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Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Croí webinar — expert advice on living with irregular heartbeat

Are you, or a loved one, living with atrial fibrillation? Join Croí, the Heart & Stroke Charity, and leading experts for an interactive webinar to learn how to manage this heart condition.

The need for someone to be proud of

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Wouldn’t you know that with the first rustle of the exam papers that the weather was going to improve and that at long last we can head into a sort of summer.

Ability West marks sixty years with summer of events

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Ability West has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with a series of events across the communities it serves in Galway city and county, with more events planned over the summer.

Pride month to be launched by MEP at UHG tomorrow

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Midlands–North-West constituency MEP Maria Walsh will launch the start of Pride month at University Hospital Galway at 2pm tomorrow (Friday). An information stand will be located in the main foyer of the hospital from 1pm to 2pm as part of the launch.

Road warning as thousands flock west for hot weekend

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Tens of thousands of revellers are to flock to the west this Bank Holiday Weekend with scorching temperatures predicted and a host of musical events scheduled across the city and county.

Stellar line-up as Cherish the Ladies return to live music, and to Galway

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

The all-woman Celtic supergroup Cherish the Ladies has been wowing audiences around the world with a mix of traditional music, song, and dance for nearly four decades. Like most performers, the members are emerging from a quiet few years as the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to live performances, but now the ladies are keen to get back on the road, starting with an all-star line-up in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway later this month. Here, band leader and champion flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden talks about the history of the group, how they weathered the pandemic, and what the audience can look forward to at their upcoming Galway concert.

Garda road warning as thousands flock west for sweltering weekend

Wed, Jun 01, 2022

Tens of thousands of revellers are to flock to the west this Bank Holiday Weekend with scorching temperatures predicted and a host of musical events scheduled across the city and county.

Ability West marks sixty years with community events across Galway city and county

Wed, Jun 01, 2022

Ability West has launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with a series of events across the communities it serves in Galway city and county, with more events planned over the summer.

Ability West has been providing dedicated services to children and adults with intellectual disability and comorbidities across Galway city and county since 1962. The charity is founded on the core ethos of empowering people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. People are supported and valued within an environment which promotes theirautonomy, health, and wellbeing, and enables them to reach their full potential.

Hope in the chamber the OxyGeneration effect

Thu, May 26, 2022

The man behind OxyGeneration is a tonic in himself. Brian Lynch abounds with energy and enthusiasm from the moment we met. The day job is as a skilled solicitor, but his obvious passion is OxyGeneration, with his mission being to tell the world just how beneficial this hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment is for an increasing variety of conditions.

Proposal to reopen Derrybrien windfarm 'ridiculous'

Thu, May 26, 2022

Moves to reopen the ESB windfarm at Derrybrien are a "complete nonsense". according the South Galway Flood Relief Committee.

Chairperson David Murray says the group wants "elected representatives to focus on resolution of real issues around the ESB Windfarm at Derrybrien and to stop time-wasting on ridiculous proposals".

Aran Island chef wins healthcare's award

Thu, May 26, 2022

Nora O’Malley has won Aramark Ireland’s Healthcare Chef of the Year 2022.

Galway householders urged to take advantage of free e-waste recycling events

Thu, May 26, 2022

Householders across Galway are being urged to bring their electrical and electronic waste to a series of free e-waste half day collection events in the county to help meet recycling targets, which have increased since the first lockdown in 2020.

The e-waste collection events will be touring through Galway throughout May and June, hosted by WEEE Ireland and supported by Galway County Council.

Galway students take the sustainable path to school

Thu, May 26, 2022

Two Galway schools have been rewarded for encouraging sustainable travel to school.

Galway students take top awards

Thu, May 26, 2022

Two Galway schools are celebrating success in the National Scratch Coding Competition.

Students from St Annin's National School, Rosscahill, and Kilglass NS, Ahascragh, took home two of the top prizes at this year’s Scratch finals.

NUIGalway graduate rewarded for study of green hydrogen

Thu, May 26, 2022

An NUI Galway student, who won an academic award from engineering company ARUP, has now succeeded in joining Ireland’s first green hydrogen company

Anti-abortion campaigners claim rate is 'spiralling'

Thu, May 26, 2022

Abortion rates are "spiralling" in Ireland, according to the organisers of a "March For Life" which took place in Salthill on Saturday.

The organisers of the regional march, the Pro Life Campaign, said the purpose of Saturday’s event was to "raise awareness of Ireland’s spiralling abortion rate since the introduction of legal abortion in Ireland", while urging the Government to take "serious steps" towards implementing measures to reduce the number of abortions.

Galway gears up to celebrate all things African

Thu, May 26, 2022

Galwegians have the chance to celebrate Africa Day with a host of music, arts and entertainment, food, and cultural activities on May 28.

Two day live online auction features artists' work

Thu, May 26, 2022

The contents of a west coast property overloooking the Atlantic will feature in the items to be offered at Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan next weekend.