Galway player scoops €500k in Tuesday’s Euromillions draw
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Euromillions players across the county are being urged to check their tickets carefully following Tuesday’s draw.
Read more ...HIQA inspection finds Galway/Roscommon service area to be compliant in all standards assessed
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
The latest HIQA Inspection report for Tusla in Galway/Roscommon shows that the area’s residential service was compliant in all standards assessed. This HIQA inspection report focused on the statutory duties of Tusla social workers in the monitoring of placements for children in residential care in the Tusla Galway/Roscommon service area.
Read more ...Galway to launch Gold Star programme
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Initiative to improve services for disabled people at local businesses
Read more ...Abuse of match officials a symptom of changing society
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
When I started out in this game, and even as a kid, there were certain pillars of society that demanded and were given authority and respect. We were all taught to respect the guards, teachers, priests, nuns, the elderly, the doctors the vulnerable...the list went on.
As a young journalist on the crawl for a good yarn in the highways and byways of the country, the verified sources back then were not Googles or Storyful...but the matron on the hospital ward; the garda sergeant at the local station, the parish priest or the talkative curate; the postmaster/postmistress.
Read more ...‘Hospice services can make you prepare for death in a better way, with a little less fear for everyone’
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
A young teacher who lost both her parents to cancer was determined to continue her mum’s Hospice fundraising efforts when she became too ill to hold the events.
Read more ...From saves to scissors — Packie Bonner to do honours at Maree-Oranmore FC 4G pitch
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Maree Oranmore FC’s wonderful state of the art community 4G pitch facility at Caulfield Industrial Park will be officially opened this Sunday when former Irish international keeper Packie Bonner of Italia 90 fame will cut the ribbon.
The club is one of the fastest-growing with almost 1,000 playing members and coaches and the impressive facility at Maree is the envy of clubs around the west.
Read more ...Shaping our places — Architecture At The Edge is back
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
How we relate to our built environment in a social, political and cultural context will be exploited in the sixth annual Architecture at the Edge (AATE) Festival which returns for its sixth edition from October 1-9.
Read more ...New accessible website for Galway City Museum
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Galway City Museum have launched their brand new website which was supported by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2022 and Galway City Council. The site, designed by the Galway based company Rob & Paul Digital Design, went live this week at www.galwaycitymuseum.ie.
Read more ...100 job boost for Galway as ICS announces ambitious growth and recruitment plans
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
ICS Medical Devices, a leading catheter design and manufacturing services provider, this week officially opened its new manufacturing and R&D facility in Galway and afterwards announced plans to create 100 new jobs and add a further 10,000 square feet to its newly opened facility to support the company’s continued growth.
Read more ...Croí marks World Heart Day with Heartfest
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
On September 29 (World Heart Day), Croí is to delighted to invite the public to Heartfest, a free and holistic cardiovascular health and wellness event at Croí House from 10 am – 3 pm.
Read more ...Open day for volunteers at Never Too Old Charity
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
The Never Too Old Charity Shop and Claregalway and District Daycare Centrein Claregalway will hold an introductory hour for potential volunteers at 6pm on Thursday 29 September.
Read more ...Baboró back with a bang next month
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
BY RÓISÍN KILROY
The 26th annual Baboró International Children’s Festival will be taking place this October 4, until 17.
Maldron Hotel Oranmore on market for €13m
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
The Maldron Hotel Oranmore in Country Galway has been placed on the market for sale as an investment for €13m, with the sale is being handled by property advisor, Savills Ireland.
The hotel opened in 1998 and has since been extended. It is situated in a highly accessible location, in proximity to several business and industrial parks, Ballybrit Racecourse and public and private hospitals in Ireland’s fourth largest city.
Read more ...Hospice fundraiser helps reassure islanders who do not want to die on the mainland, says organiser
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
A woman’s charity event for her local Hospice is set for take-off – as she helps to fly coffee out to the Aran Islands for Ireland’s biggest coffee morning.
Read more ...Claddagh Credit Union helped send Loveen to Netherlands
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Claddagh Credit Union were delighted to support local again by making a donation to the Galway Hooker Sailing Club for their recent trip to the Netherlands with Loveen, a 98 year old Galway Hooker.
The Loveen and crew took part in Nawaka, the National Water Camp Festival based near Zeewolde. The crew from the Galway Hooker Sailing Club joined 27 scouts and 10 leaders from the Port of Galway Sea Scouts who represented Ireland at this event.
Read more ...Popular Galway pizzeria, Dough Bros, ranked 79th in top 100 pizzerias in the world
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
![Ronan and Eugene Greaney, the "Dough Bros", celebrating their win in Naples.](http://www.advertiser.ie/images/2022/09/131737_thumb.jpg "Ronan and Eugene Greaney, the "Dough Bros", celebrating their win in Naples.")
The ever popular Dough Bros pizzeria on Middle St. was ranked 79th in the top 100 pizzerias in the world by 50 Top Pizza World 2022, in its first ever review of top 100 restaurants.
Read more ...Sleep Out for Simon next week
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Communities across Galway are coming together to Sleep Out for Simon on Friday night, September 30 and Galway Simon is delighted to introduce the wonderful community leaders who have stepped up to take the challenge.
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Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Gardai probe burglaries at golf club and premises
Gardai in the city and county are investigating a series of break-ins that occurred on the same day last week.
Gardai in the city and county are investigating a series of break-ins that occurred on the same day last week.
Read more ...Port works needed to meet windfarm demand
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
Ports such as Galway and Ros an Mhíl need to be developed quickly if the country is to meet offshore wind energy targets, a study by Wind Energy Ireland revealed yesterday.
Galway Port and Ros an Mhil both have ambitious plans to be at the heart of the wind energy industry in the west of Ireland over the next decade, but the hard-hitting survey has said that much more progress is needed if they and other ports are to play their part in the development of Ireland as the major wind energy player in Western Europe.
Read more ...Atlantic Technological University marks 50 years since first students entered RTC Galway
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
A special ceremony took place at Atlantic Technological University’s Galway City campus this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the entry of the first cohort of students to the then RTC Galway on September 18, 1972, The event, attended by the Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Clodagh Higgins, Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr Michael Maher, and invited guests, marks the beginning of a programme of events at ATU to celebrate its golden jubilee.
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