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‘Glamour in Galway’, the first all day beauty, fashion, pampering, and styling event to hit the west will be held on Sunday November 14 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway. The event will be hosted by style guru and presenter of RTÉ’s Off the Rails Brendan Courtney. Brendan will be joined by celebrity makeup artist Derrick Carberry and world champion hair stylist, Mary Kennedy. The trio will be carrying out makeovers and offering professional advice to guests throughout the day.

Most of the area seen in this photograph was once part of a grant of land to Edward Eyre in 1670. It was all originally outside the city walls and was mostly made up of three islands which included St Stephen’s Island and Horse Island.

The Galway Rape Crisis Centre’s annual church gate collection is this coming weekend October 30 and 31. The centre depends on the generosity of the people of Galway to be able to continue the work it does, and time and time again, the people of Galway have not let it down.

A penguin sanctuary, which it is hoped will enhance the positive educational environment for visitors from home and abroad, will be a major part of the refurbishment plans for Galway Atlantiquaria, which has received nearly €700,000 in funding.

The threat of an increase in registration fees and a cut to maintenance grants has prompted the NUI Galway’s Student Union to take action by launching a nationwide e-campaign which aims to provide students with a platform to air their views and to lobby local TDs.

“A modern port facility for Galway, catering for commercial shipping traffic and the development of Galway as a centre for Ocean Energy, cruise liners and marine leisure is pivotal to the future progression of the city,” according to Captain Brian Sheridan, Harbour Master who made his comments in advance of the Galway 2040 Symposium to be held in GMIT on Friday November 5.

The Galway Islamic Cultural Centre will hold its first Annual Convention 2010 in the Live Lounge of the Radisson Blu Hotel on Friday November 5 from 4pm.

Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution will be part of the Galway Science and Technology Festival and pupils from Galway schools will be able to see some of the original specimens which Darwin collected in support of his theory.

Gardai investigating a serious road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist at the weekend are continuing their appeal for witnesses.

Galway’s immigrant communities will show how much a part of Galway life they have become when they contribute stories and photographs to the Galway City Museum archives.