Presentation on back pain

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

If you suffer from lower back pain, you could find the answer to your back problems at a free presentation being held at the g Hotel tonight at 7.30pm.

Register for free cervical check

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Last year Cervical Check, part of the National Cancer Screening Service, was launched. This programme entitles all women between the ages of 25 and 60 to a free smear test every three to five years

Launch of local grow your own group

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Grow it Yourself Ireland (GIY) is the brainchild of Michael Kelly.

Ninety day business survival workshop

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

A 90 day business survival workshop for owners of small businesses will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Monday, November 2 at 6.30pm.

Athenry Tidy Towns seeks new members

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Athenry Tidy Towns Committe, who works tirelessly to ensure their town is kept ‘clean and green’, are now seeking new members to joins their ranks.

Interested parties are requested to attend a public meeting which will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at 8.30pm in Hansberry Hotel. The committee, which was first established in 1992, has had some retirements recently and need to recruit new members.

Taking a positive approach to cancer

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

“If I were to die tomorrow I would prefer to die laughing rather than crying”, a statement from a girl wise beyond her years.

Join the Hallowe’en parade through Shop Street

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Colours Street Theatre Company is putting on a short Hallowe’en parade through Shop Street on Saturday October 31 at 8pm.

Hallowe’en family coffee morning

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Get your Hallowe’en outfit ready because on Saturday a family coffee morning is being held in the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe from 10am to 1pm. The coffee morning, now in its second year, is run by the Stargazer Lily Foundation in aid of Galway Hospice, Portiuncula Patient Comfort fund, and Cancer Research Ireland. The foundation is run by local people from the community of Ballinasloe and is fully sponsored by the Carlton Shearwater, Kraft, and Kelly print works.The foundation has raised over €25,000 for the above charities and with your help can do much more. The morning promises not only coffee but a range of activities for children, from best dressed costume to a Hallowe’en colouring competition. Further details can be obtained by calling the Carlton Shearwater on 090 9630400.

Flying high for charity

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

A Galway property company has raised €2,830 in aid of Cope Galway and Childline.

Get active at the Great Outdoors

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Great Outdoors on Eglinton St has been a Galway landmark for the past 32 years. Stocking trusted outdoor and sporting brands, such as The North Face, Meindl, and Columbia, Great Outdoors has become the biggest and most successful independent outdoor centre in the west of Ireland.

Hallowe’en house of horrors at Karma

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

The Karma nightclub will be transformed into a haunted house for Hallowe’en night this Saturday so that it has the same eeriness as Galway’s haunted Woodlawn House.

Special Christmas parties at Coyotes

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Coyotes Late Bar on Forster Street is now taking Christmas party bookings.

Fashion, frolics and fun at The Ardilaun hotel Wedding Fair

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

It is that time of year when The Ardilaun Hotel is busy preparing for its annual Wedding Fair which takes place on Sunday (November 1).

Personal tailoring from Anthony Ryan’s

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Anthony Ryan’s is offering a service from Magee for the man who struggles to find that off the peg suit.

Dental treatment in Hungary

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

One of the most popular destinations for Dental treatment is Hungary where savings can be made.

You’re never too young for a healthy lifestyle

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Recent reports have highlighted the impact both medically and financially that childhood obesity will have on the country in years to come.

Free winter events at Coole Park

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

The Coole Park winter programme of events kicks off with an arts event this evening from 8pm to 9pm.

Fisheries board investigates illegal pike breeding scam on Corrib

Thu, Oct 22, 2009

The illegal introduction of pike into lakes near Oughterard, an act of “environmental vandalism”, is threatening the survival of wild salmon and trout stocks in Lough Corrib, according to the Western Regional Fisheries Board.

Aer Arann launches investigation into Manchester incident

Thu, Oct 22, 2009

Aer Arann has launched an investigation into an incident at Manchester Airport yesterday in which the propeller of one of its aircraft was damaged when it hit a docking guidance as it was parking.

Paddy wants the right to drive when drunk, so he does

Thu, Oct 22, 2009

Paddy likes to drive when drunk, so he does.
No, that’s not fair now, Hang on, That’s a swapin’ statement which I can’t lave uncontradicted. No, I don’t want to drive when drunk. It’s just that I don’t want to be told by someone in authority that I can’t drive home after having wan pint, when I knows meself that I can drive home grand after 15.

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