Manuela Riedo Foundation Ireland allocates €38,000 to sexual assault support agencies

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The Manuela Riedo Foundation Ireland (MRFI) has announced that €38,950 has been allocated to professional support agencies for victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape in Ireland. The funding also aided the development of a sexual violence prevention and education pilot programme aimed at transition year students which MRFI initiated in 2015.

A number of fundraising events were held throughout the country during the year. A team of 250 people took part in the Dingle half and full marathon in September, ‘Team Manuela’ raised €12,000 in the process. Other fundraising events included fire-walks, a gala black-tie ball, as well as a church gate collection in April.

Galway Traveller Movement delighted that ethnicity finally recognised

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Galway Traveller Movement have this week welcomed the recognition of Traveller ethnicity enacted through a Dail statement by an Taoiseach Enda Kenny on March 1. It was an historic day for the Traveller community that released a torrent of emotions from the community in Galway City and County. Although it was a week of mixed emotions, given the deferment of a decision on Traveller housing in the city, the group were in celebratory mood at the arrival of a keystone moment in their long battle to have their ethnicity recognised officially.

Ballinasloe man asks court to find out what happened to his sister in Tuam home

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

A solicitor for an elderly man described as “extremely ill” with cancer has urged the High Court to help him find out what happened to his infant sister after she was born at St Mary’s mother and baby home in Tuam.

Alternative facts, fake news, and plain old lies

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

We have certainly been spoilt for choice when it comes to aphorisms that sum up the challenges for contemporary politics, particularly when it comes to the role of the media.

'It’s a crazy sort of atmosphere with twelve people playing different kinds of music together'

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

A year ago this month a group of Galway buskers got together for a jam session that went so well they decided to strike out as a proper band, and so Galway Street Club was born.

Let’s not be the society that created Tuam

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

They were of Galway.
These little people. Barely formed.

These little people. Barely formed.

Advertiser - In brief...

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Gardai seek witnesses to city collision
Gardai in the city are looking for witnesses to an incident which took place early last month.

Gardai in the city are looking for witnesses to an incident which took place early last month.

Renmore’s Clare Quinn wins Golden Voice of America

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Talented Galway singer Clare Quinn (16) from Renmore has been named the winner by the American Fine Arts Festival in the “Golden Voice of America” – a prestigous International Vocal Competition, which invited entries from all over the World.

Exciting programme launched for Cúirt 2017

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The rain was splish splashing in its Galway fashion on Tuesday evening but that didn’t deter the many literature devotees who gathered at the House Hotel for the programme launch of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

The speeches on the evening were led off by Galway Arts Centre chairman Craig Steven who read out an entertaining essay by JB Priestley on the joys of book-buying. Next, Cúirt programme director Maeve Mulrennan gave a charming and funny speech in which she paid generous tribute to her co-workers, and sprinkled her words with enough self-effacing quips to suggest she could make a career in stand-up comedy should she ever tire of arts administration.

NUI Galway biomedical engineer selected as commander of Mars mission

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

A PhD student of Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway has been selected as Commander of Crew 172, an international mission for the Mars Desert Research Station, which supports Earth-based research required for human space exploration.

Roundstone residents to receive a water pressure boost - Ó Cuív

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West Éamon Ó Cuív says he has received guarantees from Irish Water that the water pressure issue, which has been affecting residents in Roundstone, will be resolved by the end of the year.

New ‘edible forest’ demonstration garden for Westside

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The planting of a new edible forest demonstration garden in the Westside Amenity Park, between the Circular Road and Siobhan McKenna Road, takes place this Sunday at 2pm.

Galway Rose volunteers in Chernobyl

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The 2016 Galway Rose, Rosie Burke, has just returned from an emotional volunteering trip to Belarus with Adi Roche and Chernobyl Children International. The 23-year-old vet from Ballinderreen, South Galway, was accompanied by 17 of her fellow Roses, including the 2016 Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowny.

Skillnets to commence IMI Diploma in Strategy and Innovation programme in Galway

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Skillnets will be running an IMI Diploma in Strategy & Innovation in Galway starting on Monday March 27. Aimed at private sector SME managers, this is a high-quality programme which combines expert provision and world-class content with the practical needs of a local business.

For the seventh consecutive year IMI remains the only Irish business school to be globally ranked as a world class provider of uniquely tailored executive education programmes in the Financial Times (FT) Executive Education Rankings. While the vast majority of IMI programmes are run directly out of its campus in Dublin, Skillnets through its subsidised ManagementWorks brand, has successfully partnered with IMI in making programmes available to local businesses in Galway and surrounding counties.

Let us never forget

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

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Patrick Derrane 5 months

Patrick Derrane 5 months

A Swedish woman’s Galway view of Scandinavia

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The Last Wilderness is set to be a milestone in the career of Galway based artist Cecilia Danell. Not only a major solo exhibition, opening in the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street, tomorrow evening, it will be the most extensive, and varied, display of work from this multi-talented creative to date.

advertiser In brief...

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Salthill elderly register
Are you elderly and living on your own and want the reassurance that Salthill gardai area aware of that?

Are you elderly and living on your own and want the reassurance that Salthill gardai area aware of that?

Local charity shops to change name to Vincents @The Curiosity Shop

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

The perception of charity shops has changed over the past few decades.

Grandmother facing jail sentence for fraud which targeted Galway city centre jewellers

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

A UK grandmother is facing jail for her role in a gang of fraudsters who travelled to Ireland on weekends to buy high value items using fake credit cards.

After her arrest Michelle Butterworth (56) readily admitted her part in the fraud and identified her accomplices after one of them nearly ran her over while trying to escape from gardaí.

Renmore’s Pat Creaven chases his dream of country success

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Renmore singer Pat Creaven, is chasing his dream of country music success in Glor Tíre TG4’s nationwide search for a country star.

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