Intensive Leaving Cert Irish Oral course

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Conradh na Gaeilge will host two intensive courses for Leaving Cert students preparing for the Irish language oral exam.

Let the Galway Film Centre identify your community

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

The Galway Film Centre has announced that the closing date for ID Projects application is fast approaching.

New Central Park nightclub to reopen this Easter Saturday

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Lots of work has gone into breathing new life into Central Park nightclub which will open its doors to the awaiting public this Easter Saturday at 10pm.

Galway women can get Salsa-fit at Pagoda’s Temple

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Salsa-Fit is geared in a fun way to get you moving to the infectious rhythms of the Cuban born dance style and now it has arrived in Galway. Salsa-Fit will help you get in shape and feel great as you learn the hottest dance moves around.

What better way to spend your enjoyable time, than under the instruction of professional Latino instructor Raul Sanhueza, as he leads you into a world of aerobic dance exercises in a bright, warm and welcoming environment. Classes are held on an ergonomic padded floor which provides great results while avoiding injuries as there is less impact on the joints.

Get the ultimate 3D sporting experience at Fagan’s

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway’s first state of the art Carlsberg 3D Lounge, which offers sports fanatics the ultimate TV viewing experience, will be kicking off this Saturday, April 3, with the Manchester United v Chelsea clash.

Win a summer of fun with Family Time

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

FamilyTime and the Galway Advertiser have teamed up to offer families an opportunity to win some super prizes.

St Columbas nursing home can save you €1,400

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

If you or your loved one is currently on discharge from hospital and if you are in need of respite care the HSE will pay the cost for one or two weeks respite in only five nursing homes in Galway.

Give up your aul’ eggs for JCI

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

JCI Galway is delighted to announce its annual Easter Egg Event will once again take place on Easter Sunday April 4. This annual event is one of the highlights of JCI and the children of Galway’s calendar! The event involves local children bringing their “extra” Easter Eggs to Masses at Barna, Claregalway, Knocknacarra, Mervue and Renmore. These eggs will then be collected by volunteers from JCI Galway and given to the childrens’ ward at NUIG and local worthwhile charities including COPE Galway and St. Vincent de Paul.

Health and weight management seminars at The Menlo Park Hotel

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Seminars designed to inform people in a general way about health and wellbeing and to encourage them to take that first step towards a healthier way of life, are to be held next week at The Menlo Park Hotel.

Lucky Athenry punter wins over €100,000 on €2 bet

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

A lucky Galway punter is celebrating this week after winning more than €100,000 from a €2 bet when amazingly the seven horses he backed all romped home in first place.

Gort’s Wild Swans take their wake to the stage

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

The Wild Swan Theatre Company, Gort stage a hilarious comedy by MJ Ginnelly called A Wake In The West” in the Town Hall, Gort from Thurs 15 to Sun April 18.

Toddler death was every parent’s worst nightmare

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

In what must be every parent’s worst nightmare, the shock at the death of the little toddler in the accident at the weekend has sent shivers down the spines of us all. The horror of the moment is in all of our minds, but this must be a terrible period for the parents and family of little Oskars Dauksts.

Under the African skies

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Elaine Divilly spent two months working in Zambia project managing a block production and building development as part of the Alan Kerins African Projects. In the process, she learned a lot about the realities of Africa and herself too.

UHG to slash aggressive cancer treatment budget to address deficit

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

University Hospital Galway has been forced to slash its budget for aggressive cancer treatment for end of life patients by €3 million in a bid to address the €22 million overall budget deficit it is facing this year, a local politician has claimed.

Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames says this reduction is one of many which will impact on vital services at the west’s flagship hospital. Others cuts include €1m to orthopaedics (eg, 200 hip operations, knee procedures, etc), €1m to prosthetic provision, eg, braces, etc, €1/2m to laboratory tests, €1/2m leading to extended theatre closures which will mean emergency procedures only and a 50 per cent reduction in gynaecological services.

End of the Teo show as Eamon gets a proper job

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Dear Eamon,
First of all comhghairdeachas on your appointment. Can I say how glad I am that you’ve been moved from that Godforsaken department where every time I wrote to you for a few bob, I had to let on be a gaeilgoir, gathering up phlegm in the throat and rattling off a rake of focails just to give the impression that I was worthy of the many grants you threw me way. Even when they answered the phone, they hit me with some questions in the gaelgish when all I had was “Ta me go maith. Now, an bhfuil Eamon there?” But no, that was never enough for them, They always kept going, asking me if I thought you’d know what I’d be calling about. When we all know that the only type of calls you ever got were for the grants. I used to say “Deaglan anseo from (fill in the blank) Teo. Once they heard the word Teo, they knew I was ringing about the cash and put me straight through.

First of all comhghairdeachas on your appointment. Can I say how glad I am that you’ve been moved from that Godforsaken department where every time I wrote to you for a few bob, I had to let on be a gaeilgoir, gathering up phlegm in the throat and rattling off a rake of focails just to give the impression that I was worthy of the many grants you threw me way. Even when they answered the phone, they hit me with some questions in the gaelgish when all I had was “Ta me go maith. Now, an bhfuil Eamon there?” But no, that was never enough for them, They always kept going, asking me if I thought you’d know what I’d be calling about. When we all know that the only type of calls you ever got were for the grants. I used to say “Deaglan anseo from (fill in the blank) Teo. Once they heard the word Teo, they knew I was ringing about the cash and put me straight through.

Fine Gael duo get on their bikes for special needs

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Two Galway Fine Gael representatives will this weekend take on the gruelling challenge of cycling 780km from Dinard in northern France to Lourdes in the foothills of the Pyrenees in the hopes of raising more than €250,000 for young people with special needs.

Galway West retains its minister in Cowen’s ‘uninspiring’ reshuffle

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

To describe An Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s cabinet reshuffle as cautious would be to give it a gravitas it does not deserve. It was simply the work of an uninspired and dreadfully uninspiring leader.

The nature of Cowen’s reshuffle was best symbolised by the calamitous Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, who publicly stated that Albert Einstein proposed the Theory of Evolution, being appointed Minister for Education and Science.

Charity for homeless people appeals for funds

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

A charity which provides accommodation to more than 100 homeless single men and women is appealing to people to give generously to its appeal for funds.

NUIG researchers to learn from leading stem cell expert

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Researchers with the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at NUI Galway are set to benefit from the vast experience and tutelage of leading stem cell expert Dr Alan Colman.

Residents object to ABP over proposed Millar’s Lane development

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Residents in the Gort na Greine, Cruachan Park, and Ros Geal estates are appealing to An Bord Pleanála to refuse permission to a proposed commercial development in Millar’s Lane, which has already received the backing of the Galway City Council.

The city council granted planning permission for a commercial development adjacent to Millar’s Lane. The application was originally submitted in 2008 which sought to demolish the existing dwelling house and shed and create a new site entrance onto Rahoon Road.

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