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Only Fumes & Corpses to release new EP

GALWAY HARDCORE/punk band Only Fumes & Corpses will launch their new EP Selfish Act I with a gig in the Róisín Dubh tonight from 8.30pm.

A German sees Galway through rose-coloured glasses?

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On a wet winter’s day in 1858 Julius Rodenberg stood inside the Royal Hotel in Limerick waiting for the Bianconi ‘Royal Coach’ to Galway. It is the same Julius that I mentioned last week, who was so miserable on a Bianconi coach to Clifden. Between the years 1855 and 1862 he travelled extensively throughout Europe, and wrote numerous travel books. Despite some misgivings at the beginning of his visit to Ireland, he ended up thoroughly enjoying the hardship and its people, writing a successful book: The Island of saints - a Pilgrimage through Ireland, which was immediately translated into English*.

Hotel prices in Athlone fall 14 per cent to an average of €95

Hotel prices in Athlone and the surrounding area fell by 14 per cent in 2011 according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index.

Ford’s new B-MAX for Geneva Motor Show

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Ford will throw open the doors to its new production-ready B-MAX compact multi-activity vehicle when it takes a starring role on its stand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month.

Major €14 million initiative to develop seaweed as biofuel

Researchers at NUI Galway’s Ryan Institute are involved in a major €14 million European initiative to develop the potential of algae as a source of sustainable energy.

NUIG announces 2012 Alumni Award winners

Druid co-founder and actress Marie Mullen and the Attorney General Máire Whelan will be among the recipients of the 2012 NUI Galway Alumni Awards.

Ice Factor —the coolest festive attraction in Galway this Christmas

Ice Factor has been drawing great crowds to the Carlton Hotel since its opening on a fortnight ago — and with the Christmas holidays drawing closer the activities are set to step up a pace at the 600-square metre indoor ice rink.

Here come The Deans

FRESH FROM a series of acclaimed gigs in the US and France, rising County Galway three-piece The Deans are back on home soil for a series of gigs over the festive period.

Nimmo’s, anecdotes, and recipes with Harriet Leander

ONE OF the best-loved Galway restaurants of recent years has been Nimmo’s on the Spanish Arch and the eateries’ many devotees will be delighted to learn that Harriet Leander, the genial Finnish chef who did so much to establish its reputation, has just published a wonderful book, entitled Nimmo’s; Anecdotes and Recipes, combining recipes of favourite Nimmo’s dishes with a wealth of great stories and illustrations.

Breaffy House Resort — looking forward to a ‘strong future’

Just outside Castlebar, located on 90 acres, Breaffy House Resort, comprising Breaffy House Hotel and Breaffy Woods Hotel, is rejuvenating itself and battling the recession, and according to the new general manager of the hotel, Wilson Bird, the “future is looking very bright” for the resort.

 

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