Landmark Bank of Ireland building sold for more than €10.5 million

Thu, May 05, 2016

The landmark Bank of Ireland building at 43 Eyre Square has been sold for in excess of €10.5 million.

The Irish Times reported this week that the building was sold to a private investor. It is understood the building guided at €10.5 million and sold for more than this.

Visitor restrictions due to vomiting bug at UHG

Thu, May 05, 2016

Visitors restrictions are in place again this week at two wards at University Hospital Galway due to a number of suspected cases of the vomiting bug (Norovirus).

Marley welcomes fitting of LED lights in Shantalla

Thu, May 05, 2016

LED lights are to be installed throughout all of Shantalla, by the Galway City Council, with the works expecting to begin in June. The development has been welcomed by Sinn Féin city councillor Anna Marley.

Kyne welcomes increase in resource teaching hours in local schools

Thu, May 05, 2016

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, Seán Kyne has welcomed the significant increase in resource teaching hours in Galway schools for the coming school year.

From September, Galway schools will benefit from 11,322 resource teaching hours provided by over 486 resource teaching posts. Galway’s primary schools have been allocated 313 resource teaching posts while Galway’s secondary schools have been allocated 173 posts for the coming school year.

NUI Galway book launch and public lecture on women in Ireland

Thu, May 05, 2016

Gender ARC and the Centre for Global Women’s Studies at NUI Galway will host a book launch and public lecture on Thursday, 5 May. NUI Galway’s Dr Caitriona Clear will launch her upcoming book Women’s Voices in Ireland: women’s magazines in the 1950s and 60s.

Irish poet and playwright Mary Coll will introduce Dr Clear’s lecture, ‘What we preserve from the past and what we ignore: some new perspectives on women in Ireland in the 1950s and 60s’. The lecture will focus on Dr Clear’s work which involves reflecting and making realisations about the state of Irish women’s history.

Public meeting on what is happening in Venezuela

Thu, May 05, 2016

The revolutionary Venezuelan government, led by its charismatic president, the late Hugo Chavez, stood centre stage in the world more than a decade ago as a wind of political change blew throughout Latin America.

Fundraiser for Pernet to be held next month

Thu, May 05, 2016

A charity 3 ball scramble in aid of childcare support for a family workshop will be held at Oughterard Golf Club on Friday June 10 at 2pm.

Canney welcomes assurances over threatened Rural Broadband Plan

Thu, May 05, 2016

Galway East TD Seán Canney has received confirmation that the Rural Broadband Plan is on course to commence installation of broadband to all rural homes by June 2017.

Call to action for the 7th annual 10km ‘Run for Ollie’

Thu, May 05, 2016

Calling all athletes, runners, and walkers to participate in this year’s 7th annual charity ‘Run for Ollie’ 10km Run which takes place in Milltown, Co. Galway, on Saturday June 11 2016 in aid of Ollie Burke. This event is organised each year by Ollie’s friends to raise funds for his daily medical care, and it promises to be a competitive and fun event for all.

Galway Community College announces new equine studies PLC course

Thu, May 05, 2016

Galway Community College continues to offer a large variety of PLC courses and this year has added a new equine studies in the area of horsemanship. GCC is fortunate to have experience in offering courses in the field of sports and now expanding this expertise by offering a QQI Level 5 certificate in equine studies.

Trading Faces Film School & Casting Agency

Thu, May 05, 2016

Are you between six and 17 years? Would you like to act in a film? If that’s a yes, then this is the course for you.

GPA Solutions offers QQI Level 5 bookkeeping (Sage 50) awards

Thu, May 05, 2016

GPA Solutions is offering a range of QQI Level 5 business awards catering for learners wishing to advance their business skills or for those who simply wish to gain an introduction to bookkeeping procedures.

French language interactive camps

Thu, May 05, 2016

Gort Ard’s interactive language camps in June are a blend of language teaching and activities, together with French students attending a parallel English language course. The camps are a real French adventure without the expense of going to France.

Summer courses for adults and secondary school students at the French Institute

Thu, May 05, 2016

Would you like to make the most of the long summer days while learning, refreshing, or practising your French?

Travel the world in 2016

Thu, May 05, 2016

Teaching English as a foreign language, or TEFL, is a popular choice among graduates who want to go travelling or people wishing to change career.

"The most recognised TEFL qualification in the world is the University of Cambridge CELTA," says IH Galway director Mary Grennan. "It’s been in existence since 1962 when it was designed by the founder of International House, John Haycraft, so there’s a lot of history and intellectual knowledge there. Unlike other TEFL courses, CELTA tutors are highly qualified teacher trainers and each course is externally assessed by a nominated Cambridge assessor, who comes to the centre to assess each course we run. This makes the CELTA a highly reliable qualification that schools and universities worldwide can trust. For this reason, 87 per cent of the English language teaching positions advertised around the world request the CELTA qualification – and no other one."

Are Independents a handicap to Government formation?

Thu, May 05, 2016

Insider noted the recent political musings of Ryanair Supremo, Michael O’Leary with interest, and how he laid the blame for the delay in the formation of a government with the result the electorate delivered, and not the politicians.

Call for a national strategy to tackle heart failure

Thu, May 05, 2016

Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South Seán Kyne has called for a national strategy on heart failure which is the number one cause of hospitalisation among over 65s.

The unbridled joy of thumbing the open roads

Thu, May 05, 2016

I saw someone thumbing the other day. And I thought serial killer. Freak. What are they up to now, trying to stop cars with a flick of their thumbs. Should I call the guards. Get them arrested, these weirdoes standing by the side of the road, expecting people to stop and let them in. Do they not know that these people have seen Crimecall? And have Twitter. And read scary reports about freaks out at night. Even though this is the morning time. And serial killers tend not to thumb.

Another woman comes forward detailing disturbing incident on the Moycullen Spiddal road

Wed, May 04, 2016

Last week the Galway Advertiser featured an article after a local woman contacted the paper with a story about a frightening incident which occurred the previous Monday. The woman was driving home alone at 11pm on the main road between Moycullen and Spiddal (known as The Mountain Road) when she noticed a car to her rear being driven erratically. She detailed how a car came flying up behind her and began tailgating her and flashing lights.

The Skeff Seek Participants In Their Focus Group

Wed, May 04, 2016

Do you like to go out and about in Galway? Do you eat out for lunch or dinner? Are you a student, a professional or a lady who does lunch? Well the Skeff wants your opinion. As part of their commitment to improving The Skeff experience they are inviting a mixed group of 20 people to be part of their upcoming focus group.

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