Galway do the double at the Irish Youth Music Awards

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

A group of young musicians from Galway have secured an historic double at the Irish Youth Music Awards, winning the national competition for the second year in a row.

Tribute to author Michel Déon at NUI Galway

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Adjunct Professor and honorary graduate of NUI Galway, the late Michel Déon was remembered this week at the university as the Chair of French will be named in his honour. The event took place as part of a day of tribute to the French author jointly organised by NUI Galway, Cúirt International Festival of Literature and the French Embassy, in the presence of French Ambassador to Ireland, M. Jean-Pierre Thébault, and of one of Michel Déon’s fellow members of the Académie Française, M. Frédéric Vitoux.

NUI Galway was proud to honour the literary achievements of Michel Déon on the occasion of his conferring with an honorary degree some decades ago. In conferring that honour the NUI was pleased to celebrate Michel’s remarkable talent as a French writer and ‘académicien’; his enduring bond with Ireland and his important role in sharing the Irish artistic imagination with the world.”

Calling all brilliant women

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Enable Ireland and TV personality Anne Cassin will host a special Brilliant Women Tea Party on Sunday May 7 from 3pm at The Ardilaun hotel. The event is being organised to celebrate women who excel and create positive change in their chosen fields, with all proceeds supporting the work of Enable Ireland Galway.

Graduate to tell conference about her experience of public’s involvement in healthcare research

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

An NUI Galway graduate who has impaired vision, will this morning (Thursday) speak about her experience of working with laboratory based researchers investigating treatments and cures for blindness, at a conference at NUI Galway.

Funding for music services in the county welcomed by Kyne

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Close to €24,000 has been allocated to music groups and musicians in Galway and Mayo under the Music Capital Scheme, including to the Athenry Music School and We Banjo Three’s Enda Scahill.

Nine-day festival keeps bogs at top of agenda

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Only a small amount of blanket bog exists in the world and Ireland possesses eight per cent of the world’s blanket bog and is the most important country in Europe for this type of habitat. As a result, Conamara Bog Week will celebrate its 33rd year this May, with a nine-day festival packed with walks, talks, music and poetry, all in honour of the rugged landscape that surround Letterfrack.

New framework launched to help towns and villages plan and apply for funding

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources, Seán Kyne, has said the new Framework for Town Centre Renewal will help guide improvement plans for towns and villages across Galway.

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Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Fresh from their series of magnificent wins at this year’s Skibbereen Grand League Regatta, Limerick Regatta and Irish Schools Regatta the Colaiste Iognaid (Jes) Rowing Club will hold a fundraising Ergathon in Galway on the Bank Holiday Monday May 1.

All funds raised will help the club purchase new boats to replace aging stock. There will be two locations for the fundraising rowing event on the May Bank Holiday Monday - Shop St beside the Oscar Wilde statue in the city centre and on the prom in Salthill, next to the car park.

People urged to take part in suicide survey

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

The public is being asked to take part in a survey about suicide in a bid to reduce the incidence of both it and self harm in the west of Ireland.

Gardai seek information on Tuam raiders

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Gardai in Tuam are investigating a break-in at a house in the town last weekend in which a number of tools were stolen.

The Coronas, Jenny Greene, and RTÉ Concert Orchestra for Big Top gigs this summer

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

THE CORONAS, one of Ireland’s best loved bands will headline at the Big Top to close the Absolut Big Top music programme at the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, while the day before 2FM’s Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra join forces for a night of dance anthems.

MoJoCon brings the best in mobile media to the west

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Augmented and virtual reality, apps, the future of journalism, and the age-old debate of IOS vs Android will be among the topics up for discussion at RTE MoJoCon, the international conference on mobile journalism which will be held in Galway next week.

Heading west for the first time this year, the hugely popular conference has added a third day to its agenda for an action-packed programme of all things mobile and media-related from May 4 to 6.

Court hears emotional impact statements as man receives life sentence for murder

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

The sister of a 30-year-old Latvian man who was strangled to death by a fellow Latvian has said she misses her brother every day and she still cannot believe that he is dead. The testimony was heard as part of a victim impact statement read yesterday (Wednesday) to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, where a 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering the woman’s brother.

Upping the ante on the speeding stakes

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

A few years ago I dreamt that I had kicked the bucket and ended up in Hell. I was in the middle of a recurring boring dream at the time and for me the idea of never-ending boredom was far worse than an eternity of fire and brimstone. It would have been my hell. And I got to thinking that maybe that’s what hell is all about if there’s a hell. It’s custom-made to suit the individual peccadilloes of the entrant. You see a person made of fire retardant material would have no bother at all with Hell. “Arragh I’ll do it on me back,” they’d have roared at St Peter as he directed them away from the pearly gates.

Roberts was last singer to make a Marc for Ireland in Eurovision

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

As a kid I loved Eurovision. The build-up, that iconic anthem, the sheer fact that across Europe, we were all tuned in to watch the same things. Back in those days, RTE's only eurowide broadcast would have been when they showed the European Cup and European Cup Winners Cup finals.

Grealish rubbishes Government response to moving UHG services to Merlin Park

Wed, Apr 26, 2017

Government "dodging the issue" of moving services from UHG to Merlin Park to solve overcrowding at the UHG Emergency Department is "unhelpful" and "the people of Galway and the west of Ireland deserve better."

Thousands expected to flock to Galway for SeaFest

Sat, Apr 22, 2017

Thousands of visitors will flock to Galway for SeaFest 2017 and enjoy an exciting programme of events that celebrate the sea. The national maritime festival will be held from June 30 to July 2 2017 in Galway Harbour, and this year, the festival will expand to include new activities in the nearby Latin Quarter and Salthill.

New ideas needed to tackle city's traffic problems - and time is running out

Thu, Apr 20, 2017

Insider read recently how the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, was calling for public submissions to advise him on how to spend the extra €2.65 billion available to him on infrastructure in this year's Mid-Term Review.

Children - the forgotten mourners

Thu, Apr 20, 2017

When a loved one dies children are sometimes unintentionally left out of the grieving process. Families, too shocked and devastated by the passing of a family member, may not even be aware of how much a child is suffering.