City council steps up its campaign in battle against discarded gum

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Galway City Council is stepping up its campaign against gum litter and asking people to “Bin It Your Way”. This is the second year of the three-year campaign and Galway City Council is once again an active participant in the high-profile national Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) awareness campaign. The GLT ad-bikes were present in Galway City to promote the campaign messages.

REMEDI enters agreement with US company to advance research into diabetic foot ulcers

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

REMEDI, The Regenerative Medicine Institute at NUI Galway and Orbsen Therapeutics have entered into an agreement with Cardium Therapeutics to utilise Cardium’s Excellagen® pharmaceutically-formulated gel as a delivery agent for Orbsen Therapeutics’ proprietary stromal cell therapy in pre-clinical studies for the potential treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

Californian woman says Galway should be proud to have Croi

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

pportunity to experience the great work of the heart and stroke charity Croi. Two weeks ago my husband and I were on a Tauck Tour, “The Best of Ireland”, from the United States. Our tour stopped for approximately two hours to walk the streets of Galway, enjoy the Sunday activity, and find some lunch.

The Beauty Lounge — an oasis in the heart of the city

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

To run and manage a beautiful city centre salon is the stuff of dreams for ambitious and talented beauty therapists, and for two Galway city businesswomen, it is a dream come true.

New app to help future graduates add up points

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

The first official third level app designed for students to calculate leaving certificate points has been launched by NUI Galway. iPoints - the free app is a must for all Leaving Cert students expecting their results on Wednesday next14 August and is available through iTunes since Tuesday.

Action must be taken against illegally parked caravans at Ballyloughane beach says O’Flaherty

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Action must be taken against the illegal parking of caravans at beaches throughout the city, a situation highlighted by recent incidents at Ballyloughane beach.

Galway hotels show growth in room rates, occupancy, and profit levels in annual survey

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Room occupancy and rates as well as profits before tax for hotels in the western seaboard region, including Galway hotels, experienced an increase between 2011 and 2012, giving encouraging indications of growth in the hotel industry.

Where are your ancestors from?

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Are your origins Gaelic, Scandinavian, Scottish, French, or English? Or are you a mix of some or all of these?

Derrick Hawker exhibition opens at Galway City Museum

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

An Islands’ Retrospective – Céiliúradh & Buíochas, is an exhibition featuring the work of artist and designer-craftsman Derrick Hawker which has recently launched at the Galway City Museum.

Galway festivals receive Arts Council funding

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

More than €550,000 in Arts Council funding has been granted to six arts and cultural festivals in County Galway.

NUI Galway special maths exam offers Leaving Cert students a second chance

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

The College of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway has announced details of a special entrance maths examination to give students a second chance to pursue a career in engineering.

The exam, which takes place on Wednesday, August 21, is for students who achieve the CAO points for an undergraduate engineering degree course at NUI Galway but who have not met the obligatory maths requirement.

Get fit at at an approved horse riding centre

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Horse riding in an Association of Irish Riding Establishment approved riding centre can tick all the boxes for children and adults.

New mental health model is the way forward says Labour TD

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Moving away from the old model of institutionally-based, custodial mental health care and replacing it with a network of strengthened community teams in both Galway and Roscommon is the way forward, a local TD said this week.

Explore the wonder of Merlin Woods for Heritage Week

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

A variety of events will be taking place in Merlin Park Woods this month as part of the annual Heritage Week which runs from August 17 to 25.

Ignite celebrates five years of community gospel with concert

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

Galway’s leading gospel choir, Ignite Gospel Choir are celebrating five years of community gospel singing with their first ever concert in St. Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, Galway on Friday August 30.

A break from the madding crowd...

Thu, Aug 08, 2013

When you were young and the Yanks and those ‘ovah’ from the UK would come home for weeks on end, sporting the sort of clothes and the richness of tan that we only ever saw through the pages of National Geographic magazine, there was always a welcome hiatus when they left. Endless days and nights of chatter interspersed with endless cups of tea served in blue willow delft which for the rest of the year resided in my grandmother’s dresser, monotonous trip to the shop to get pounds of ham and tomatoes to create exotic summer salads all munched down between hundreds and hundreds of mentions of life ‘ovah.’

I reached a point when even my young mind just wanted it all to stop so that we could go back to a life where I didn’t have to always have my hair combed, where we ate proper dinners and not salads and where we could drink tay from mugs. Where we could say “ok folks, we’ve had our fun, let’s lay down the pretence on both sides and nobody gets hurt. We’ll take out the mugs we really drink from and you tell us the real story of ‘life ovah.’ And none of this ‘you’re part of the community’ rubbish.” Do ya read me, ovah?

Bollywood producers target Galway as location for Indian blockbusters

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Some of the top names in the world of Bollywood have targetted Galway and the west of Ireland as strong locations for several Indian blockbuster movies to be shot over the next few years.

One in five clients of new counselling service seek help for anxiety

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

One in five clients of a new not-for-profit counselling and psychotherapy service in the city is seeking help for anxiety and depression.

Enter stage left — NUI,Galway appoints first Prof of Drama and Theatre Studies

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

NUI Galway has appointed Professor Patrick Lonergan as its first ever Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies. Professor Lonergan’s appointment strengthens NUI Galway’s reputation as a national hub for the study of theatre. His focus will be on developing new courses, building new research resources, and partnering with theatre companies.

Local children's writer to headline at Milwaukee Irish Fest

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

Galway children’s author and illustrator Derek Mulveen will headline the literary corner at this year’s Milwaukee Irish Fest next month.

Derek Mulveen and his wife Michelle Melville launched their first children’s book, Oisín the Brave — Moon Adventure, earlier this year. The book is the first of six which follow the adventures of Oisín and his sidekick, Orane the Dragon of N’Scaul.

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