Roads to close to traffic for half-marathon

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

The Galway City Council is proposing to close a number of roads to traffic to facilitate the Galway Bay Half-Marathon and 10K Race.

World Cup special for Ability West

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

A special World Cup rugby event in aid of Ability West takes place on Saturday in Monroe’s.

The world of science on show in Salthill

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Showcasing science on a grand scale, the Irish event, Sea2Sky, takes place in Salthill, Galway on September 23.

Pillo Hotel & Spa appoints new sales and marketing manager

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

The four star Pillo Hotel & Spa on the Headford Road has appointed Aoibhinn McGee as its new sales and marketing manager.

Cystic fibrosis supporters bare all for charity calendar

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

A cheeky charity calendar featuring cystic fibrosis supporters who bravely bare all in support of the fundraising initiative was launched this week in Tuam.

Through the glass darkly

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

One of the oldest books I possess, bought at Kenny’s Bookshop many years ago, is a 1772 edition of The Book of Common Prayer, described by one historian as “the official doctrinal standard of the Church of England and most other churches in the worldwide Anglican Communion”.

My copy of this famous book is pocket-sized and its title page reads – The Book of Common Prayer/and/ Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church/According to the Use of the/ Church of Ireland/Together with the Psalms/of/David/Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches.

Man charged with gang drug dealing sent for trial

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

A man arrested as part of ‘Operation Foolscap’ and charged with dealing drugs with the intention of enhancing the ability of a criminal organisation has been sent forward for trial at the Galway Circuit Criminal Court sittings commencing next month.

Charity trad session for Trocaire

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

A charity traditional Irish music session will be held on Thursday September 22 at 9.30pm in The Western Hotel, Prospect Hill.

Men’s health is no laughing matter

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Men can not afford to be embarrassed when it comes to issues in relation to their health, according to Professor Frank Sullivan, consultant radiation oncologist at University College Hospital Galway.

Anarchist group forms in Galway

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

The anarchist group, the Workers Solidarity Movement, has formed a Galway branch, marking the first official presence of the group in the city.

Comóradh an Chlub

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Bhailigh breis agus 200 duine le chéile an deireadh seachtaine seo caite chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Chlub Árus na nGael agus an club ag comóradh 25 bliain ar an saol. Tháinig siad ó fud fad na tíre, ó Albain agus ón mBruiséil le bheith i láthair don oíche cheiliúradh agus is cinnte go ndearna siad ceiliúradh breá ar an ócáid.

Dúlra Oileáin Árann

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Oileáin Árann agus an saibhreas dúlra a bhaineann leo is ábhar don leabhar nua Dúlra Oileán Árann. Tugann an t-údar, Con Ó Ruairc, léargas tuisceanach ar uathúlacht oidhreacht na n-oileán seo — an gheolaíocht, an aeráid, ainmhithe agus plandaí, an cladach agus an fheirmeoireacht. Chaith Con 40 bliain ag obair le Teagasc mar eolaí planda, mar eagarthóir ar fhoilseacháin eolaíochta agus mar phleanáil taighde. Chaith sé seal mar uachtarán ar Institiúid Bhitheolaíochta na hÉireann, cathaoirleach ar Choiste Eolaíochta an RDS agus ar choistí éagsúla de chuid Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann.

Sceideal an Fhómhair RnaG seolta

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Tá sceideal an Fhómhair de chuid Raidió na Gaeltachta faoi lán seoil le seachtain anuas. Beidh buaiteoir Pearsa Raidió Na Bliana ag Gradaim Chumarsáide an Oireachtais, Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile, ar ais gach maidin seachtaine lena clár Iris Aniar, chomh maith le hÁine Ní Churráin i nDún na nGall ag caint ar scéalta nuachta na seachtaine ar Bharrscéalta. Beidh Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí ag filleadh ag 3.00 – 5.00in gach lá idir Máirt agus Aoine freisin, agus é ag cur siamsaíochta idir chaint, chomórtais agus cheol i láthair a luchta éisteachta.

Beidh tús á chur ag Anna Ní Bhroin le Sláinte Mhaith, clár nua ina ndírítear ar gach ábhar a bhaineann le sláinte agus aclaíocht phearsanta an duine. Ceapadh Eagraí Polaitíochta nua ar Raidió na Gaeltachta le déanaí, agus is í Beirní Ní Chuinn a choinneoidh éisteoirí ar an eolas maidir leis an rás d’Áras an Uachtaráin an mhí seo chugainn, chomh maith le mórchúrsaí polaitíochta eile fud fad na tíre.

Entries open for chamber’s business awards

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

This year’s Galway Chamber Business Awards 2011 will take place on October 15.

Get active and volunteer for your community

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Active Citizenship Week is currently taking place in the city, spearheaded by Junior Chamber Ireland Galway.

Ecumenical service for deceased patients of Galway Hospitals

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

An Ecumenical Memorial Service for deceased patients of Galway University Hospitals will take place in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, at 2pm on Saturday September 24.

The service is being held to remember the deceased patients of GUH who passed away during the period of July 2010 to June 2011. Fr David Cribbin, Chaplain of University Hospital Galway, says: “We are holding this service in memory of deceased patients of Merlin Park University Hospital and University Hospital Galway and we welcome friends and family from Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Clare and further afield to attend the service. The aim of the service is to give relatives and friends the opportunity to honour, love, and remember their deceased. It also affords the staff who have cared for the patients and their relatives an opportunity to acknowledge the loss and the privilege of having shared in this difficult family time.”

Galway hosts national conference on the family

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Leading figures from the fields of family law, child and family research, human rights, sociology, consumer protection will attend this year’s Business and Professional Women’s Club’s national conference in Galway.

Galway remains expensive

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Despite a drop of three per cent in the first six months of this year, Galway is still one of the most expensive destinations for hotels in Ireland.

Clarenbridge Oyster Festival celebrates another successful event

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Another successful installment of the Clarenbridge Oyster Festival took place last weekend. Glamour, entertainment, and gourmet foods were the order of the day with local, national, and international visitors celebrating the official start of the oyster season. In recent years the festival has attracted huge attention from European and Asian visitors with this year’s festival the focal point for an Australian and Japanese TV documentary.