Galway band to play for President Obama

Mon, Mar 14, 2016

GALWAY-MAYO folk, trad, and roots band We Banjo 3 perform for the president of the USA, Barack Obama, in Washington DC tomorrow. The audience will also include vice-president Joe Biden, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan.

Homemade @ The Skeff Launched

Mon, Mar 14, 2016

They’ve been feeding locals and visitors alike for 166 years at The Skeff Bar & Kitchen in Eyre Square so they are well placed to celebrate 100 years of food as part of this year’s Galway Food Festival.

Majority of Galway TDs will not support Kenny's re-election as taoiseach

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Enda Kenny's bid to be re-elected Taoiseach and lead the next Government will not be supported by the majority of Galway's nine TDs when the 32nd Dáil meets today. TDs are also divided on whether Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will eventually form a coalition.

Next time, Trevor, next time

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

He lives in an area regarded as having too small a population to elect him to the Dáil. Personally popular, there are people who will never vote for him because of the party to which he belongs. He has a name monoglot English speakers struggle to spell. There are whispers that there might be better or more deserving candidates within the party.

Three new councillors to be co-opted

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Within the next two weeks, Galway will have three new councillors, with co-options on to the Galway city and county councils to take place following the election to the Dáil of councillors Catherine Connolly, Sean Canney, and Anne Rabbitte.

Act now and take up the challenge for meningitis

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Renville Park in Oranmore will be buzzing with athletic activity on April 3 when ACT for Meningitis hosts the exciting annual sporting event "Remembering Aoibhe Renville Challenge” 2016.

The real St Patrick

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

He brought Christianity to Ireland, banished all the snakes and converted the masses using a shamrock….that's what we all know about St Patrick.

Barca’s football trickery originates in Derry

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

The recent penalty in the Barcelona versus Celta Vigo game involving Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez caused a number of extraordinary comments and a ridiculous amount of moralising from a number of football pundits, especially Mister "with an opinion on everything" Eamon Dunphy.

Galway's online parish records free for a month

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Galway history buffs and ancestry addicts can have fee access to Irish records this month on family history website Ancestry.

Brent Pope lends his support to the work of Galway Samaritans

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

special cyclathon will take place in Galway next month to mark 40 years of voluntary work by the Samaritans.

Conference on surrogacy at NUIG

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

A conference on surrogacy will be hosted by the School of Law on Saturday at Aras Moyola, NUI Galway.

Entitled Surrogacy: Forging a legal and policy framework for Ireland, the interdisciplinary event is being organised by Dr Brian Tobin, a lecturer in law at the university.

The City Bin Co makes €35,000 Charity BinPact

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Local waste company, The City Bin Co, has pledged to donate more than €35,000 to Irish charities, including the Galway Hospice, through its new BinPact initiative.

Record number of dolphn strandings off west coast

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is seeking a meeting with the European Commission after it was revealed that in the first two months of this year there were 28 strandings of common dolphins off the west coast of Ireland. This is the second-highest number ever recorded.

Marine scientists with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group group said there was evidence showing that many of the dolphins got caught up in large fishing nets that have been attributed to super-trawlers.

European teaching staff visit GMIT to promote study opportunities

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

A group of teaching staff from third-level colleges in Europe visited GMIT this week to outline the opportunities for Irish students to study abroad under the EU Erasmus Plus programme. The visit is part of a joint GMIT/IT Tallaght-hosted International Week.

Amazing brain exhibition at NUI Galway

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

The human brain and nervous system are the subject of a special public exhibition to be held at NUI Galway next week.

A feast of student drama

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

The Irish Student Drama Association Festival, hosted by NUI Galway’s Drama Society, will run in Galway from March 14 - 23 . The 10-day festival will hold 18 productions in five venues throughout the city including The Mick Lally Theatre, An Taibhdhearc, and The Bank of Ireland Theatre NUI Galway.

The programme features a variety of productions, including such classics as Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and The Beauty Queen of Leenane from the NUI Galway Drama Society and Misterman from Queens University’s QU Players.

New anti-racism group to be launched in the city

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

A new group, the Galway Anti Racism Network, is organising a number of events over the coming weeks to promote its official launch, which will take place early next month.

Wedding fair in classy Glasson Country House Hotel and Golf Club

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

The four-star Glasson Country House Hotel and Golf Club is an ideal venue for wedding in Athlone and the Midlands.

Glasson Country House is family-owned and managed and has established a reputation for delivering top quality food in a warm and welcoming environment. This stunning lakeside property provides the ideal backdrop for that special day and for those truly memorable wedding photos. For people looking for something a little bit different, pay a visit to the hotel and see what it has to offer.

A feast for the senses

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

Former Irish Rugby Team bagman, Patrick 'Rala' O’Reilly officially launched the 2016 Connemara Mussel Festival last Sunday at Renvyle House Hotel. Now in its 11th year, the seafood festival continues to get bigger and better each year.

Hard decisions in approving arts grants to ninety-three groups

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

A total of 93 groups across Galway are to share in €385,000 in funding this year under the Galway City Council’s Arts Grants 2016 scheme.

The funding, approved by the local authority at its meeting this week, will see grants ranging from €200 to €46,000 going to groups and projects across the city and covering all aspects of the arts in Galway.

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