St Ita’s are champions in schools debating competition

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

St Ita’s National School, Loughrea, are overall winners of the 2018 Schools Debating competition.

Ros a Mhíl port landed €12 million worth of seafood in 2017

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

The value of landings at Ros a Mhíl, County Galway’s leading fishing port, amounted to €12 million in 2017 and totalled a weight of 2,700 tonnes, according to the annual Business of Seafood report, published by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) this week.

Oughterard student wins top science award

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Roisin Molloy, from Oughterard, studying Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at UL, is a student on Johnson and Johnson’s WiSTEM2D (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing, and Design) programme and is one of a group of four students who won an award at an International Women’s Day Conference called Press for Progress held in UL last week.

Design competition aims to help Galway be plastic free

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

The School of Education at NUI Galway are launching a Design Competition that is open to post-primary school students in Galway city and county. First prize of €500 cash is being sponsored by Iceland Ireland Ltd.

This is a fantastic initiative calling for students to design an art piece that combines their creativity, design thinking and environmental awareness while highlighting the significance of the theme ‘Why making Galway plastic free matters to you’. Designs can consist of art work, design prototypes, models, algorithms, digital stories, sculptures. that build awareness of plastic usage in our world or that offer design solutions to this global issue. The closing date for application is 6 April 2018.

Galway For Life takes issue with taxpayer-funded Arts Centre’s stance on abortion

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Galway For Life has taken issue with the Galway Arts Centre over its hosting of a Galway Pro-Choice event in the run up the abortion referendum.

Band who gained fame playing to thousands from their kitchen to perform in Galway this weekend

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Dublin band The Scope who have made a name for themselves from perfforming gigs online rather than in real venues, are travelling west this weekend to play a series of concerts in The Quays and in Frank O’Connors.

NUI Galway team up with Google to promote STEM among student teachers

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

The School of Education at NUI Galway, supported by Google Ireland, has announced an innovative project titled “Creative Coding for Maths Makers.” The new project integrates mathematical and computer programming concepts, with a specific focus on promoting STEM amongst student teachers.

Food fest to showcase Westside

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

The seventh Galway Food Festival has announced a programme of events which will showcase the emerging food-growing culture of Galway’s Westside area.

After Cambridge Analytica scandal, senator concerned about data protection bill

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins who has led the debate in the Seanad on the Data Protection Bill 2018 which is supposed to give effect to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has said that despite crucial amendments, she remains very concerned about the Bill.

New Blackstone LaunchPad Partnership to benefit NUI Galway staff, students and alumni

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Entrepreneurs working with the Blackstone LaunchPad at NUI Galway will benefit from a new partnership between the Blackstone Charitable Foundation and TechStars, a global start-up accelerator and entrepreneurial network. The new effort was announced recently at SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas, USA. The announcement comes as Blackstone LaunchPad at NUI Galway celebrates its second year on campus at NUI Galway.

Galway 5K series opens registration tomorrow night

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

Hundreds of runners will be taking to the roads in six different County Galway locations for the next two month.

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Thu, Mar 22, 2018

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Ireland West Airport announces charity partners for 2018

Tue, Mar 20, 2018

Ireland West Airport is delighted to announce that Mayo & Roscommon Hospice Foundation, Down Syndrome Ireland and the Children's Medical Research Foundation Crumlin have been selected by airport staff as its charity partners for 2018.

Nine nights of suberb stagework as Claregalway Drama Festival opens tonight

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

It’s that time of year once again when Claregalway Leisure Centre is magically transformed from a busy sports hall into an extravagant theatre, ready to showcase nine nights of spectacular drama from some of the best drama societies around the country.

The Festival Committee have been working tirelessly to complete this transformation. The groups have been rehearsing since as far back as early November to ensure only top quality drama is on display.

Cannon says additional €5m will ease overcrowding in hospitals

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

An additional €5m allocated by Minister Simon Harris will help the overcrowding crisis in hospitals in Galway and across the country, according to Minister Ciaran Cannon.

We need a long term rental sector, says Threshold

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

For a growing number of people, the possibility of owning their own home is becoming less and less likely. A shortage of supply and significant growth in house prices means that for more and more people renting is the only viable housing option, according to Diarmaid O’Sullivan, Regional Services Manager, Threshold.

Friday deadline for consultation submissions on Tuam Mother and Baby Home

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Members of the public have until 4pm tomorrow (Friday) to make submissions as part of the independent consultation process on the five possible options identified by the Expert Technical Group for responding to the discovery of infant remains at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home, Tuam.

We continue to remember

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

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Patrick Derrane 5 months

A feast of family fun at the Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The Galway Food Festival, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend from March 29 to April 2, will feature an exciting selection of children’s events as part of this year’s line-up.

Would you like to be on the hospital Patient Council?

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Galway University Hospitals (GUH) is currently looking for volunteers to be part of the Patient Council for the Hospital.

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