Best of Welsh male voices join with Galway choristers

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

The best choristers from Galway and Wales will perform a special Christmas concert later this month.

The concert features music from both sides of the Irish Sea. Galway Choral Association, under the musical direction of Norman Duffy, will present six Irish folksongs, Opus 78, Charles Villiers Stanford, alongside Faur's Cantique de Jean Racine and a range of other choral favourites.

Radisson elevenses for hospice

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

A special Christmas coffee morning in aid of the Galway Hospice will be hosted by the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Galway, on Tuesday (December 13).

Top triathletes provide rare insight into popular sport

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Some of Ireland's top triathletes will be in Galway this evening to provide an insight into their training, racing and performance on the road to the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.

Galway firms shortlisted for all-Ireland awards

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Three Galway companies have been shortlisted in this year’s Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards.

Christmas Concert in aid of Galway homeless

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

The Christmas special concert will take place in the Galway Cathedral on Sunday (December 11) in aid of the Galway Simon Community.

NUI Galway offers MSc in biomedical science via distance learning/modular

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

The MSc in biomedical science (via distance learning/modular) is ideal for those interested earning a master’s degree while remaining in employment. Developed for working graduates of engineering, technology, or science who wish to upskill or change career direction, this flexible programme allows you to complete your degree in two to six years.

'Is there an easy way to eat healthy?'

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Said simply, kick beige foods out of your diet. Fruits and vegetables fall into five different colour categories: red, purple/blue, orange, green, and white/brown. Each colour carries its own set of unique disease fighting chemicals called phytochemicals. Each of these distinct colours has antioxidants that protect our cells from oxidative stress, some contain enzymes that can aid us in digesting our foods, and some play a key role in detoxification, helping us to eliminate waste and toxins from our bodies.

Christmas revision courses at Mill Street

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Enrolments for the Leaving and Junior Cert intensive Christmas courses are currently being accepted at The Galway Study Centre at Mill Street. Classes will start on Tuesday morning, January 3, and continue until Saturday January 7.

The latest date for making a booking is Monday December 19 although it is expected that some classes will be completely booked out at this stage. Revision will concentrate on key topics in each subject and students can enrol from one up to a maximum of four subjects. Excellent study notes will be provided and there will be a lot of emphasis on examination and study techniques.

Yeats College Galway celebrates unrivalled student scholarship success

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

Yeats College has announced that a record 19 of this year's current Leaving Certificate students have been awarded the UCD Entrance Scholars 2016 Awards.

Christmas revision course at Yeats College

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

The Yeats College Christmas revision courses will take place from Monday January 2 to Friday January 6 2017. The esteemed courses, which commenced in 1992, have consistently grown in popularity throughout the years and the college is currently reporting a very strong interest for places.

Annually, hundreds of Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate pupils choose to spend the last week of their Christmas holidays acquiring the successful strategies for learning and coping with exam challenges. Principal Terry Fahy credits his teaching staff with the continued popularity of the Yeats College Christmas revision programme.

Annaghdown ladies team to be honoured with civic reception in New Year

Tue, Dec 06, 2016

A civic reception to honour Annaghdown's "fantastic achievement" in winning the All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Club championship, will be held in County Buildings in Galway city in the New Year.

Fears that merger of Galway city and county councils is a 'fait accompli'

Tue, Dec 06, 2016

A majority of Galway county councillors are opposed to any merger of Galway's two local authorities, but also fear plans to merge the city and county councils are already "a fait accompli" that will be "forced upon us", regardless of their views.

Council to discuss ferry crisis as service shuts down until March

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The Galway County Council is expected to discuss the ongoing impasse over ferry services to Inis Mór at its budget meeting this morning (Thursday). Councillors are expected to be asked to reduce the passenger levy on the service from 80c to 40c per passenger, and to scrap a €5 passenger fee for permanent residents on the island.

Schoolchildren and politicians protest for return of bus service to Claddagh NS

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Ceannt Station was brought to a standstill last Friday as hundreds of children, parents, and staff from Claddagh National School loudly protested the cancellation of a decades-old bus service to the school.

May you live in interesting times

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Do you remember the late 1990s and early 2000s, that hubris filled era of post-Communism, new Labour and Blairism, the Celtic Tiger, and the free reign of unregulated, laissez faire capitalism, in short 'The End of History', and the seeming utter triumph of the Centre-right?

Let’s not kill our islands by making life more difficult

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

An island by its nature is a finite feature of geography. The smaller the island, the more you can see its edges from standing in the highest point. From here you can look down and feel part of this wonder of nature. This piece of rock and soil, this large stepping stone in the pond of the ocean, upon which we feel privileged to trod, upon which we feel safe and liberated. You look down towards its edges and here you find the most comfort. Monarch of all you survey.

You walk along the sands and the rocks and become part of that space where the two meet the water. Here the tide ebbs and flows. It gives and it takes. It brings people in and it brings people away. It keeps you in and it keeps others out. Here, looking down at the edges, you get perspective and you can see the perimeters of the world. Your world. It acts as a microcosm around us. And it is joyful.

Demons, silent screaming and multiple attackers – researchers explore the nightmare that is sleep paralysis

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

The School of Psychology at the National University of Ireland Galway has completed the first phase of a study on the number of people affected by sleep paralysis and unusual sleep experiences. Over 1,100 people in Ireland have shared their experiences, with participants relating the often scary sensations they have experienced while in the awake-like state.

‘Major step forward’ for new emergency department for UHG

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

Funding for the planning and design of the new emergency department for UHG will be provided in the HSE’s Capital Budget for 2017. The HSE National Capital Committee this week approved the capital funding for the much-needed development.

Funding was confirmed yesterday by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, who also noted that University Hospital Galway registered the third highest volume of ED attendances nationally during the month of October, and ED attendances in Galway rose by one per cent this year to date - albeit there was a drop in the 8am trolley numbers.

Family and friends event in EZ Living Furniture tomorrow night

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

EZ Living Furniture will hold their special Family and Friends night at their flagship store in Terryland Retail Park, Galway tomorrow Friday December 2 from 4pm to 8pm. To celebrate the occasion and thank their loyal customers for the support during the year, they are offering an amazing 50 per cent off all Christmas accessories for one night only.

Scottish First Minister and Irish Climate Action Minister reveal economic impact of Galway Wind Park

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon visited the Irish headquarters of leading energy provider SSE plc this week to unveil a report which shows that Galway Wind Park near Oughterard has already contributed €88.7m to Irish Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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