Magic Days at Conamara Sea Week

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Conamara Sea Week is a multi-disciplinary festival, celebrating the wonderful marine heritage of Conamara. The festival celebrated its 30th birthday in 2014 and has grown to be a wonderful and unique festival with something to interest all age groups. The festival will kick off with the much loved family fun day on Sunday October 23, which will include kite flying, mini boat regatta and Connemara biggest book fair which will also feature Ballinakill Active Age Traditional Craft Club will sell their work in the Ellis Hall canteen.

Four burglaries in Kinvara village on the same night last week

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Four premises in Kinvara were broken into last Wednesday week (September 28).

Acorn Life opens new branch in Galway under the management of Mark Lane

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Acorn Life has announced that it is to open a new branch in Galway, under the management of Mark Lane.

Mr Lane who is currently busy managing the Ballinderreen Hurling team, who have reached the Intermediate Hurling Final, is also looking forward to the challenge of managing his own team of advisors in his new role.

NUI Galway first university in Europe to offer unique BA in Children’s Studies

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has launched the new BA in Children’s Studies at NUI Galway, the first university in Europe to offer such a unique undergraduate degree. The programme, which is innovative in the field of children research, builds on the research and expertise of the programme team, leading the development and growth of the area of children’s study.

Galway dog ‘in the picture’ to be crowned Face of Brandy 2016

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

A border collie from County Galway is ‘in the picture’ to have its portrait on thousands of dog food packs across Ireland as part of a competition run by Brandy, the country’s biggest home grown dog food brand.

Hillwalking club to hold open meeting tonight and welcome new members

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe (Corribside Hillwalking Club), based in Galway city, will hold an open meeting in the Menlo Park Hotel tonight Thursday October 6 at 8pm. New members are welcome to go along.

This club is a mixed group of walkers who climb the lower, medium, and higher peaks in Connemara, Clare, and south Mayo on a fortnightly basis.

Giving children access to culture on our doorstep

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

One of my favourite Baboró memories is a surprise flash-mob performed by 16 children to “Thriller” in Seapoint during the Silent Disco in 2012. The ever persuasive Teenagh Cunningham and Lali Morris convinced my husband, Kenneth Kennedy, and I, that this was exactly what Baboró needed to round off the festival. So having only two sons ourselves, we cajoled friends and relations to lend us their children to make up a troop of monsters, vampires, ghastly elves and ghouls to take to the floor and entertain the masses. Even now, I’m not sure how we were talked into it, but seeing these kids, many of whom had never danced or performed before, come alive as performers, proved just how essential the creative arts are to young minds and lives. Baboró, a fantastic and fun festival for and about children, encourages creative thinking and provides access to the arts for children regardless of any economic, social, cultural status. This is why Galway Water and Clada Group has been delighted to be involved with the Culture for Schools programme with Baboró since 2014.

Get some tips and tea at unusual coffee morning for COPE

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Patrick McCabe Architects are hosting a Coffee Morning with a difference on Sat October 15 from 12pm to 3pm in aid of COPE Galway.

Cubbard slams ‘outrageous’ cut to school bus service

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

“Disgusting” and “outrageous” is how a city councillor has branded a decision to cease running a long-standing school bus service from Westside to Claddagh from mid-October, adding that it seriously compromises City Hall’s plans to encourage greater use of public transport.

Flood relief scheme for Gort and south Galway

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

A flood relief scheme for Gort and the south Galway lowlands is in the works with the Office Of Public Works confirming funding is available for the works.

The application followed a meeting between the Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief, Seán Canney; the chief executive of the county council, Kevin Kelly; and council director of services, Liam Gavin. The funding was approved by Minister Canney and it will include provision for a full time project engineer to manage the works. An agreement has also been reached with the Environment Minister, Denis Naughton, to employ the Geological Survey of Ireland, Trinity College, and NUIG experts to examine turloughs in the area.

Can you escape the zombies on the Prom?

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

On Saturday October 29, a crowd of terrifying zombies will be released onto the Salthill Prom. Their mission, to capture every human (big or small) who dares to take on the challenge of “The Village Salthill Zombie Chase” and prevent them from making it to the Safety Zone of Salthill Park!

Passing of a political giant

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.

Ardrahan Church Harvest Thanksgiving service

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

A Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be held at Ardrahan Church of Ireland on Thursday October 13 at 7.30pm.

Mystery of the Annaghdown Abbey stones

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Stacked in an alcove of the Augustinian Abbey at Annaghdown, are a group of beautiful sculpted heads from a lost mid-12th century doorway, but how did they end up there?

Dyspraxia awareness event in Galway next week

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland, the organisation which provides information and a national support network for parents, teenagers, and adults, will hold an awareness event in Galway next week.

The event, which takes place during Dyspraxia Awareness Week from October 9 to 15, will take place in the Connacht Hotel on Wednesday October 12.

Galway homeowners to pay more property tax than people in Dublin

Mon, Oct 03, 2016

From 2017 County Galway homeowners will pay more property tax than people living in more expensive houses in Dublin following the Galway City Council's recent, controversial, decision to hike property tax rates for the county by 10 per cent.

The year summer bypassed Galway - and the city went mad

Mon, Oct 03, 2016

Many people feel 2016 was a year without any real summer weather, but 200 years ago Galwegians faced far worse weather, one that resulted in rioting, protests, blockades, and food shortages.

Elderly woman had to wait hours for ambulance to arrive

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

A ‘traumatised’ 76-year-old man had to wait two-and-a-half hours for an ambulance to arrive to tend to his wife who had collapsed on the floor of their home just half a mile from University Hospital Galway.

Naughton calls for park-and-ride at Galway Racecourse to ease Parkmore traffic woes

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

Galway Racecourse should be used as a park-and-ride facility serving major employers in Parkmore Industrial Estate in order to alleviate current traffic gridlock, Dep Hildegarde Naughton said this week, even though IDA Ireland has indicated that this is not feasible as a short term solution.

The Fine Gael deputy called on Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government Simon Coveney to implement a park-and-ride at the racecourse to offset to the ongoing gridlock when the Minister visited the city at the weekend.

McNelis raises concerns over discarded syringes and needles in city

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

Discarded syringes and hypodermic needles is a problem around certain areas of Galway and City Hall must “immediately tackle” any reports of such discarded items.

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