Jobs boost for Galway Bay Golf resort
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Galway Bay Golf Resort is looking to expand its operations after opening a new driving range last week.
Read more ...Elverys’ customers and staff raise €40,000 for charity
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Elverys Sports is celebrating its success in raising €40,000 for the ISPCC this week.
Read more ...NUIG celebrates volunteering with tenth annual fair
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Some 80 charities and community organisations will showcase the wide range of volunteer opportunities at the 10th annual NUI Galway Volunteering Fair next Tuesday.
Read more ...Minister vows to protect uniqueness of Connemara
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Connemara is an unique area that needs to be protected and environmental farming has to be supported, according to Minister for Arts, Heritage, and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan.
Read more ...Meet Galway’s All-Ireland hurling heroes
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Hurling fans will have the opportunity to meet Galway’s young All-Ireland winning hurlers on Saturday.
Read more ...Dance your Sunday away
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Step into those dancing shoes and spend your Sunday afternoons dancing the day away at the Tea Dance parties in the Claregalway Hotel.
Read more ...Loughrea braced for annual 10k run
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
This Sunday Loughrea Athletic Club will be holding its annual Grey Lake 10k Road Race. Starting near the tennis club on the Gort road and finishing at St Brendan’s Cathedral on Barrack Street, the route comprises a lap of the famous Grey Lake.
Read more ...Family fun in Renmore on Saturday
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Galway city and county local sports partnerships are linking with The Irish Sports Council to host a family sports day in Renmore Community Centre on Saturday.
Read more ...Tuam’s secret millionaire a hit with viewers
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
The first episode of RTÉ’s The Secret Millionaire, which featured an emotional and generous donation by Galway man John Concannon, was the most watched programme on television on Monday night.
Read more ...Network Galway’s charity fashion show
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Collections from some of Galway’s top shops and boutiques will be showcased at Network Galway’s upcoming fashion show in the Salthill Hotel on Thursday October 6. All proceeds from the event will be going to ‘AWARE - Helping to Defeat Depression’.
Models from Catwalk Model Agency will bring the latest trends to the runway, with ladies’ and men’s fashions from Beverly Hills, Colette Latchford, Sugar Pink Boutique, Suzie Mahony Designs, Marian's of Boyle, Okinara House of Fashion, Squisito Ladies Fashions, Standún, The Hat Shop, Myriam O’Reilly, Vida, and Louis Copeland.
Read more ...Oyster festival finale fun for all the family
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
The 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival concludes in style on Sunday with a full day of entertainment planned for all the family at the festival marquee on Galway Harbour.
Read more ...Oyster Opening Championship attracts entries from sixteen countries
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
The Bollinger World Oyster Opening Championship, a highlight of the 57th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival, takes place on Saturday from 12pm in the festival marquee on Dock Road.
Read more ...Kingfisher Club hosts open day to launch autumn classes
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
The Kingfisher Club is hosting an open day today and as part of the event, it is welcoming potential members to visit the gyms from 12 noon to 8pm and avail of a €100 discount on membership.
Read more ...City Mayor opens Our Lady’s Boys Club’s new clubhouse
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Mayor of Galway city Councillor Hildegarde Naughton cut the tape and officially opened the new clubhouse for Our Lady’s Boys Club at Sea Road.
Read more ...Jerry Fish and Duke Special to play The Latin Quarter
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Galway will be music central from today when the four day Guinness Live Festival takes to the streets and venues of the city’s Latin Quarter.
Read more ...Join the guests at a charity wedding with a diference
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
A fundraiser with a difference takes place in the Clayton Hotel on October 1 when the Insurance Institute of Galway’s holds a mock wedding in aid of Oranmore-based children’s cancer charity Hand in Hand.
Read more ...Have your say on the future of music education
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Galway Music Education Partnership, which recently launched its website as part of its bid to Music Generation for funding, is calling on parents, music teachers and professional musicians to get in touch and have their say on the future of music education.
Read more ...Autumn walking festival will explore the beauty of Connemara
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
The latest Four Seasons Walking Festival takes place from Friday October 21 to Sunday October 23.
Read more ...Titan Wheelers need your vote for funding
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
A Galway-based wheelchair basketball team has been shortlisted for a share of the €125,000 Coca-Cola 125 Years Thank You Fund.
Read more ...Two charged following separate drugs seizures
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Two people are due to appear in court in Galway next month to answer charges under the Misuse of Drugs Acts following two separate seizures in the city in recent days.
In the first incident, two men and a woman were arrested following the discovery of cannabis worth an estimated €12,000 in a car in the Briarhill area on Thursday September 15. The woman and one of the men were later released without charge, and file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions on the incident. The second man has been charged under sections 3 and 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and is due to appear in Galway District Court next month.
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