Santa warming up for Christmas at Briarhill Shopping Centre
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Santa Claus is coming to town, and as part of his warm up for Christmas he has moved into his very own log cabin at the Briarhill Shopping Centre in Ballybrit. Santa will be at Briarhill from December 8 through to December 23 when he will return to Lapland to make the final checks for Christmas Eve.
Read more ...Win a professional photo shoot with Karma’s Facebook Fun
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
‘Funky Facebook Fotos’ is an event that takes place throughout December at Karma, combining and rewarding the two popular activities of socialising and social networking. Steps to claiming this prize are now an integral part of any typical night out.
Read more ...Galway Filipinos to host annual Christmas party
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The Galway Filipino Irish Community will hold its annual Christmas Party on Thursday December 17 at the Westwood Hotel, Newcastle, from 7pm.
The guest of honour will be the Filipino Ambassador to Ireland, Ariel Abadilla, and there will be a Christmas musical variety show.
Read more ...Get along to Damien Dempsey tonight and help PREDA
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Damien Dempsey will perform a show at the Radisson Hotel tonight (Thursday) in aid of PREDA, the charity which works for the betterment of children trapped in the sex industry.
Read more ...City council launches access awareness campaign
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Today sees the launch of the Galway City Council’s new access awareness advertising campaign as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Read more ...Community policing is ‘not working’ says Nolan
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Community policing is “not working” and is leading to a “strong disconnect” between the gardaí and the public, according to Labour city councillor Derek Nolan.
Read more ...HSE health cafe wins quality award
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The HSE’s Gaf health advisory café in Francis Street has been awarded the Health Quality Mark’s gold award by the National Youth Council of Ireland.
Read more ...Christmas concerts aim to raise €17,000 for local charities
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
A Galway woman aims to raise €17,000 for three local charities by organising four Christmas family concerts in the city.
Read more ...Christmas lights to be switched on this Saturday evening
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Galway city centre will be filled with the spirit of Christmas this Saturday when the city centre’s Christmas lights are officially switched on at 5pm.
Read more ...NUIG to host masterclass for business leaders
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Growing Brands Through A Recession is the title of a one-day masterclass for business leaders which will be held in NUI Galway on Thursday January 21 2010.
Read more ...Loughrea to celebrate Traveller culture
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The Galway Traveller Movement will present Pride - A Celebration of Traveller Culture in the Temperance Hall Loughrea on Wednesday at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Tuam to be site of new ambulance base for north Galway region
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Tuam is in line to get an ambulance base to serve the north Galway/south Mayo area and a planning application has been lodged with the Galway County Council.
Read more ...Students learn about financial planning
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Almost 1,000 secondary school students nationwide will learn about topics such as financial planning and budgeting, credit, saving, insurance and how to protect themselves from identity theft as they take part in a Bank of Ireland financial literacy programme.
Read more ...The Front Door launches Workers’ Wednesday Weekend
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Next Wednesday sees the launch of The Font Door’s new midweek clubnight, Workers’ Wednesday Weekend, for those who normally have to work on the weekends.
Read more ...Galway set for kickboxing bonanza
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The Galway Black Dragon Kickboxing club will promote its next full contact kickboxing event in the Black Box Theatre on Saturday, December 5, entitled "Seasons Beatings 2".
The card will feature 15 fights, including a K-1 rules bout between Galway’s Paul Huish (All Ireland Super Welterweight kickboxing champion) against tough guy Malcolm Byrne from Dublin. A “white collar” boxing match will feature prominent local businessman Denis O' Connell (O' Connell Drylining and Eurobead) against Sean Cronin, a company director from Cork.
Read more ...The Breffmeister to launch the new GPO next week
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
BREFFNY MORGAN, the Harvard graduate and star of TV3’s The Apprentice, is set to launch the new GPO bar and club on Friday December 11 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Galway company hosts only Irish AutoCAD University event
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The Autodesk University(AU), held each December in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest learning and networking event for AutoCAD users.
Read more ...Christmas fair in An Spidéal
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
The annual Christmas Fair in An Spidéal takes place this Sunday in Colaiste Chonnacht from 12 noon.
Read more ...Tickets flying for Croi Christmas cabaret — Have you got yours?
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
REGINA NATHAN, the internationally renowned Irish soprano, will be just one of the star performers at this year’s Croí Christmas Cabaret, which takes place in the Radisson Blu Hotel on Thursday next December 10.
Read more ...Only use antibiotics when necessary, urges health chief
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
A local health specialist is urging people to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. Otherwise we risk squandering one of the most important medical advances of the past 100 years, he warns.
Dr Diarmuid O’Donovan, director of public health with the HSE West, says people are using an increasing number of antibiotics each year in this country and are seeing more infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria as a result.
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