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. 

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. 

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.

Light rail group outline their unhappiness with bypass proposals

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The GLUAS working group, which has been campaigning for a light rail system in Galway since 2007, has made a submission to Galway City Council outlining its disapointment with the proposals for a new Galway bypass.

'In burlesque we see a different idea of femininity and it is empowering'

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

It is a story countless Galwegians are familiar with. You meet a person from outside the county or outside Ireland, and they tell you how they came here on a holiday, to study, or perhaps were just passing through, never intending to stay more than a few months, 12 at the most. Years later, they are still here, and regard the city as their home as much as any born and bred Galwegian.

Rural Galwegians should have the right to cut turf says SF candidate Roche

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

People in rural Galway should have the right to cut turf, and "not be held hostage on their own land at the behest of a Government taking its lead from Brussels", a situation that is an "ongoing scandal".

Repair swiming facilities at Blackrock and Salthill, says Healy Eames

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Independent Galway Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has written to Galway City Council asking them to prioritise the repair and restoration of what she termed the “unsatisfactory” swimming facilities at Blackrock, Ladies Beach, Mid Promenade and Grattan Road, Salthill.

Registration now open for the 2015 Galway Memorial Walk

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Galway Hospice will hold its 10th annual Galway Memorial Walk on Sunday September 13. This year’s walk will begin at 12 noon from the Claddagh Hall, following the traditional coastal route to Blackrock and return — a total distance of 6.5km. 

The Memorial Walk is Galway Hospice’s biggest annual fundraising event, and it has become a very special and deeply personal event for the people of Galway. The organisers hope that, as this is the 10th year of the walk, people will be out in huge numbers to walk in memory of their loved ones. 

Claregalway gets ready for its Family Festival

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

 Claregalway will bop and rock and roll this weekend when the local community hosts a music and dance festival on Sunday August 9 in aid of Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity.

Cruinniu na mBad festival takes place in Kinvara next weekend

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

The 37th Cruinniu na mBad , “Gathering of the Boats” will take place in Kinvara on the weekend of August 14, 15, and 16. This unique Galway Hooker and wooden boat festival has been held each year since 1979, the brainchild of local man Tony Moylan, who passed away in June of this year. 

Galway equine photographer to exhibit at prestigious Dublin Horse Show this week

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

Galway-based photographer Martina Regan is celebrating one year creating bespoke fine art equine photography. The Equine Photographer prints and photographs will be available at this year’s Dublin Horse Show at Stand D6 which runs until Sunday August 9.

New fitness event Bootcamp Brunch taking place in Barna

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

One of Galway’s leading fitness bloggers, The SuperFit Foodie, together with Geoffrey Sheridan, owner of the Training Ground Gym, are hosting an exciting fitness event known as Bootcamp Brunch on Sunday August 16.

Galway’s annual Pride Festival kicks off next Thursday

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

There is lots to look forward to during this year’s Galway Pride Festival which takes place next weekend. The entertainment begins on Thursday August 13 with Pride Youth Day, which is an alcohol free event in Fr Burke Park and features plenty of amenities for under 18s. The official launch of the festival takes place on Thursday evening in Monroe’s Live at 8pm with all the community invited. Well known local band The Cozy Cartel will provide entertainment on the night with finger food and wine to be served.

City-based catering crew served up €372,000 lotto win

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

A syndicate group of four work colleagues from a city catering company who have been playing together for fourteen years were in high spirits on Tuesday as they collected their EuroMillions Match 5+1 prize of over €372,000 in National Lottery offices.

The lucky winners, who wish to keep the win private, bought their lucky €10 Quick Pick ticket in Duggan Supermarkets on Renmore Road, Galway City last week ahead of Friday night’s draw. They will split their prize equally, taking home €93,000 each. 

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