Help build a giant jigsaw for local charity
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A novel, but appropriate, fundraising initiative for young people’s support charity Jigsaw will take place next Thursday in Galway.
Jigsaw, the community-based help for young people's mental health needs, is teaming up with Avaya, formerly Nortel, to build a giant jigsaw at its Galway office on Fairgreen Road.
Read more ...Learning from mistakes is key to retail success, says Stephanie Lynch
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Businesswoman Stephanie Lynch - who recently bowed out after 27 years running the city fashion boutique which bore her name at Eyre Square - says determination, dedication and an ability to learn from mistakes are the keys to retail success.
Read more ...Fundraising art auction tomorrow
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
An art auction, featuring works by many leading local and national artists, takes place in The Rowing Club, Woodquay, tomorrow at 8.30pm, to raise funds for The Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust,
Art lovers will have an opportunity to bid for works by Siobhán Piercy, Mary Horan, Annie West, Elaine Byrne, Aideen Barry, Kieran Tobin, Eithna Joyce, Cliona Fox, Tony Gunning, Emmet Kierans, Charlotte Kelly, Ceara Conway, Paul Maye, Diane McCabe, Leah Beggs, Kamil Krawczak, and Pam O’Connell.
Read more ...Occupy Galway vows to stay as long as it takes
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
It may not have the dramatic scale or numbers of Occupy Wall Street, but Occupy Galway in Eyre Square has become the subject of much interest, debate, and curiosity, as well as expressions of good will and solidarity between public and protester.
Read more ...Six friends pick up big cheque after buying lotto ticket in Joyces
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Six friends from Galway celebrated last weekend when they picked up a cheque for €250,000 – their Lotto Plus 2 prize from last Wednesday week’s draw.
Read more ...Government fully committed to delivering bypass says Walsh
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Galway City Bypass is not a project under threat or one that will fail to materialise at it “remains a high priority of the Government”, according to Fine Gael Galway West TD Brian Walsh.
Read more ...€200,000 prize fund for Galway Races this weekend
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Galway Racecourse will hosts its annual October meeting this weekend with a 14-race card over two days and a prize fund of more than €200,000.
Read more ...Save St Francis Nursing Home campaign aims to collect 20,000 signatures
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Some 18,000 people have signed a petition to save St Francis public nursing home in the city from closure.
Read more ...TULCA visual arts festival returns next month
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
TULCA, Galway’s annual visual arts festival, returns next month where artists working in a variety of media will examine post-Tiger Ireland.
Read more ...Galway Arts Centre seeks members for youth committee
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Galway Arts Centre is seeking Galwegians aged between 14 and 23, with a keen interest in the arts, to help set up a youth committee.
Read more ...Fidelity volunteers help organise fundraising auction for Galway Simon
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Volunteers from Fidelity Investment’s Leap Technology graduate training programme helped prepare a warehouse for Galway Simon’s recent furniture auction fundraiser.
Read more ...Six-hour cycleathon in aid of Croí this weekend
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A six-hour cycleathon will take place in the Galway Shopping Centre this Saturday as part of a marathon fundraising effort for local heart charity Croí.
Read more ...Derelict local authority house transformed into Tuam community facility
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
A derelict house in the largest local authority estate in Co Galway has been transformed into a community facility.
Read more ...Overhaul Back to School Allowance and help parents and the State, says senator
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
An innovative approach to an allowance paid to parents to help meet their schoolgoing children’s needs would boost support for parents and save the State millions of euro, it was claimed this week.
Read more ...Public talks on cancer begin in Loughgeorge
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The first in a series of public talks on cancer will take place on Wednesday October 26 at Galway football headquarters in Loughgeorge.
Read more ...A Yes vote on Constitutional referenda will strengthen democracy
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
On Thursday October 27, the same day we will choose our next president, we will also be asked to vote on two referenda which will change the wording of the Constitution.
Read more ...Hillwalking club to hold open meeting
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe Hillwalking Club will hold an open meeting in the Menlo Park Hotel today (Thursday) at 8.30pm. New members are welcome.
The club, which is based in Galway city, was formed in 2001 and is a mixed group of walkers who climb the lower, medium, and higher peaks in Connemara, Clare, and south Mayo on a fortnightly basis. The group is always led by a trained leader and have been climbing as a group for the past 10 years.
Read more ...Galway artist seeks public support
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
County Galway artist Ceara Conway is seeking to raise more funds for a three month residency she will soon take part in in Los Angeles.
Read more ...Wheelchair users sought for film on access in city
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The makers of a documentary on wheelchair access in Galway city are seeking wheelchair users, carers and organisations.
The film will investigate specific locations where improvements should be made.
Read more ...I Spy…at Baboró children’s festival
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Today, the German ensemble Das Papiertheater present their captivating dance theatre show I Spy With My Little Eye at the Black Box Theatre as part of the Baboró children’s festival.
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