Last laugh for the girl who walked funny

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Up ahead lay the Brandenburg gate, with its two sections of six Doric columns. With the heat scorching, she can no longer hear her quick footsteps on the hot road on this Sunday morning in Germany. Atop the gate lies the Quadriga, a chariot drawn by four horses and driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. How appropriate that she should stare down on this day of achievement from the girl from Loughrea.

Remand for man accused of stealing woman’s handbag

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

A young man accused of allegedly attacking a woman and then stealing her handbag has been remanded in custody after being refused bail, and is due to appear in court again next week for the service of the book of evidence.

Va va broom — world record Irish brush dance for GOAL

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Students from Coláiste Lurgan, Indreabhán, are to take part in a world record attempt for the largest number of people to perform the Irish brush dance at one time with all the proceeds going to Goal.

Galway Gay Pride Festival

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

This weekend will see events taking place across the city for the annual Galway Gay Pride Festival.

Highlights include Queerspace at the Galway City Museum, a collection of memorabilia celebrating the longest consecutive running Pride celebration in the country. The exhibition will run throughout Pride weekend.

Galway’s Mr Gay — it could be you

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Galway pride is to set to be the first Pride festival to host a heat of the Mr Gay Ireland contest.

Seamus Heaney to read at Clifden Community Arts Week

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney will read as part of this year’s Clifden Arts Festival.

Fancy a career as a make-up artist?

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

The School of Make Up Artistry and Business Training offers courses designed to teach all levels of students, from beginners to advanced, which are suitable for all age groups. Based at Briarhill, Galway, the school provides interesting courses which cover all aspects of make-up artistry.

Staff terrorised and threatened by troubled teen

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Staff at a care home were left terrorised and locked in their office while a teenager smashed up everything in sight and threatened to break their legs. The Galway District Court also heard this week that nurses, security, and gardai at a busy hospital were spat at and kicked.

Stay ahead in business with the Galway Business School

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Galway Business School will hold an open day on Monday August 24 from 4pm at GCI House in Salthill where prospective students can learn all about the school’s excellent range of business courses, all of which are validated and accredited in Ireland and the UK.

Radisson launches new wedding packages

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Ever since the Celtic Tiger began to roar brides-to-be everywhere have been fretting about how to find the perfect chair covers while soon-to-be-grooms have worried where to get the extra cash to pay the pianist.

Man who stole sweaters and aftershave fined for theft from shops and pubs

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

A man, with 67 previous convictions and described as a “nuisance”, was fined this week for stealing aftershave and sweaters from city centre shops and then having a drink in a local pub and walking out without paying for it.

Galway prepares for oldest inland waterway race

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Experienced sailors will take to the Corrib next week for the Cong-Galway race, Europe’s oldest inland water race.

Bohermore water problem almost resolved

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Galway City Council has this week confirmed to Cllr Ollie Crowe that almost all of the houses in Bohermore now have their water back to a safe drinkable level.

Remembering the Connaught Rangers

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

For those interested in the history of the Connaught Rangers a walking tour of Galway city to seek out memorials and artefacts related to the once great regiment is planned by the Connaught Rangers Association. Galway City has many great memorials related to the once great regiment including the memorial window in Galway Cathedral, and the cannons at City Hall which have been in the city since 1857 to commemorate the involvement of the regiment in the Crimea War.The tour will start in Renmore and then move towards City Hall, Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church, and finish in Galway Cathedral.

Sophie’s choice — university for some, Uganda for others

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

This week Leaving Cert students across the country eagerly awaited the CAO college offers. While talk and excitement for most will be on whether or not they get their chosen course, one local student, 17-year-old Sophie Connolly, has decided to embark on a different kind of adventure.

Burren inspired exhibition in Kinvara

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

The Waters and the Wild, an exhibition of some 60 paintings and drawings inspired by the landscape of the Burren, is open to the public from August 22 to August 30 at The Mountscribe Gallery, near Kinvara, Co. Galway. The exhibition is the work of Helen Frayling, who has been painting and drawing in and around the Burren for 10 years and more.

Helen Frayling trained at the Royal Academy School and the Royal College of Art in London. She has exhibited at the Royal Academy and The New Art Centre in London, and has worked with the celebrated community arts group Free Form in East London.

Hairs and Races comedy series available online to download

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

The popular local-based radio comedy series Hairs and Races which was broadcast on Galway Bay fm during Race Week is now available to download on the station’s website.

The g ranks twelfth in top European city hotel awards

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

The g hotel has done it again. The luxurious five star hotel has been chosen by the Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards as its only Irish hotel and ranked it 12th in the most popular ‘Large City Hotels in Europe’.

Scoring a remarkable 87 on a scale of 100, the g hotel was the only Irish property selected in the entire category and was highly commended for its unique interior design, quirky style, and eclectic selection of art, along with the excellent value rates available for 2009.

Bellissimo to launch loyalty card to reward customers

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

Bellissimo hair and beauty salon will shortly launch a new loyalty club which will reward members with special discounts and promotions each month.

Twestival Local comes to Galway next month

Thu, Aug 20, 2009

The global Twitter-based charity event has a Galway dimension next month following the success of the first global Twestival on February 12 2009.

The Galway event will take place on September 10 at The House Hotel raising funds for GSPCA who are in need of a cattery to house their cats and kittens.

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