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CUMAR: A Galway Rhapsody, Aodh Ó Coileáin's acclaimed and award winning documentary on Galway's artistic community, will be screened in the Pálás Cinema on Sunday March 1.

The O’Donnellan & Joyce offices at 5 Mary Street Galway are buzzing with energy this week as auction staff are busy attending to the phones and email enquiries ahead of the upcoming auction on Friday February 28 in the Harbour Hotel, Galway. With 50 properties going under the auction hammer in every corner of the country, it is no wonder that auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan is known nationwide for his energy and enthusiasm on the podium as the company continues to grow into a nationwide service provider.

A planning application has today been lodged for the eight-acre infill development site adjacent to Ceannt Train Station in Galway city centre that will see the creation of 11 new streets and four new civic spaces. The development company is a joint venture between Galway-based Edward Capital and London-based Summix Capital. The neighbourhood, deriving its name from an historic name for the area is to be known as Augustine Hill, and will deliver 376 homes in an exciting mixed-use expansion of the city centre.

NUI Galway's decision to hike student accommodation rents by four per cent has been condemned as exploitative and a move that will potentially bar many young people from accessing university education.

Under Norman rule Galway rapidly developed from an obscure village into an important seaport with trade contacts all over Europe. This transformation was entirely due to the merchant community who made themselves into an oligarchy who not only owned and directed the town’s trade, but completely controlled the municipal government, the election of mayors, and, uniquely, the appointment of priests and wardens to St Nicholas’ Collegiate church. They enjoyed total power. They lived in opulent houses, many of which had elaborately carved doorways, secure within the walls of the town, indifferent to the Gaelic natives who were kept firmly outside the gates.*

O’Donnellan & Joyce has a selection of starter homes and larger family homes for sale in its spring property auction on Friday 28 February. Siobhra Hennessy, auction co-ordinator with O’Donnellan & Joyce, commented: “There’s great value in the February auction with a nice variety of homes to suit first time buyers or families looking to upsize. Our selection of property going under the hammer on February 28 includes properties in counties Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway, Tipperary, and all the way over to Westmeath and Dublin. There is something for everybody.”

West Coast Insulation is a leading installer of home insulation in Galway and Mayo. The company has been installing home insulation for more than 10 years. Its success is largely down to two key areas — using the best products and having experienced and professional staff. Being a family company, West Coast Insulation has always prided itself on providing the highest quality service.

Living in Ireland during the mid 17th century was a frightening and a bloody time. Following the extreme political crisis that resulted in civil war in England, Ireland was plunged into a period of despair that would lead to the surrender of Galway, and the beginning of its gradual demise. The invasion by Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army, a ruthless exterminating machine, in 1649, led by Cromwell himself, not only destroyed all military opposition, besieged and ransacked towns, and imposed harsh penal laws on Catholic survivors, but it changed the demographic of the cities and lands with the resettlement of faithful Cromwellian generals, and their families. And in a new twist: tens of thousands of Irish people were transported to plantations in the West Indies, and elsewhere.

Galway returned to winning ways on Sunday, coming from behind to win in Letterkenny against Donegal.

AXIS Healthcare Consulting Ltd, a wholly Irish owned and operated international healthcare consultancy located in Galway and Dublin has been awarded the prestigious Guaranteed Irish symbol.