Baboró conference to examine how we nurture creativity in the classroom

Thu, May 07, 2015

Baboró International Arts Festival for Children is to hold a ground-breaking conference entitled Opening the Door to Creative Teaching and Learning. The conference will take place in NUI Galway on Thursday May 28 and is aimed at anyone interested in improving levels of confidence, creative and critical thinking and problem solving in primary school children, and in finding new ways of exploring the curriculum using creativity and active learning.

Two decades on, Galway Early Music festival still brings a wonderful air to the city

Thu, May 07, 2015

Plainchant, medieval song, baroque cello, early brass and harpsichord – a feast of beautiful old music will float across the city as events take place at The 20th Galway Early Music Festival, from May 14-17.

Resilient Frank brings his team up the mountains for Climb4Cancer challenge

Thu, May 07, 2015

This weekend will see local business man and Ultra Marathon runner Frank Byrnes of Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs Ltd Galway with the help of Peter Daly of AkzoNobel Car Refinishing Ireland Ltd organise and coordinate 31walkers to take on a challenge of a life time.

Mountbellew teen wins top prize at No Name Club National Youth Awards

Thu, May 07, 2015

A teenager from Mountbellew No Name Club was among the national winners at the No Name Club National Youth Awards,

Top blogging talent descends on city for first birthday of Into the West Blogger network

Thu, May 07, 2015

Galway will be the most trended city in the country this weekend when The g Hotel in Galway is the location for the first birthday celebration of the hugely successful Into the West Blogger network.

On yer bike for the west’s biggest charity cycle

Thu, May 07, 2015

International cycling legend Sean Kelly will be one of more than 1,500 cyclists taking to the road on Sunday June 7 for the Annual “Croí Tour de Lough Corrib” charity cycle. The event is the biggest charity cycle in the west.

It takes a circular scenic route from Galway around Lough Corrib, a cycling distance of 120km. There is an option for a shorter trip of 45km.

Little Grace has just four per cent chance if she is treated in Ireland

Thu, May 07, 2015

A local child who is battling a rare and aggressive cancer has just a four per cent chance of survival by availing of the treatment for the condition in this country.

Want to earn a handy €50 for talking furniture?

Thu, May 07, 2015

Residents of the Galway area to being sought to participate in a research study on the area of furniture retail. Participants must be willing to attend a two-hour focus group that will be held the evening of Monday, May 11 from 7.30-9.30pm in Briarhill Business Park.

TD Nolan to host Yes Meeting' on marriage equality

Thu, May 07, 2015

Labour Galway West TD Derek Nolan will host a ‘Yes Meeting’ on marriage equality in the Galway Arts Centre this evening at 7pm.

Isn’t it time we stopped killing dogs?

Thu, May 07, 2015

See the picture with this article? It shows about 50 dogs. Not rabid strays. Not unkempt mongrels. All of these dogs in this photo were rescued by MADRA from being “put to sleep” in April alone. In Galway. That’s just one month. If you look at the picture again and double it, what you will see is the approximate number of dogs that are put to sleep in our city pound each year. Funded by ourselves. A sad indictment that so many animals abandoned through no fault of their own have to be killed, no matter how humanely the process is described or how Disneyified the ‘put to sleep” scenario sounds. Bottom line is Fido doesn’t wake up.

‘Stop the cull on the One Parent Family Payment’ says Ó Cuív

Wed, May 06, 2015

More than 3,000 Galway families are set to lose anything up to €80 a week from July as the age threshold for the One Parent Family Payment is cut from 16 to seven, a move which could force some parents out of the workplace, a local TD has warned.

Water meters to be installed in Galway ‘in the coming weeks’

Tue, May 05, 2015

Irish Water will install water meters in Galway city “in the coming weeks”, starting in Knocknacarra. However a local councillor is calling on the controversial company to “continue its practice” of not installing meters “on properties which reject them”.

Higgins demands ‘zero tolerance for zero hours contracts’

Tue, May 05, 2015

A zero tolerance attitude needs to be taken towards zero hours contracts as such contracts do nothing for the rights, livelihoods, or prospects of working people.

Planners consider a ‘seventh route’ as deadline day on road decision approaches

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

A seventh route for the highly controversial N6 Galway City Transport Project is being considered following the groundswell of opposition to the six routes already proposed.

Labour succumb to neo-liberalism

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Insider spotted Labour Galway West TD Derek Nolan out knocking doors the other evening. He can only hope Dep Nolan’s appearance on the doorsteps does not impact too negatively on the Yes vote for marriage equality.

Drums, clowns, refugees …and sacrilegious lesbians

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Among the highlights of the Galway Theatre Festival is the trilogy of acclaimed one-man shows from percussionist and performer Brian Fleming; Gis a Shot of Your Bongos Mister, Have Yis No Homes to Go To, and A Sacrilegious Lesbian and Homosexual Parade.

Cancer patients had appointments cancelled due to staff shortages

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Forty patients who were due to attend an outpatient cancer clinic at University Hospital Galway on Tuesday had their appointments cancelled due to a shortage of staff.

Galway County Council pledges €1.5 million to Ireland West Airport

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

Galway County Councillors have agreed to the local authority taking an equity share in Ireland West Airport Knock, in an attempt to secure the future of the transport facility.

Gardai continue their search for ‘dangerous’ on-the-run English teenager

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

There are fears that an English man, who is wanted by police following the rape of a 13-year-old girl, could be hiding in the west of Ireland after he was spotted in Sligo in recent weeks.

Benny the Big Boot is back — Citywide active travel competition for schools

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

After a very successful competition last year, Benny the Boot is back for 2015. And all city national schools are asked to get creative about how their pupils travel to and from school. An Taisce Green-Schools in partnership with Galway City Council re-launched the citywide active travel competition this week at Woodquay.

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