Dress Me Up in The Dáil Bar

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

As any Galwegian will testify, the women in this city will use any excuse to dress up. On the night of November 23 The Dáil Bar will provide just the occasion for them to find glamorous frocks for the winter party season with Dress Me Up, a sale of new or nearly new party dresses, which will take place at 8pm. All proceeds from the sale will go to COPE Galway. Entry to the event is free with drinks from West Coast Cooler and canapés being served while buyers feast their eyes on the dresses, which will be priced from €10 to €50.

Gala charity Christmas shopping event at the Carlton

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Carlton Hotel, Dublin Road, Galway, will hold its December charity Christmas shopping event on Thursday December 9 from 7pm to 9pm. Tickets are priced at €10 and all proceeds of tickets sales will go directly to the Galway Hospice

Ballybane man stuffs alcohol down pants and calls gardai scumbags

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

A young Ballybane man who stole alcohol by stuffing it down his pants before being caught in an intoxicated state, and abusing gardai by calling them scumbags, will have to wait another three months before he knows his fate.

Two hundred works to go under the hammer at weekend art auction

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Dolan’s Art Auctions will return to the Marriott Hotel, Galway, this Sunday, when more than 200 paintings will go under the hammer at the new earlier start time of 3pm. As always, this is likely to be a very popular and well received event.

Galway schools get 20,000 tickets for Science and Technology Festival exhibition

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Galway Festival of Science and Technology is the biggest single free event for youngsters in the West of Ireland and this week 20,000 tickets went out to schools all over the county for the festival exhibition, which is to be held at NUI, Galway on Sunday, November 21.

Cancer Care West launches 2010 Christmas cards

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Cancer Care West held the launch of its 2010 Christmas card collection on Thursday last at its Cancer Support Centre on Seamus Quirke Road. The cards feature a wonderful collection of images of Galway city and county.

Celebrating the centenary of Coláiste Chonnacht

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Coláiste Chonnacht will celebrate its centenary on Saturday evening with the launch of a new book.

Padraig Ó hAoláin, the chief executive officer of Údarás na Gaeltachta, will launch the new book, Coláiste Chonnacht 1910-2010, which commemorates the centenary of the Spiddal Irish College/

Visit Santa and his deer at Glendeer Pet Farm

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

It is not every day that you arrive at a farm decorated with thousands of twinkling lights, meet Santa and his live deer Dancer and Prancer, or see an illuminated crib with a live cow and donkey, except of course when you visit Ireland’s Lapland at Glendeer Pet Farm.

Salthill history and magical tales at the museum

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Storytelling sessions for children and for adults and a talk about the history of Salthill take place in the Galway City Museum next week.

Ardilaun receives white flag award

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Ardilaun Leisure Club has recently been awarded the White Flag Award, a quality award which recognises high standards of excellence in health and leisure facilities.

Survival of Irish craft workers tops agenda

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

A two-day conference for craft workers in Ireland begins in Galway tomorrow.

Aggressive taxi passenger squeezes garda’s throat in headlock, court hears

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

A garda who confronted an aggressive passenger of a taxi over the non payment of a fare was suddenly punched in the face twice and had his throat squeezed while being held in a tight headlock before a colleague was forced to use pepper spray and a baton to free him, the Galway District Court heard this week.

Rezoning would damage business in Galway says Ó Brolcháin

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Proposals to re-zone land for commercial use on the outskirts of the city will only draw business away from the city centre and serve to facilitate those who wish to set up liquidation sales.

Labour to hold national conference in Galway next year

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Labour Party could be part of, or else leading, the next government, by the time it holds its national conference in Galway next spring.

Elite swimmers compete in Leisureland

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Top class swimming action returns to Galway this weekend when Leisureland hosts the National Short Course Swimming Championships 2010.

Galway Future Homes & Building Exhibition comes to Leisureland

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Galway Future Homes & Building Exhibition is returning to provide ideas, advice, and inspiration for those building, extending, or improving their home. The show will take place in Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday November 26 from 6pm to 9pm, Saturday November 27 from 11am to 6pm, and Sunday November 28 from 12 noon to 6pm.

GMIT hotel school donates thirty meals for Lions Club ‘live’ auction

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Hotel school students in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) have volunteered to prepare, cook, and serve a ‘Gourmet Dining Experience’ for 30 guests that will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the Galway Lions Club ‘live’ radio auction in December.

Christmas craft fair in Moycullen

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Moycullen Shopping Centre, An Cearnog Nua, will hold its first Christmas craft fair, which opens tomorrow, and runs up to Christmas Eve.

Get your skates on for Galway Bay on Ice

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The Grooveyard will return to Galway this Christmas with the popular Galway Bay on Ice, and this year’s attraction promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Last year’s Galway Bay on Ice was a huge success, and the ice skating facility will be back at the Spanish Arch from November 27 to January 9.

Tesco opens in Oranmore

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

The new Tesco Oranmore store was officially opened this week, which according to the company, will create 110 jobs for the town.

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