Newcastle residents dismayed at NUIG plans for student residences

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

A large number of residents in Newcastle have expressed their displeasure at plans by NUI Galway to build additional student residences in the area. The college recently applied for permission to build the accommodation in Upper Newcastle and the proposed development consists of a five-storey block fronted by three four-storey blocks, to house more than 450 students. The residences are to be located between the existing Corrib Village and homes on Upper Newcastle road.

Remembering Connor Maguire

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Galway’s arts scene lost one of its most colourful personalities last week with the sudden death of Connor Maguire, my erstwhile comedy sidekick and long-time friend. As Maguire & McBride, or in tandem with Eamonn and Fiona Kelly in The Comedy Cumann, we regaled audiences at Cúirt, the Galway Arts Festival and other occasions and locations for many years.

Architecture is music, frozen in time — Let’s hit the right note

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Buildings a city make.  The places in our minds are shaped by the environment they occupy. When we think of cities, our mind is drawn to the concrete and the steel, the glass and the tall, the divided and the small. The built environment has shaped our perception of the last 200 years.

Completion of Picture palace in sight following Government grant

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

The long, and often controversial, saga of the Solas Arthouse Picture Palace Cinema has taken a step closer to completion with the announcement that the Government has provided additional funding of €735,000 towards the project.

Healy Eames encourages Galway city homeowners to consider letting out a room to students for the college term

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has encouraged homeowners in the Galway city area to consider letting out a room on a ‘digs’ basis to students for the college term.

Galway Defence Force members to  take part in ceremonial changing of the guard

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Defence Forces personnel based in Galway will take part in a ceremonial changing of the guard on Saturday at the National Memorial to Members of the Defence Forces who died in the service of the State.

Women in Galway twice as likely to be unemployed as men according to new figures

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Almost twice as many women as men have joined the Live Register in Galway in the last three months, as the trend in unemployment turns upwards again, according to recent figures from the CSO.

Sinn Féin Galway senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh said the latest CSO figures for April-June, which show 343,000 people across the State were signing on in July - twice as many as in 2008 at the outbreak of the economic collapse - “contradict the Government spin that the economy has ‘turned the corner’”.

Spreading the Pride 

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

The Galway Community Pride Festival will take place this weekend and the event includes a show which takes place tomorrow (Friday) in the Bank of Ireland Theatre beside the College Bar at NUI Galway. Gender Fabulosity is being organised by Galway Pride member Ivan Fahy and is described as a ‘gender liberating fashion show’ which is about people enjoying themselves and expressing themselves in the way they want to, and feel most comfortable.

Connolly slams Government’s mismanagement of health service for leaving UCHG at breaking point

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Fianna Fáil candidate for Galway West John Connolly has hit out at the Government for failing to adequately fund health services at University Hospital Galway.

USI urges students to get housed asap

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

The president of the Union of Students in Ireland [USI], Kevin Donoghue, has urged families to get ahead of the curve on student accommodation, by seeking and securing places for the semester ahead as soon as possible.

Speaking during a leaflet drop to promote the USI’s free rooms listing website, ‘homes.usi.ie’, Donoghue explained: “The earlier you secure your bed for the year, the more chance you have of getting good accommodation close to your college.

Massive boost for marine research as Galway Bay Ocean Observatory completed at weekend

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

A significant piece of ocean research infrastructure was brought to fruition with the completion of the Galway Bay underwater ocean observatory over the weekend.  Through the combined effort of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights the final piece of equipment has been deployed to give researchers and ocean energy developers unique insight into the Galway bay marine environment.  The observatory is now entering into a commissioning period and is expected to be operational in the coming months. 

Leaving Certificate results and CAO offers 2015

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

First and foremost, congratulations and well done to all. No matter how often this day may come to a family, the Leaving Certificate results are a landmark day for each son or daughter, indeed for the entire family. So, again, well done. 

Time to reflect

Galway’s Indian community to celebrate on Saturday

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Galway’s Indian community will celebrate the 69th Indian Independence Day on Saturday.

Registration opens for Turloughmore Camogie Club Fun Run 2015

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Get ready for this year’s Turloughmore Camogie Club 5k family fun run and walk which will be taking place from Turloughmore Social Centre on Sunday August 30 at 2pm with registration starting at 1pm.

Chronic pain sufferers invited to join free online rehabilitation programme

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

A new online treatment programme, set up by expert psychologists and physiotherapists, aims to help those who suffer from chronic pain. 

The Centre for Pain Research at NUI Galway, with the support of the Health Research Board, is currently recruiting people with chronic pain (pain which has lasted for three months or more). The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trial will provide eight online sessions to people in the comfort of their own home. At the moment, such supports are mainly available through specialised hospital-based pain management teams. 

Galway Cathedral to celebrate turning 50

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

Close to 1,700 people are expected to attend a  jubilee Mass in Galway Cathedral tomorrow (Friday) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cathedral.

Four cousins for the summit - Alan Kerins Caps to the Summit event to take place this September

Wed, Aug 12, 2015

Four Galway-born first cousins are climbing Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil, in aid of the Alan Kerins Project. Alan's sister Miriam Kerins, along with cousins Aoife Lynskey-Keane, Brenda Kerins, and Martina Kerins will take part in the Caps to the Summit challenge this September. The four are hoping to raise €10,000 for the worthy cause which supports community and youth leadership development projects in Zambia.

Government funds to complete Galway Picture Palace

Tue, Aug 11, 2015

The long, and increasingly controversial, saga of the Solas Arthouse Picture Palace Cinema, has taken a step closer to completion with this morning's announcement that the Government has provided additional funding of €735,000 towards the project.

Women in Galway twice as likely to be unemployed as men according to new figures

Tue, Aug 11, 2015

Almost twice as many women as men have joined the Live Register in Galway in the last three months, as the trend in unemployment turns upwards again, according to recent figures from the CSO.

1916 Rising memorial proposed for O'Brien's Bridge

Mon, Aug 10, 2015

A motion proposing a memorial arch, first put forward in the 1930s and supported by Hollywood stars like John Wayne in the 1950s, commemorating the men and women who took part in the struggle for Irish independence between 1916 and 1923, has once again come before the Galway City Council.

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