Public meeting on Syriza, Greece, and Ireland

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

The election of Syriza has shaken up European politics and has lain down a challenge to the neo-liberal consensus of ‘there is no alternative to austerity’, but what does it mean for Ireland?

Frenchwoman passing on her love of Irish

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

It is certainly an unusual circumstance where a Frenchwoman ends up in the Connemara Gaeltacht teaching music and languages through Irish. But that is exactly what Batsheva Battu did. The 31-year-old is not just fluent in Irish, English, and her native French, she has also spoken Italian since she was 11 years old and is in the process of learning Welsh.

Creativity of day care centre users to be revealed in exhibition

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

An exhibition which will showcase the creative and imaginative artwork of people attending a day centre for people with mental health difficulties in Merlin Park will be launched today (Thursday) at the Secret Garden, 4 William Street at 11.30am.

Morse Code, Clifden and the dawn of global communications

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Frank McCurry and Tom Frawley of GMIT, whose radio heritage work has featured on the BBC Coast series, will give a talk at 7pm on Wednesday February 11 in NUI Galway on radio and the Clifden Marconi Station as well as a demonstration of Morse Code, the first system used to send long-distant messages using electricity.

Coveney’s comments on Russian aircraft over Ireland ‘comical’ say GAAW

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Claims by the Defence Minister Simon Coveney that the presence of two Russian warplanes 50 miles off the Irish coast was “totally unacceptable” have been called “comical and downright hypocritical” by Galway Alliance Against War.

Sean-nós Singing Workshops at NUI Galway

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Máire Ní Mhaoilchiaráin, the newly appointed 2015 Sean-Nós Singer in Residence at NUI Galway, will give a series of sean-nós singing workshops beginning on Wednesday, 11 February at 7pm in the Seminar Room at the Centre for Irish Studies, NUI Galway.

Arty-forty — NUI Galway giving bonus ‘performance points’ for the Creative Arts

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Building on the success of the inaugural Creative Arts Performance Points scheme in 2014, NUI Galway is to again reward a limited number of students with exceptional achievements in selected disciplines in the creative arts with CAO ‘Performance Points’ for entry into undergraduate courses in the University. This is the only Creative Arts Scholarship Scheme of its kind offered by a university in Ireland.

New documentary on Galway’s love of dancing

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Kamil Krolak, the locally based Polish based film-maker behind Fifty People, One Question and Galway Is Also Happy, returns with his latest documentary - Galway Bailando.

NUI Galway Energy Night to discuss the future of smart grid technologies

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Energy Night, Ireland’s largest and longest-running student-run energy event, will take place in NUI Galway next week.

At least three Galway women travel to UK for terminations every week

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

A minimum of three Galway women travel to England or Wales for an abortion every week, according to official figures from the UK Department of Health.

Lack of high speed broadband hurting rural Galway businesses - Cllr Charity

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Eighty-four locations across east Galway and Connemara will remain without high speed fibre optic broadband, with no guarantee that services will improve in the sort to medium term.

Galway charity event appeals for 1c and 2c coins

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

It is estimated that a massive €35 million is floating around the economy in 1c and 2c coins. Giving away your coppers can make a big difference to the lives of thousands of people.

Officials appointed to ‘help speed up’ social housing delivery in Galway

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

The appointment of two senior local authority staff to Galway County Council and one to Galway City Council will “assist greatly in the delivery and roll-out of social housing”.

Promoting excellence to be theme of major nursing and midwifery conference in city next month

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

The 5th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, hosted by NUI Galway’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, will be held from 30-31 March. The conference is organised in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Planning Development, HSE West/Mid West.

Don’t be blaming the septic tanks, says Harkin

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

The most recent inspections of septic tanks by the Environmental Protection Agency had revealed that their threat to the country’s drinking water had been substantially exaggerated and paled in significance with the damage being caused by 38 of Ireland’s largest sewage discharge systems that failed to meet treatment standard.

This was stated by independent MEP Marian Harkin when she welcomed the fact that 52% of the septic tanks considered to be a threat to the environment had passed inspection.

Ballinasloe teenager to appear on The Voice of Ireland

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

A Galwaywoman wows the judges with her performance on RTE singing show The Voice this weekend.

Bloggers head into the west for sold out ITWBN event

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Hundreds of bloggers are gathering in Galway this weekend for a major networking event organised by Into The West Blogger Network (ITWBN)

Mountbellew Agricultural College takes top prize at Macra Challenge Day

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Students from each of the agriculture and forestry courses in Mountbellew Agricultural College participated in the recent annual Colleges Challenge Day, held in conjunction with Macra na Feirme and hosted in Mountbellew Agricultural College.

GTI students to feature in Irish Fashion Innovation Awards

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Three GTI students have been chosen to represent Galway’s vibrant student fashion scene in the upcoming Irish Fashion Innovation Awards.

Father of two dies in crash outside his home in Connemara

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Gardai are continuing their investigations following a fatal crash in Connemara earlier this week.

Mairtín McGrath was knocked down on the R320 road outside his home in Cill Chiaráin on Tuesday morning. It is understood he was talking to a friend when the collision occurred at around 11am. Emergency services rushed to the scene but Mr McGrath, who was in his fourties, was pronounced dead. His body was taken to University Hospital Galway for a post mortem examination.

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