Celebrate the new you with a firewalk or glasswalk

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

How would you like to harness the true power of your mind and ignite effortless and lasting change in your personal life and the lives of others? Would you like to create more opportunities and success than you can handle and lead others in the same direction? And then on graduation, you can prove your new beliefs and the extraordinary power of you mind by celebrating with a firewalk or glasswalk.

Free English language classes for adults at Claddagh school

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Free English language classes are being provided in the city as part of a voluntary initiative, the first of its kind in Galway.

Headford to get new community playground

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Headford is to get a new community playground as the Galway County Council has granted planning permission for it together with an amenity walk in the town.

Fianna Fáil councillor Mary Hoade, who worked with the community group preparing the application, has welcomed the decision. Funding is now being sought from Galway Rural Development to develop the playground.

Childminding Week in Galway

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

National Childminding Week will run from April 9 to 16 . The theme for this year’s event is ‘Learning is fun!’ and parents, childminders, and potential childminders are invited to join Galway City & County Childcare Committee in celebrating a week of enjoyable activities.

Win family tickets to Winnie the Pooh Galway premiere

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood next week with a new take on the children’s classic Winnie the Pooh, and to celebrate the Galway Advertiser has 10 family passes to the Galway premiere to give away.

Don Stiffe to headline breast cancer research fundraiser

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

All Ireland Talent Show finalist Don Stiffe will headline a fundraising night at The House Hotel tomorrow (Friday) in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).

No strings attached

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

There is black and white footage of Jimi Hendrix playing a violin, not with a bow, but just plucking it like a guitar, experimenting with it. The young Galway based musician Daithí Ó Drónaí uses his violin to play trad and left-field indie pop. Stéphane Grappelli was as comfortable playing with Paul Simon and Frankie Gavin as he was playing jazz.

English couple who walked across Ireland to raise funds for cancer prevention praise kindness of Irish people

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

An English couple with Galway connections, who walked across Ireland to raise funds for a British breast cancer prevention charity, said they were “deeply touched” by the generosity and kindness of the people they met along the way.

Go Cúirting in the kitchen next week

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

In a new departure for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, a number of readings will take place in the kitchens of Galway city homes.

Rape Crisis Centre AGM

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Galway Rape Crisis Centre have announced that it is holding its AGM next week.

New taewkwon-do centre for Ballybane

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Galway can now boast the first dedicated taekwon-do centre in Connacht after a new academy opened its doors on Saturday 26th March. Located at Glenrock Business Park in Ballybane Industrial Estate, The Connacht Taekwon-do Academy’s purpose built arena features a 1,600ft training area, ladies’ and gents’ shower rooms, a waiting area for parents and visitors with a window offering a full view of the dojang.

What did the ancient Irish see in the night sky?

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

People in ancient times looked towards the sky to examine the stars and used them to work out directions, the changing of the seasons, and to predict the future.

The ancient Iranians, Greeks, Egyptians, and South Americans were among the leading astronomers of their times, but what about our ancestors? Did the ancient Irish look to the sky and ponder on what the movements of the heavenly bodies meant?

Let Cava cook for you

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

Established in 2007, Cava Outside Catering provides an excellent outside catering service to the greater Galway area. From private dinner parties, large corporate functions and weddings to Communions and birthdays, Cava can provide you with everything you need, from personalised menus to tables, cutlery, plates and wine glasses. Cava specialises in a wide range of foods, which use organic and local produce when available. There is a special emphasis on regional Spanish cooking, particularly tapas, those small Spanish dishes that seem to encapsulate the entire Spanish culinary tradition.

New art gallery to open in the city

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

A disused, ground level space on Lower Merchants Road will not be idle for much longer as it is about to be transformed into a new art gallery.

New NUI, Galway study finds clues to the nature of human intelligence

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

A new study by an NUI Galway researcher has found clues to the nature of human intelligence.

Information evening on dementia

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

An information evening on dementia will be held at the Menlo Park Hotel tonight (Thursday) at 7.30pm.

RPS appointed to progress the Claregalway Inner Relief Road

Thu, Apr 07, 2011

RPS Consulting Engineers has been appointed to provide engineering services for the Claregalway Inner Relief Road.

Work continues on Carraroe water supply after oil leak

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

As Galway County Council staff work to contain and rectify a oil leak which contaminated the water supply in the Carraroe area a local councillor has called on the new Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, to ensure that the long-awaited Costello Regional Water Supply Scheme is approved as a matter of urgency.

Time to liaise with families of patients as organ donor numbers fall

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

The Galway branch of the Irish Kidney Association is calling for the appointment of a dedicated staff member at University Hospital Galway to liaise with families of intensive care patients in a bid to increase the number of donors available.

Eoin Madden, the PRO of the local branch, was speaking in advance of Donor Week which begins on Saturday.

Marine Institute to welcome Monaco’s Prince Albert

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

Galway is set to receive a royal visit next week in the form of Prince Albert II of Monaco who will be stopping by the Marine Institute at Rinvelle, Oranmore, at the end of his three-day trip.

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