read more ...Ballinasloe fair and festival launches nine day festival programme
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
The programme of events for the 2011 Ballinasloe October Fair, worth in the region of €8.5 million to the local economy, was officially launched by Mayor of Ballinasloe, Cllr Mike Kelly at a special reception at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe on Monday night.
Read more ...From Tinseltown to children’s theatre and Baboró
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Saturday Night Live and theatre shows for children might seem to be at the opposite ends of the performance spectrum - can you picture what Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi might have come up with in front of youngsters? - yet they spring from the same performance philosophies and ideas developed in Illinois in the 1920s.
Read more ...Something for everyone and everything is free at Galway Culture Night
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Excitement is building for this year’s Culture Night, when artists from Galway and beyond get to showcase just why the city is at the forefront of the arts.
Read more ...City outer bypass to be included in new national development plan
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
The Galway City Outer Bypass will form part of the new National Development Plan, the contents of which are due to be revealed in October, it was confirmed last night.
Read more ...Bed push raised vital funds for cystic fibrosis charity
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Funds raised from a charity bed push in the city will be used to improve facilities at University Hospital Galway for people with cystic fibrosis.
Read more ...Massive fire destroys Shannon Oaks hotel
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Extensive damage was caused to a hotel in Portumna after a fire broke out yesterday afternoon spreading quickly through the premises which was evacuated.
Read more ...Ethics investigation finds Crowe breached guidelines, but did not do so deliberately
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
An investigation into allegations that Cllr Michael Crowe failed to comply with his obligations to disclose property interests under the Local Government Act 2011 has found that while the councillor breached the Act he did not do so deliberately.
The Galway City Council undertook an investigation following a complaint lodged with the local authority’s ethics registrar in January, alleging that Cllr Crowe had breached the ethics requirements of sections 171 and 177 of the Act by failing to declare interests under the Rental Accommodation Scheme in 2009.
Read more ...Brothers get nine months for robbing a man on ‘The Line’
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Two brothers who robbed a man as he walked along the railway line in Renmore and threatened to cut his throat if he did not comply, have each been sentenced to nine months.
Read more ...Operation to recover tragic diver’s body could get under way today
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Rescuers working to recover the body of an experienced cave diver who died while exploring an underground system near Gort earlier this week are hopeful that a specialist dive team will be in a position to travel here today to help with the operation.
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