The Coronas to play Arts Festival Big Top in July

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

Galway International Arts Festival and Róisín Dubh have announced that The Coronas will return to the stage of the Heineken® Big Top this July.

The Coronas are the latest artists to be announced for this exciting series of gigs, which will take place as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2023.

Newcastle couple who built grotto invite people to pray in May

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

A city couple, who set up a grotto at the end of their road, are inviting people to make time for prayer during May, which is traditionally the month of the rosary.

Festival Makers Conference taking place in Galway next month

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The Arts Council in partnership with Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Galway and Creative Europe Desk Ireland is to hold the Festival Makers Conference in Galway on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 May. The event will provide opportunities for festival makers, festival stakeholders and artists to exchange ideas, share skills and discuss festival practice in Ireland.

Celebrating poetry in Gort this weekend with ‘Letters to the Universe’

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The Ploughed Field Collective poetry group in Gort is running a series of poetry events under the theme ‘Letters to the Universe’ this coming weekend as part of Poetry Day 2023.

Retired An Post/Eircom workers to hold reunion in city next month

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The retired members of the former Department of Posts & Telegraphs, An Post, Telecom Eireann, Eircom and Eir at Eglinton Street are holding the An Post/Eircom reunion in the Menlo Park Hotel on Friday May 19.

Issue of illegally parked cars raised at JPC meeting

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The issue of cars parking on footpaths and green areas across the city was raised at this week’s meeting of the Joint Policing Committee of Galway City Council when members said that the issue might lead to emergency vehicles being unable to gain access to areas.

Appoint Clybaun Road traffic wardens now before children are killed, warns councillor

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

Galway City Council needs to expedite the appointment of school traffic wardens before someone is killed or seriously injured, a city councillor has warned.

Cllr Niall McNelis has again called on Galway City Council for an immediate update and filling of school traffic wardens especially for the Clybaun Road area in Knocknacarra.

Bus services in Galway to increase by 50% under proposed new bus network

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The level of bus services in Galway city, Bearna and Oranmore will increase by nearly 50%, according to the draft new bus network for Galway plan launched this week in the city by the National Transport Authority (NTA).

Drugs issue in west is leading to volatility and violent organised crime, JPC told

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The prevalance of a burgeoning drugs trade in the west is leading to a volatile and violent organised crime network, the Galway City Council Joint Policing Committee was told on Monday.

Disruptive technologies funding will see Galway company create ‘Silicon Valley’ of space communications in the west

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

MBRYONICS Ltd, a Galway-based company which specialises in developing advanced optics for the space industry, has just secured €4.1 million in funding through the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The company is planning a significant expansion and aims to create a ‘Silicon Valley’ for earth-orbit communications technology in the west.

Train Station invites you to Dip a Day for Simon

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

Train Station invite you to get on board with Galway Simon Community for their ‘Dip a Day in May’ challenge. Jonny O’Brien and Ronan Kennedy, owners of the Train Station gym on Munster Avenue in the Westend, are committed to supporting their community. With the #dipadayinmay challenge, they are offering anyone who joins Team Train Station (www.dipadayinmay/iregister.ie) and raises €100, a free circuit, spin or yoga class along with a free coffee from their new Wellness Garden.

ePower brings 90 EV charge points to 13 Irish hotels

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

Windward Management, a team of experienced hotel operators and investors, have launched 90 new electric vehicle charge points in 13 of their hotel locations nationwide. The charging infrastructure was installed by ePower who supply, install, support and manage electric vehicle chargers throughout Ireland.

Galway Potters Market this weekend

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The wonderful Galway Potters Market is happening again this weekend (Sunday, April 30 and Monday, May 1) at the Spanish Arch in Galway City from 10am-6pm.

Organisers are excited to announce that more than 25 specially selected ceramic artists from all over Ireland will be displaying and selling their work at this annual market.

The Connacht Hotel helping to raise funds for Galway Hospice

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The Connacht Hotel is raising funds for its chosen charity partner of the year for 2023, Galway Hospice.

Bus plan is a vital part of an inclusive city

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

The old maxim about several buses coming along at once certainly applies to the announcement by the National Transport Authority at a city hotel earlier this week. The headline act is the possibility of a 24-hour bus service, but let’s not go queuing at 4.45am just yet as it could be two years before that bus pulls up.

However, I do like their way of thinking, because at last it will be about providing viable alternatives to the use of the car in our city of cars. Much has been written over the past decade about the dependance of citizens on the car network, for a variety of reasons. The comfort, the privacy, but in some cases, because of the lack of an alternative service to bring you to and from your destination at a. time of your choosing.

Green Homes Event.

Mon, Apr 24, 2023

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Solicitor from Galway establishes Solicitor’s firm in Castletroy, Limerick

Mon, Apr 24, 2023

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Congestion charge suggestion for Galway was ‘putting cart before horse’

Thu, Apr 20, 2023

Recent proposals for congestion charges in Galway as part of an effort to reduce car dependency, have been firmly ruled out, as the necessary public transport infrastructure is not yet in place.

University of Galway announce 2023 Alumni Award winners

Thu, Apr 20, 2023

University of Galway has announced the winners of the 2023 Alumni Awards to be presented at a gala banquet on Friday June 16, 2023. The Alumni Awards recognise individual excellence and achievements among the University’s 128,000 alumni worldwide. These awardees are leaders who have demonstrated impact and excellence in their fields on a local, national, and international level.

Profanity and vulgarity in modern society

Thu, Apr 20, 2023

No one can deny that the verbal vulgarity of swearing, cursing, or what used to be called profanity has become accepted and even standardised in the modern world. Whether in films, novels, music CDs, or stand-up comedians, dropping the f-word is always guaranteed to raise a laugh.

I grew up in household where I never heard any these objectionable words. Without ever making a big deal out of it. I never heard my father swear, and my mother was so punctilious, she wouldn’t even utter the word ‘God’ except in a reverent sense. Consequently, when I arrived in Ireland, 50 years ago, I was surprised and, yes, shocked the casual profanity that surrounded me, and grated on my ear.

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