St Nicholas' among historic Galway buildings to benefit from new investment

Tue, Feb 02, 2016

St Nicholas Collegiate Church is one of a number of historic buildings, across Galway city and county, set to benefit from Government funding of €117,000 under the built heritage investment scheme.

Use community employment schemes to keep people in work demands Grealish

Tue, Feb 02, 2016

It costs only "a couple of hundred euro more a year" to keep people in work on a community employment scheme then to have them on Dole, and yet under current rules, people on such schemes are being forced back into unemployment once their time is up.

Catherine Connolly to launch General Election campaign

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

Independent left city councillor Catherine Connolly will formally launch her Election 2016 campaign this evening at 8.30pm in the Park Hotel, where the guest speaker will be poet and activist Sarah Clancy.

Sinn Féin - tiocfaidh ár lá?

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Sen Trevor Ó Clochartaigh stands on the brink of becoming the first Sinn Féin TD returned in Galway since 1922. If he pulls this off, it will be an achievement in a constituency long considered very hostile to Republicans and republicanism.

Fine Gael - short of winning two seats?

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

National opinion poll figures over the last month have seen Fine Gael come in between 28 to 32 per cent, which, if replicated on polling day in Galway West would ensure two seats.

Labour - Galway West's great conundrum

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Depending on your point of view, Labour's Derek Nolan is destined to crash and burn, or is Galway West's great survivor, who in spite of all, will defy the odds and trends, and retain his seat at Election 2016.

Fianna Fáil - no decline, no progress

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Stagnant is a word that has been used to describe Fianna Fáil's support levels over the last five years. While it has recovered slightly since the Election 2011 massacre, where it fell to 17.5 per cent, opinion polls have shown it stubbornly stuck around the 18 to 20 mark.

Cosmic dangers to be explored at this weekend’s Galway Astronomy Festival

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Comets, meteors, solar storms, and other phenomena that pose a danger to our planet will be explored at the annual Galway Astronomy Festival, which takes place in the Westwood Hotel this Saturday.

Organised by Galway Astronomy Club, the theme for this year’s festival is ‘Beyond Earth: dangers from the cosmos’, featuring an eventful day of workshops, trade and information stalls, and talks by internationally acclaimed speakers.

New Sean-nós Dancer in Residence at Centre for Irish Studies

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

NUI Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies has announced the appointment of Páraic Ó hOibicín as Sean-nós Dancer in Residence for 2016.

A native of Leitir Mucú in Connemara, Páraic Ó hOibicín is one of a generation of dancers who led the revival of sean-nós dance in the late twentieth century. Key to Páraic’s style of dancing, is a faithful nod to older dancers and the tradition that he saw in his youth. He credits Máirtín Beag Ó Gríofa as the most important influence in his development as a sean-nós dancer. Páraic’s style is highly individual, with a lightness and individuality of step recognisable the world over.

Former Connacht rugby captain appointed GMIT school of business head

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has appointed Professor Graham Heaslip as Head of the GMIT School of Business.

Participants required for study on the efficacy of pilates in falls prevention

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

NUI Galway is currently recruiting participants for a new study on the efficacy of Pilates in falls prevention in healthy older adults over 65 years old. The outcomes assessed will include questionnaires and tests of physical activity, balance, foot pressure, mobility, gait, cognition and falls.

One hour classes will take place in Áras Moyola twice weekly for three months with three participants in each class. There will be a total of 24 sessions for each group for the main study and participants are advised to wear comfortable clothes for exercises. There will be a further smaller study of 12 sessions for six weeks with two groups of four participants.

Meyrick Meetup for Beolas Innovation to showcase opportunities for startups in Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Beolas Innovation in association with Startup Europe Week are hosting a meetup in the Meyrick Hotel,Galway from 4 - 6pm on February 4 to showcase the opportunities for startups provided locally in Galway by various agencies.

Season of student-led theatre showcasing women’s voices past and present

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Inspired by the recent #WakingTheFeminists movement, #wakingthefeministswest is a Galway-based season of plays and performances by Irish women led by NUI Galway Drama and Theatre Studies students and supported by the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance.

The programme’s mission is to stage the work of Irish women playwrights and theatre-makers, both past and present, as well as to provide strong roles for female performers.

Corrandulla farmer to feature in Rare Breed tv show

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Galway farmer Kenneth Keavey will feature in the fourth episode of UTV Ireland’s highly successful fly-on-the-wall rural series, ‘Rare Breed: A Farming Year’, on this Monday, February 1 at 8pm.

More than €3 million to be invested in Tuam nursing home

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

An investment of €3.3 million is to be made in Áras Mhuire Community Nursing Unit in Tuam over the next five years. The money will go towards replacing facilities and providing nursing home beds that comply to HIQA standards by 2021.

Time for Government to make a real commitment to Rural Ireland

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Rural Ireland has changed dramatically over the past 100 years. The composition and population patterns continue to change and there is a need to reconsider how we devise and implement policies to safeguard the future of rural Ireland as a valuable national resource.

COPE carries a beacon for hope for those in need

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Times are tough for many living in our community. But the community really does care, and that care often turns to support for the work of COPE Galway, which is a local organisation working with a range of people such as those affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic violence, and older people living independently in their own homes.

2015 has been a very challenging year for many people we work with, due mainly to the chronic lack of housing. In 2015 we worked with 646 households affected by homelessness, we supported over 400 women experiencing domestic violence, and we produced and delivered 55,000 meals for older people. Statistics are important, but a view into the lives of those who experience the trauma and the challenges of seeking a way out of homelessness speak volumes.

Ireland West Airport gets on board as once again the Galway Advertiser celebrates the Best of Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Do you feel your company or charity is the best in your business in Galway? Sure you do, but do you feel that there is never an opportunity for your customers to show just how much they appreciate your fare? Maybe you did, but not any more because the Best Of Galway awards are the answer to your prayers.

John Butler Sports Injury Clinic celebrates fifteen years in business

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

The name John Butler is synonymous with the treatment of both sports and general injuries in Galway city and county. Fifteen years after opening the door of his first clinic in Bohermore, John and his team provide a wide range of services at their Liosbaun clinic on the Tuam Road, Galway.

Lots to learn about content marketing, social video, and analytics at the OMiG Digital Summit

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Know your audience, understand your data, and take advantage of the immediacy and engagement of video as a marketing tool were among the main messages at the second annual OMiG Digital Summit, which took place in the city last week.

Some 500 people packed into the Radisson Blu Hotel on Thursday evening to hear insights from experts in content marketing, analytics, and social media from a variety of national and international companies including Google, Twitter, Aer Lingus, and eir.

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