A new era for Kilcornan

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Kilcornan is a truely special place. The Brothers of Charity owned estate, which is located in the village of Clarinbridge, was for many years home to nearly 150 people with various forms of intellectual disability. However many parts of the facility now lie dormant due to the development of a community based strategy, which means service users have moved out to live in local villages and towns and are integrated into community life. This is now seen as best practice and it has meant a number of the buildings and facilities in Kilcornan are available for potential use by community groups and businesses.

Dine and dance the night away for Pieta House

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Galway Social Club is holding a night of dinner and dancing at the Salthill Hotel on April 25 in aid of Pieta House.

Miss Galway 2015 contest

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Miss Galway 2015 contest will take place on Thursday April 23 in Coyotes Late Bar, 34 Shop Street.

On the night all 15 contestants will take to the catwalk, and the winner will be crowned.

Learn how to unlock the DNA code at NUI Galway

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

NUI Galway’s School of Natural Sciences will hold a special event for secondlevel students in senior cycle biology on Saturday April 25 to celebrate International DNA Day.

Initiative to give teenage inventors a head start comes to Galway

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Galway Science and Technology Forum, in partnership with NUI Galway, has invited TeenTech to Galway. TeenTech is an industry-led initiative that helps students understand how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects are the pathway to tomorrow’s careers, and to give teenage inventors and innovators a head start.

Aer Arann Islands run continues to fly high for Temple Street

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

The 10th annual Aer Arann Islands half marathon in aid of Temple Street Hospital will take place on Inis Mór, the largest of the three Aran Islands on Saturday.

Experience the special scenic Clare Island 10k for charity

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

This year’s Clare Island 10K takes place on Saturday April 18, and a limited number of places are still available.

Presentation College Athenry Business Awards

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

The Michael F Dolan Student Business Awards were presented at Presentation College Athenry recently. The awards were presented to senior and junior Aaward winners who sat their Leaving Cert and Junior Cert in 2014.

NUI Galway courses shortlisted for postgraduate awards

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Two NUI Galway postgraduate courses have been shortlisted for the national Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards 2015.

First first national festival of youth rugby

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Galway Corinthians RFC is hosting a first festival of youth rugby for all clubs in Ireland, in support of Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and Galway Autism Partnership.

Appeal for information after tiny pup dumped in bin

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

The GSPCA has this week asked the public to keep an eye out for abandoned pups following the discovery of a three-week old pup in a wheelie bin in Gort.

Public lecture on the Ballinlass evictions

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

On Friday March 23 1846, the sub sheriff of County Galway, accompanied by a large force of policemen and soldiers, approached the townland of Ballinlass, and evicted 270 people.

Toddler injured in Tuam car accident

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

A 16-month -old toddler was being treated in Temple Street Children’s Hospital this week following an accident in Tuam on Monday.

City house prices rise by fifteen per cent

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

The average asking price for a house in Galway city grew by 15 per cent in the first three months of this year, according to the latest house price report from Daft.ie.

Let the sunshine continue and enjoy the walk

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

Whether it is Galway city, Oranmore, Claregalway, or Moycullen, traffic delays have become part and parcel of our transport system over the last number of years. And it is expected to worsen this week in an effort to get better - or that's what we all hope.

Alas the eight week traffic chaos to lower the road under the railway bridge on Lough Atalia is not expected to help facilitate traffic movement - not in the same way of those lengthy works on Westside's Seamus Quirke Road. That "improvement" ran over time and over budget by several million, leaving road users discommoded for months. And at the end of it all, did the construction of a four lane road ease the traffic burden of one of the main thoroughfares in the city? Dedicated bus lanes are admirable in theory, but in practice this major arterial road remains under-utilised with two lanes taking the bulk of all traffic flow.

High profile county councillor expected to announce General Election candidacy

Fri, Apr 03, 2015

The longest serving councillor on Galway County Council looks set to attempt to dip his toe into national politics once again. Well known Ardrahan representative Michael Fahy has hinted he is about to announce himself as a candidate for the 2016 General Election.

‘Unprecedented’ numbers attending A&E put pressure on staff, warns union

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Record numbers attending UHG’s emergency department this week has put “unprecedented” pressure on services, according to a nursing union spokesperson. There were 34 people awaiting beds on Monday, 13 were on trolleys and 17 were inappropriately accommodated in wards on Tuesday while the figures for Wednesday were the same.

Will FG run Hildegarde, just for sake of it?

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

There is an outdated assumption that formulating a party’s ticket for an election is a straightforward process. The incumbent TDs will spearhead the attack, flanked, meanwhile by a couple of no-hope sweepers from the remote reaches of the constituency.

University hopes ambitious plan will send it soaring into top 200

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

Ambitious plan to catapult NUI Galway into the top 200 universities worldwide while securing €100 million in competitive EU research funds were launched last week.

Student’s touching tribute to Dad wins national award

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

The sun was shining.
I was walking home from school, when suddenly I saw my brother coming towards shaking with fear with a tear in his eye.

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