Irish Citylink first to recognise Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
Thu, May 12, 2022
Irish Citylink has today become the first Irish Coach Service to recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower officially! Not all disabilities are visible – some are not immediately obvious. The Sunflower acts as an awareness tool – someone can choose to wear it to discreetly indicate that they have a non-visible disability and may need support, help, or simply a little more time while traveling.
Read more ...Galway cheerleaders compete in Orlando
Thu, May 12, 2022
Most people are surprised to hear that there is cheerleading in Ireland, even more surprised when they find out cheerleading was given Olympic recognition last year. But it’s no surprise that cheerleading has become such a popular sport among children, teenagers and young adults. Boys and girls flipping, throwing each other in the air and building pyramids sounds like a lot of fun!
Stuntworx Elite have just returned from a successful trip to Disney’s ESPN, Orlando with their team, Alliance, making it through to finals and placing 10th in the world. A big achievement in a country where most people don’t realise cheerleading exists! The club will be fielding a team once again at Worlds next April and invites interested athletes to contact them for information on how to get involved.
Read more ...Improve care for a family member who has Alzheimer’s
Thu, May 12, 2022
Do you have a family member who has Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia? Would you like to increase your knowledge of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and to improve your care giving skills? If so, you might be interested in our education and training courses specially designed to support family carers.
We offer online and face-to-face training. These Family Carer Training programmes aim to develop family carers’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and their caring skills, to enable them to respond more confidently to their family members’ needs. Family carers can either be the primary carers for the person with dementia or those indirectly involved in caring.
Read more ...Clifden RNLI brings its ‘Launch a Memory’ lifeboat home this weekend
Thu, May 12, 2022
A new all-weather RNLI Shannon class lifeboat is on its way home to its permanent base at Clifden where it will save lives off the choppy west coast of Connemara. The lifeboat is a special one in the Irish fleet as it carries the names of over 10,000 people onboard, put there by members of the public through a special fundraising initiative which was run by the search and rescue charity back in 2020.
Read more ...THOUGHT THE GLASS DARKLY
Thu, May 12, 2022
In late November 1623, John Donne, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, fell ill, probably of typhus, or ‘spotted fever’, as it was called in his day. He was in his early 50s, a widower since the death of his beloved wife Anne in 1617, and the father of four daughters and a son, who carried his father’s name.
Read more ...Green councillor welcomes cold shower at Salthill
Thu, May 12, 2022
Green Party city councillor Niall Murphy is delighted that a new shower is to be installed at the Salthill Promenade. The changing shelter to the east of Ladies Beach, directly across from Curry’s amusements, will have a cold water shower.
Read more ...Work soon on laneway linking Rusheen Woods to Barna Road
Thu, May 12, 2022
Work is expected to commence shortly on the laneway linking the Rusheen Woods estate to the Barna Road.
Cllr Donal Lyons has welcomed the development in Knocknacarra saying that he understands that the stile at the end of Rusheen Woods estate is also to be widened as part of the upgrading works.
Read more ...Helping others is a piece of cake at Carna’s Community Café
Thu, May 12, 2022
Carna’s recently launched Community Cafe has donated €1,000 to the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal thanks to the village’s love of tea, cake, and a good old chat.
Read more ...Free e-waste collection for Connemara households
Thu, May 12, 2022
Householders across Connemara are being urged to bring their electrical and electronic waste to a series of free e-waste half day collection events across the county to help meet recycling targets which have increased since the first lockdown in 2020.
Read more ...Galway International Arts Festival 2022 promises an unforgettable experience for audiences this July
Thu, May 12, 2022
Galway International Arts Festival invites audiences to experience great art once again as the programme for 2022 festival has been announced. The festival will take place from July 11 to 24, and tickets go on sale this Friday, May 13.
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Thu, May 12, 2022
Renmore Church Gate Collection
Renmore Parish Development Association CLG (Community Employment Project) is holding its annual church gate collection on Saturday & Sunday next May 14 and May 15 at all Masses.
Grealish calls for extension of reduced fares to all bus passengers in Galway
Thu, May 12, 2022
Deputy Noel Grealish has called on the Government to extend the recently announced 20 per cent reduction in bus fares to include City Direct, which operates services from Knocknacarra in the city.
Read more ...Cubbie sensory hub for the Paediatric Unit at UHG
Thu, May 12, 2022
The Paediatric Unit at University Hospital Galway ihas received a donation of a Cubbie Sensory Hub from Galway Sick Kids Foundation with the support of Galway Atlantaquaria.
Read more ...New look Galway City Tidy Towns and Gardens Competition is now open for your entries
Thu, May 12, 2022
Galway City Council is now taking entries for the Galway City Tidy Towns and Garden Competition 2022, with some changes to previous years. The Residential areas category will now be the main focus of the competition with Residents Associations in each of the 3 sections taking away a prize fund of €300. In addition, the public and commercial buildings category will be replaced by one overall winner instead of the many sub categories previously.
Speaking on the changes, Tiarnan McCusker, Environmental Awareness Officer with Galway City Council said the Competition has been going strong since 1961 and although still proving popular, we felt there could be some changes to create an even stronger competition in the years ahead.
Read more ...Galway Sinn Fein played key role in Stormont election success
Thu, May 12, 2022
Galway Sinn Féin headed North for the Stormont election. As an all-Ireland party this weekend solidarity is the norm.
Read more ...Lockdown saw rise of domestic abuse in Galway in 2021
Thu, May 12, 2022
Domestic Violence Response Galway (DVR), a charity supporting women impacted by domestic abuse, recorded the highest number of clients in 2021 in its 24-year history, as well as its highest level of counselling support sessions.
The charity launched its new premises and expanded services in Moycullen on Monday when key findings from the 2021 annual report highlighted the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the organisation and the women it supports. A total of 266 service users availed of the services in 2021, with a significant increase in return service users later in the year.
Read more ...Criticism as An Taibhdhearc/Fibín receives just a tenth of what it sought in city council arts grant
Thu, May 12, 2022
A number of councillors have criticised the decision to only award An Taibhdhearc/Fibín €2,000 in the Galway City Council’s arts grants allocation.
Read more ...St Columba’s Credit Union Invitational Tournament
Thu, May 12, 2022
Last Sunday in Oranmore saw the finals of the St Columba’s Credit Union Invitational Tournament for boys and Girls from u7, u8 and u9 age groups, making it the largest tournament of its kind in the west of Ireland.
Read more ...Embalmer at well-known undertakers chosen as Galway’s Rose for Tralee
Thu, May 12, 2022
TV audiences at this year’s Rose of Tralee competition will hear about an unusual profession from one of the finalists, as the newly selected Galway Rose is a qualified embalmer who works with her family’s well-known undertaking business.
Read more ...As easy to get bag of cocaine as bag of sugar, JPC meeting told
Thu, May 12, 2022
The issue of cocaine addiction and usage in and around Galway city and county is escalating, this week’s meeting of the County Council’s Joint Policing Committee was told.
Amid calls being made for greater awareness campaigns in schools and colleges, the meeting was told that the trade in cocaine is burgeoning and that additional policing and educational resources are needed to combat it.
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