Free English classes at NUIG

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

NUI, Galway will hold free English classes for adults from this Monday to Thursday July 22 between 10am and 2pm each day.

Councillors to discuss Salmon Weir Bridge at next Monday’s meeting

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

At Monday’s Galway City Council meeting, councillors will hear a presentation on the Corrib River Crossing Feasibility Study for works on the Salmon Weir Bridge.

Grealish encourages Home Choice Loan Scheme for those with difficulty getting mortgages

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Those looking to purchase their first home but who are finding it difficult to secure the necessary finance should consider the Home Choice Loan Scheme.

Extra accommodation for Garbally National School

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Garbally National School, Menlough, the primary school for the Skehana parish, has been granted funding to provide for additional accommodation.

SEGH delegates boost local economy

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

More than 300 delegates from around the world flocked to Galway recently for the SEGH 2010 conference, a six-day event which not only provides a forum for the sharing of knowledge and research but has also proven to be of major benefit to the local economy.

However, conferences of this scale are being hampered by the stringent visa application process which has prevented many international delegates from attending, according to Galway-based GoWest, which specialises in conference, event, and destination management.

Norris launches new Galway gay rights group

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Senator David Norris was the special guest at the Galway City Museum on Monday where he launched the new Galway lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group Amach!

NUIG launches PhD in new media and film

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

A new four-year structured PhD in new media and film, to begin in September, was launched jointly by NUI Galway and the University of Limerick.

Charity swim from Aran Islands to Doolin

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Thirteen swimmers, triathletes and lifeguards are taking part in intensive training for a charity swim from the Aran Islands to Doolin in Co Clare.

The three women and 10 men will swim the 10km crossing from the pier on Inisheer, the smallest of the islands, to Doolin pier on August 21 to raise funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital in Dublin. The participants include Aoife Cosgrove, who is from Tuam but lives in Ennis.

Hospice fundraiser will challenge walkers

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

A three-way walking challenge hosted by the Galway-based Lakedistrict hillwalking club will raise vital funding for the Mayo/Roscommon and Galway Hospice foundations, and offer a leisurely and healthy exercise opportunity for everybody in the great outdoors.

Portiuncula Hospital to be run as a trust if FG gets into power

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

If the Fine Gael party get into government Portiuncula Hospital will be run as a trust with greater autonomy and an ability to broaden its focus further, the party’s health spokesperson Dr James Reilly confirmed this week.

Arás decision in the autumn, says Michael D

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Galway West TD and Labour spokesman for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Michael D Higgins has reaffirmed his desire to consider a bid for the presidency.

Flying acrobatics at Spanish Parade

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

If you happen to be around Spanish Parade next week you might see a man and a a woman flying through hoops.

Man broke down after seeing CCTV of his assault on stranger

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

The Galway District Court heard this week how a 26-year-old Galway man “broke down” when he saw CCTV footage of himself punching a woman in a city centre restaurant and breaking her nose.

Go racing to Ballybrit and help Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

The Galway voluntary group of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association will host a race day on Saturday July 31 at the Galway Summer Racing Festival to celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary.

Six allotments sites identified

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Rahoon, Dangan Knocknacarra, Renmore, Ballyloughan Road, and Doughiska have all been identified as possible sites for garden allotments in the city.

Access Music Project fundraising gig

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Kelly’s Bar on Bridge Street will hold a concert to raise funds for the ongoing work of the Access Music Project, which provides music education to Galwegians every year.

Claddagh famine graveyard exhibition to open in London

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

A visual arts exhibition inspired by the Claddagh and the area’s experience of the Famine, originally exhibited in the Galway City Museum, is to be shown in London.

Deadline looms for submission on new Garda station plans

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Drawings and plans for the proposed new Garda station in Murrough, Dublin Road, can be viewed by the public in the Garda Office in Mill Street.

Family fun day and motorsport show returns to Oranmore

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Following the success of last year’s family fun day and motorsport show , Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs in Oranmore is announcing that it will once again host the family day out.

Have your say on British queen’s visit

Thu, Jul 08, 2010

Does the idea of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II visiting Ireland horrify you? Delight you? Or do you think there is too much fuss over someone who is simply another foreign head of state?

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