Major fundraiser launched for Galway Rape Crisis Centre

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

A major fundraiser will be held for the Galway Rape Crisis Centre which has experienced a huge increase in demand for its services.

Top cyclists return for Étape Connemara in aid of Croi

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Ireland's top cyclists will return to Galway next month for the third annual Étape Connemara cycle race on Sunday August 16.

Speaking Volumes – stories from people living with HIV

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

An exhibition with a difference will be on show at the Galway City Library during this month's arts festival.

Speaking Volumes is a flexible, responsive, storytelling project, designed to give marginalised people living with HIV a voice, and it allows the public to hear their stories with the aim of increasing understanding and reducing stigma around HIV.

Barry's Tea send a delivery of teabags to Galway students in the wake of the Berkeley tragedy

Sat, Jul 04, 2015

It is an undoubtably Irish thing to do to drink tea in times of crisis. That hot liquid is somehow immediately comforting and soothing. A number of Galway J1 students in Berkeley had used up their summer supply of tea, in the wake of the recent tragedy, when infamous Irish company Barry's generously came to their rescue.

From now until Christmas, I'm Mother Hen to 1,000 birds

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

The food scene in Galway has never been in a better place. There are so many talented artisan producers and retailers offering the most amazing produce and one need only visit the plethora of farmers' markets around the county to witness this. One such business is The Friendly Farmer poultry which produces the most succulent chicken, turkey, and duck directly to your dinner table courtesy of Ronan Byrne's farm in Athenry.

You can never do too much for Galway Hospice

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

You can never do too much for Galway Hospice. Never. Ever. No donation is ever too big. Ever. You could get your granny, stick a price tag on her, photograph her, put her on eBay and it still wouldn't be too big a gesture. You could wait for your team to get to an All-Ireland final and you could raffle your tickets and give the money to the Hospice and it still wouldn’t be too big. You could walk naked up The Reek using slippers made out of porcupines and a thong knitted from the roughest wool of the rarest goat and if you said you were doing it for Galway Hospice, nobody would dare say you were mad. They’d nod, and say ‘fair play to ya. Mighty cause, mighty.”

There is no gesture that would ever be considered over the top when it comes to helping out Galway Hospice because what they do is so bloody brilliant and essential. When you're sick and shocked and helpless and faced with the enormity of a life-changing illness, there is nothing so wonderfully magical and humbling as the unsolicited kindness of strangers. And they are strangers merely because they are people you will hope you will never meet, but when they come into your life and your home and your family, they become some of the best friends you will ever have.

Minister to be canvassed onsite for funding for new Galway Hospice at Merlin Park

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Health Minister Leo Varadkar is to be canvassed on site next week for a commitment to provide funding for the promised new state of the art Galway Hospice facility at Merlin Park.

There has been a widespread welcome for the announcement that a new hospice facility is to be developed on the grounds of Merlin Park. Galway Hospice Foundation has reached an agreement with the HSE to purchase 14 acres of land adjoining the main Galway Dublin road where the 26-bedroom unit will be located.

United fans show support for Galway2020 Capital of Culture bid

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

The Galway 2020 team were out in force in Eamonn Deacy Park to support Galway United against Shamrock Rovers last Friday evening. The crowd were treated to an entertaining game of football with a great atmosphere throughout the game with the return of mascot Terry the Tiger rousing the home support.

Advertiser editorial named as winner in international newspaper editorial contest

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

An editorial from the Galway Advertiser has been named as a winner in a global contest to honour the best editorial writing in weekly newspapers. The Golden Quill and Golden Dozen award winners were announced by the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors at a banquet in the University of Missouri on Sunday. 

No Country for Old Men

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

In theory, home is where we all should feel the safest. It should be a refuge for all of us lucky to have a place to call home. It is the place where you can truly be yourself, far away from the pretence of modern life where, as characters in the great play of life, you learn your lines and your role before you walk out each day to act out your part.

I am often reminded of the image of Padraig Nally, in the months and years before the incident that changed his life, sitting there in the dark of night, listening to the wind coming through the trees that line the road to his house, cocking an ear for any deviation from the norm, his heartbeat quickening at any detection of disturbance in the lonely darkness. His ease returning only when eventually, the dawn arrived to throw a sheath of brightness over the land.

John Banville to open Lady Gregory/Yeats Autumn Gathering

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Described as “one of the most imaginative literary novelists writing in the English language today,” John Banville will open The Lady Gregory - Yeats Autumn Gathering in September.

Conference in NUI Galway to discuss future of European journalism

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Delegates from across the EU are in Galway this week to discuss the future of journalism in Europe at a two-day event in NUI Galway’s Insight Centre for Data Analytics.

The event, taking place in the centre today (Thursday) and tomorrow, forms part of a EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme called Your Data Stories, which explores the use of open and social data.

Councillors unhappy about the online publication of farmers’ CAP payments

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

A number of county councillors have expressed unhappiness about a new policy whereby the details of farmers’ grants from Europe are being published online. This follows new EU regulations, which required details of all payments made to Common Agriculture Policy beneficiaries in 2014 to be published by member states. Some €1.8 billion was paid to 130,000 farmers and rural enterprises nationwide under CAP schemes last year.

At last week’s local authority meeting, Connemara councillor Seosamh Ó Cualáin tabled a motion objecting to the publication of the payments in future. He said this detail being available online was posing a huge security risk to farmers. “Any of us can go on this website and find out what farmers in the county are getting from the EU, and it is not fair. This information does not pertain to anybody else. It is not right that others know what farmers living in rural areas are earning. This is only playing into the hands of criminals.”

Mayo native and NUI Galway doctorate holder named new Chief of Staff

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

A Mayoman who completed a PhD in Political Science in NUI Galway six years ago was this week named as the new Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces.

Use the old N6 as the Greenway, Healy Eames tells Minister

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Independent Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has asked Minister Paschal O’Donohoe to consider using the old N6 for the Greenway cycleway from Ballinasloe to Galway.

Sen Healy Eames, who is running as an Independent candidate in the next General Election said that she made the suggestion to the Minister yesterday after he met with farmers in Loughrea on Tuesday night.

McCambridge’s of Galway commemorates 90 years of quality food, wine and retail

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Over four generations and 90 years of high quality retail of artisan food and wine, the renowned Galway business family, Mc ambridge’s has grown from a 1925 high class grocery, provision, wine and spirit establishment to an awardwinning family owned deli, fine foods shop and restaurant in 2015.

Galway must cope better with major sporting events, says Connolly after Connacht decider is given to Roscommon

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

The decision to fix this year’s Connacht minor and senior Football finals for Hyde Park in Roscommon rather than Pearse Stadium has been described as disappointing yet inevitable by Fianna Fáil General Election candidate John Connolly.

Walks and readings at Coole this month

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

There will be a variety of free events in Coole throughout July. 

Following the very well attended Yeats’ birthday celebrations, there will be a couple of guided walks on the theme of Yeats at Coole, on Sundays July 5 and 19. Go along for a stroll through the magical landscape that inspired Yeats to write some of his best loved poetry. The walk will be punctuated by short excerpts of his poems relating to Coole, where he spent 20 summers.

The Irish language has not yet been saved — We need to ‘banc’ up a reserve of competence

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

Most Irish people, although they don’t want to speak Irish, want the language, our nation’s most precious creation, to survive as a living language among the languages of Europe. Many believe that this survival is now assured.

Kinvara Midsummer Bash

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

KINVARA WILL host the town’s inaugural Midsummer Bash, a day of music and entertainment at Kinvara Community Centre on Saturday July 11 with Tony Trundle & Band and What The Funk.

Tony Trundle is a singer/fiddler, renowned for his smooth fiddle style which mixes Irish trad, country, and rock’n’roll. He grew up in Newry and lived in Manchester until 2007, and now lives in Kinvara. He describes his songs as “snapshots of characters and situations, kind of short stories”. He will be joined by Frank Kilkelly (guitar), Paul Johnson (double bass), and Bruno Staehelin (drums).

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