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Galway African Film Festival

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FROM EGYPT to Morocco, from Nigeria to Burkina Faso, the best new African movies will be on screen at he seventh Galway African Film Festival.

Mayo manufacturer PEL scoops top prize in Dubai

Local manufacturers PEL Waste Reduction Equipment, from Balla, Co Mayo, have been awarded the ‘best new innovation award’ at this year’s Gulfood event. Gulfood is the world’s largest food and hospitality show, which took place in the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE this week. With more than 4,400 companies from some 120 countries exhibiting at the event, the team from PEL were delighted that their product the ‘Baby Jaws’ was selected as a winner at Gulfood 2014.

NUIG students come second in national charity event Jailbreak

A number of students from NUI Galway have travelled all around the world without any money as part of the largest national student charity event, Jailbreak 2014, to raise money for Amnesty International and St Vincent de Paul.

We’re back, but with black

If the enormous score line of 2-19 to 2-18 between Kildare and Mayo is a direct result of the new black card rule, then maybe it was not such a bad idea, particularly if you are a forward. However interpretation of the rules that merit a black card is likely to cause debate the length and breadth of the country. Rory Hickey issued two black cards in Newbridge last Sunday for fouls that would not have even warranted a yellow card in the old rule book. Paul Cribbin, the Kildare wing back, the first culprit. After making a brilliant block on Adam Gallagher and then trying to prevent Gallagher pick up the loose ball his outstretched arm tripped Gallagher, Hickey had no choice, it looked intentional and Cribbin walked. When Aidan O’Shea got into a rugby clutch with Gary White just before half time and allegedly threw him to the ground you knew there was only going to be one outcome. Hickey’s interpretation an intentional foul, so O’Shea walked. I am fully convinced if Kildare still had the full complement at the time of O’Shea’s incident, he would not have even received a yellow. Cathal Carolan got taken wildly around the neck late on while bearing down on the Kildare goal, Mr Hickey obviously thought it was an accident and not intentional, I thought differently.

Kiltane are on the march

Oh to have a crystal ball to see what fortunes lie ahead for Mayo football in 2014. One thing for sure, one Mayo club — Kiltane have a superb chance to claim one of the early pieces of silverware when they take on Truagh of Monaghan in the All-Ireland intermediate final in Croke Park on February 9, a feat my own club Charlestown should have accomplished last season but for some calamitous decisions when they were coasting against eventual winners Cookstown of Tyrone in the All- Ireland semi final. Kiltane were simply brilliant last Sunday. If you were to tell me before the game that star attacker Mikey Sweeney and Tommy “Goals” Conroy were not going to score against Clyda Rovers, I would have re-mortgaged the house on Clyda.

Success of previous auctions proves that O’Donnellan & Joyce is a leader

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has become one of the leading Irish owned auctioneering companies for the sale of property by public auction in the country. Over a period of a few years it has recorded what is believed to be the highest percentage success rate of any auctioneering company in the country in recent years.

Success of previous auctions proves that O’Donnellan & Joyce is a leader

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has become one of the leading Irish owned auctioneering companies for the sale of property by public auction in the country. Over a period of a few years it has recorded what is believed to be the highest percentage success rate of any auctioneering company in the country in recent years.

Ray Silke's GAA wish list for 2014

It has been five years since the Galway footballers won the JJ Nestor Cup.

Westport based banking academy has programme accredited for the UK

The International Academy of Retail Banking (IARB), whose research and content division is based in Westport, Co Mayo, has announced that its Certified International Retail Banker (CIRB) qualification has been accredited by the Chartered Banker Institute of the UK, the oldest banking educational institute in the world. The IARB opened in Westport just over one year ago and currently employs 13 people in the town. A chief executive is currently being recruited. It intends to create around 40 jobs over the next three years, with the support of IDA Ireland.

Sunday brings us all together, no matter where we are

By the time next week’s issue of the Mayo Advertiser hits the shelves, hopefully we'll be basking in the afterglow of a day to remember for many years ahead. Sunday's games have given the people of this great and proud county something to think about and concentrate on for the past few weeks. The All-Ireland has enabled us to forget about or worries for a few brief flickering weeks, as the hunt for tickets and the build-up of excitement about the games has taken hold and pushed our financial, social, and other concerns to a small corner of the mind. Not that they have gone away or been forgotten about at all, but it has given us something positive to concern ourselves with. It has also created a great sense of community spirit and kinship from the top of Bangor Erris to the bridge in Shrule as we have all rowed in behind James Horan and Enda Gilvarry and their two teams of heroes.

 

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