From Mad magazine to the Ukraine war, this year’s Galway Cartoon Festival has something for everyone

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

This year’s Galway Cartoon Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet, with international exhibitions, fascinating talks, public interviews, film screenings, art trails, workshops and competitions taking place around the city from September 29 to October 4.

A1 Vehicle Sales and Service — keeping you motoring in Connemara

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

The roads around Connemara are among the most beautiful in the county, but they are also demanding on most vehicles — that is why it is so important to have an excellent sales and service provider.

Radio giant Bauer Media Audio agrees to acquire regional youth station iRadio

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

The radio ownership market in the region was boosted yesterday with the news that Bauer Media Audio Ireland has entered into an agreement to acquire iRadio, the youth music station serving listeners spanning the North East, Midlands and North West. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval.

Don’t fall for accommodation scams, students are warned

Thu, Aug 17, 2023

With 20,000 students expected to be seeking accommodation in Galway in the coming weeks, a warning has been issued urging vigilance against organised rental scams.

The Connacht Hotel Supports Galway Pride Week

Fri, Aug 11, 2023

The Connacht Hotel are proud to get behind Galway Pride Week as the seven-day festival takes centre stage across the city between August 7th and August 13th.

€4m broadband investment in Inverin paying off

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high-speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) is making an investment of almost €4 million to ensure access for over 1,000 Galway homes, farms and businesses in and around Inverin.

Heritage week events at Thoor Ballylee

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Thoor Ballylee will be a hive of activity during Heritage Week with a series of events being held to illuminate aspects of Hidden Ireland and long-gone crafts.

Galway’s world class makers on display this August Craft Month

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

A month-long celebration of local craft makers across Ireland is well underway and this August Craft Month a host of exciting events are taking place in Galway.

Host of Heritage Week activities in Merlin Woods

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Friends of Merlin Woods brings a whole host of activities to the woodlands of Merlin Woods for Heritage Week 2023.

Crucial that RTE’s new Register of Interests is made public – Cannon

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

It is crucial that RTE’s new Register of Interests for any paid for external promotional or sponsorship work events undertaken by RTE on air staff be made available to the public, Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon has said.

Getting to know...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

What is your earliest memory?
Sitting on a farm wall at the back of my home house eating gooseberries from a lunchbox. Picked by my uncle and packed by my mum, it was like love in a box! I wouldn’t eat them now mind!

EZ Living Furniture unveils grand remodel following extensive renovations in Galway store

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Ireland’s largest furniture retailer EZ Living has undergone another major transformation. EZ Living Furniture has experienced a significant amount of change and growth since its establishment in 1998. Providing top-quality furniture together with an exceptional sales service has enabled this trail-blazing business to expand to an impressive 18 stores across Ireland and Northern Ireland, with plans for further expansion in the near future.

40,000 graveyard records released in county digital mapping of graveyards project

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Over 40,000 graveyard memorial records are now being released as part of Galway County Digital Mapping of Graveyards Project. The aim of the project is to support communities and diaspora to connect with their past by unlocking valuable graveyard data sources and making them available as open-source data that will be free for all to use.

Calls made for update on planning status of Salthill Tourist Office

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Calls have been made to Galway City Council tourism and economic development departments for an urgent update on the status of planning for a proposed business that was successful in its bid to use the derelict Tourist Office in Salthill.

Cllr Niall Mc Nelis said concerns had been raised that it may not match the planning of the business, but this process has dragged on and another tourist season has been lost for the facility.

Councillor calls for five year plan to tackle ageing roads and footpaths

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

City Councillor Declan McDonnell has urged Galway City Council to draw up a further five-year plan to tackle dangerous ageing roads and footpaths in the older residential areas of Galway.

The Independent Councillor paid tribute to the Council for the work carried out in the Old Mervue area over recent years, which he said had transformed several neighbourhoods and made them safer for pedestrians.

Avail of the free events at HER Outdoors Week at Galway Tri Club

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Go along to Galway Tri Club’s FREE events for HER Outdoors Week which aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being in the outdoors while bringing visibility to the opportunities for females to get involved in outdoor physical activity.

Eleven students and apprentices from county Galway to compete at Worldskills Ireland 2023

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Eleven students and apprentices from County Galway will put their talents and knowledge to the test this September, when they compete at Worldskills Ireland 2023, the country’s largest experiential skills, apprenticeships, and careers event.

Architecture at the Edge Festival partner with Danes for Film and Architecture Workshop

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Architecture at the Edge and Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) have partnered up to organize a film and architecture workshop in response to the AATE 2023 Festival thematic provocation of ‘re-mapping’, focusing on filmmaking and environmentally conscious, inclusive design, architecture and urban planning.

Josephine Michau, Co-founder, CEO and Head Curator of CAFx will introduce the course programme for the week on Saturday 30 September, whilst Lina Fellows Lemonot - Sabrina Morreale + Lorenzo Perri, will be amongst the guest lecturers.

46 not out, Clifden Arts Festival continues the magic

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Returning for a 46th instalment, Clifden Arts Festival is set to embrace those special unplanned moments that Seamus Heaney called “the music of what happens”.

Ireland’s longest-running community arts festival will light up venues across the region with a programme that displays the community-led spirit and diversity of inspiration that President Michael D Higgins hailed as a “unique and outstanding experience”. And as ever, an exciting array of cultural luminaries have accepted the invitation of festival lynchpin Brendan Flynn, the onetime schoolmaster who first envisaged this annual celebration of art, music and illumination on the doorstep of his community.

Advertiser in brief...

Thu, Aug 10, 2023

Reddington welcomes cutting of corners
Cllr Andrew Reddington has welcomed the funding of road safety projects to the tune of €195,000 in the Headford Caherlistrane Kilconly area, which was granted last week.

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