Invisalign clearbraces — the choice of champions

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

If the thought of metal braces fill you with dread, then invisalign clearbraces could be the perfect solution for you.

Tales of Finn mac Cumaill to be inked to places of exceptional natural resources in city lecture

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Places associated with Finn mac Cumaill in the Fenian cycle of tales and named after him and his warrior band have an historical reality as important boundary points, hunting grounds and areas of mineral enrichment in medieval and prehistoric times. This concept will be explored further in a public lecture on 5 March by NUI Galway archaeologist, Professor Elizabeth FitzPatrick.Finn mac Cumaill (Finn McCool) and his fían or warrior band are central figures in the literature and oral tradition of Gaelic-speaking peoples of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Tales of Finn reveal that he lives in a strange boundary place, a wilderness at the margins of territories. An examination of places associated with him in the real landscape show that they occur where different rock types meet and where mineral and metal ores are usually found. Red deer frequented such places to obtain their essential mineral licks and so they became important hunting grounds in the past. “These place names are much more important than instances of the survival of Finn folklore. They indicate areas of enriched natural resources and physical boundaries in the landscape,” explains Professor Elizabeth FitzPatrick.

Documentary screening for Education is Not a Crime campaign

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Galway will take part in the global day of action for the Education Is Not A Crime campaign by screening the documentary To Light A Candle tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Salthill Hotel.

Art exhibition in UHG

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

CONSTRUCTING NARRATIVE, a new exhibition of drawings by Eleanor Brennan is running in the UHG Arts Corridor until Thursday March 12.

Brennan creates drawings mainly of trees, roots, children, animals, and birds, often set in dreamlike landscapes. “I am drawn to work which is unfinished in appearance and feel,” she says. “This mirrors the transitory nature of feelings and thoughts and references an unfixed sense of self.”

Inter-schools showjumping competition returns to Salerno

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Following the success of last year’s event, Salerno Secondary School, Salthill, will host its second Inter-schools showjumping competition on Sunday March 8 at Duffy’s Equestrian Centre, Claregalway.

Have you entered your business or charity in the Advertiser’s Best of Galway awards?

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Do you feel your company is the best in your sector in Galway? Do you feel that there is never an opportunity for your customers to show just how much they appreciate your fare? If the answer is yes, then the Best Of Galway awards are the answer to your prayers.

As part of the Galway Advertiser’s ongoing campaign to encourage people to appreciate the range of retail and charitable excellence that exists in our community, The Best of Galway Awards gives your business or organisation the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, as voted for by the people whose opinions matter the most - your customers and supporters.

Killeeneen N.S. to host Thousandaire tomorrow night

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Killeeneen N.S. is running a ‘Who wants to be a Thousandaire’ tomorrow night in the Lough Rea Hotel to raise funds for the building of a GP room (school hall) and provide a facility that will benefit both the children and the local community.

Siobhán Gohery, Acting Principal, said that the GP room was built in 1998 for 109 children.

Bringing Apple to a sort of orchard

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

Sssshhh, quiet now, quiet now lads, give him a chance give him a chance….

Public lecture on the trial of Adolf Eichmann

Thu, Feb 26, 2015

More than any one man Adolf Eichmann was responsible for the day to day mechanics and logistics that lay behind the Holocaust, and made it possible.

Eichmann will be the subject of a Renmore History Society public lecture, by Brian MacGabhann, entitled Inconvenient Truths, on Thursday March 5 at 8pm in Renmore Barracks.

Galway punters striking it rich with football bets

Wed, Feb 25, 2015

A lucky Galway punter has scooped a whopping €206,000 for a measly €1 bet.

NUIG Students Union to hold referendum on legalising cannabis

Tue, Feb 24, 2015

NUI Galway Students’ Union could become the first such student body in Europe to support the legalisation, regulation, cultivation, sale, and possession of cannabis for over 18s, if a referendum to be held next month is passed.

Fidelma Healy-Eames to run as Independent in Election 2016

Mon, Feb 23, 2015

Fidelma Healy-Eames will contest the 2016 General Election as an Independent candidate for the Galway West, saying she would prefer “to dedicate my energy to policies that can make a difference rather than putting my energy into a party”.

Four thousand cases of abuse and neglect in Galway over last four years

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Nearly 4,000 allegations of child neglect or abuse of a sexual, physical, or emotional nature were reported to social and child protection workers in Galway in the past four years.

‘Life led me away from writing another novel until now’

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Percy Bysse Shelley once famously declared that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world”. While he may have been boosting his own profession with the remark, history furnishes quite a few examples of authors who were actual legislators.

Bog cotton or people’s homes - that is the choice as wrecking ball looms

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Not since the slack-tongued Mylie Cyrus straddled a wrecking ball in the nip has there been such excitement over the demolition of buildings. However proposals to demolish up to 130 houses to make way for a new bypass in Galway has got locals twerking with rage.

Major show of public opposition to new ring road expected tonight

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

The controversial N6 Galway City Transport Project ring road routes must not divide Galwegians into warring bands “advocating the concerns of one area of the city over another”, but instead lead to unified opposition with a “total Galway perspective” a new protest group has announced.

Small schools may take on extra teachers under new policy

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Small schools in County Galway may be in a position to retain teachers and, in some cases, qualify for additional ones, with the lowering of the current thresholds for taking on extra staff.

PBPA calls for Yes vote in same-sex referendum

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

While polls indicate a large majority support equal marriage rights, there can be no room for complacency in the Yes campaign which must ensure a good turnout on polling day.

A river runs through it

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

This morning, a Thursday morning, should have been like any other for the Gubbins family. They should be up and about their duties and doing the things that all Irish families do on a Thursday. Thoughts of the week past, the days to come, thoughts of their three children. But today will be a day most unlike any other. It is a day that they will bury their young son Brian. A likeable, popular, student whose ambition was to work in the world of media. For that he seemed to have all the attributes.

At around 2pm today, they will follow his coffin to the cemetery at Lisboney near Nenagh. Because Brian died in our city last weekend.

Belclare’s Kevin Steede a Countdown champ

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

A Galway man is making waves on Channel 4 gameshow Countdown. Kevin Steede, who is a native of Belclare, is now one of this year’s most successful contestants after winning eight games in a row. On average per series, only three or four individuals reach this stage of the competition.

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