Look into my eyes — I see a strange year ahead

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Time to peer into that crystal ball again. No, not the one in the Treasure Chest window. Here’s a taste of what we can expect in the year ahead.

Top hospitals to start using 3D printed hearts from GMIT med tech centre

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Two Irish hospitals plan to start using three-dimensional printers at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in the coming months to create copies of patients’ hearts to help with surgery for heart disease in adults and congenital heart defects in babies.

Cardiologists at University Hospital Galway have linked up with the Galway Medical Technology Centre (GMedTech), a research centre at GMIT that works with companies to develop new medical devices and training aids for clinicians. Next year they will use the centre’s 3-D printers to generate exact heart replicas of the hospital’s heart patients.

Jobs for the toys — Smyths announces new roles at its Galway headquarters

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The success of Galway-based Smyths Toys Superstores was emphasised this week with the announcement of 15 new jobs at the Headford Road headquarters.

Galway punter wins €420,000 on a fiver football accumulator

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

It is not often somebody can turn €5 into nearly half a million euro but it is going to be a very happy New Year for one lucky Galway punter who has managed to do just that.

The man who wishes to remain anonoymus scooped a whopping €421,000 following a winning 20-team soccer accumulator which was laid down in a local Paddy Power shop on Monday December 22. The man backed 19 of the teams in a straight win or draw, his selections including some of the bigger teams like Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham. The soccer fan also placed bets on some lesser known names such as Mk Dons, Leyton Orient, Preston, Burton Albion and Grimsby. The customer opted for Man City -1 in the handicap market for the current Premier League champions' game against West Brom, getting longer odds of 7/5 rather than the 1/2 on offer for City simply to win.

NUI Galway to work on canoe repatriation after request from chief

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

A community in Canada is hoping that a 19th-century bark-built canoe can be retained in New Brunswick, rather than be returned to NUI Galway.

Galway start-up in Top 20 Tech Companies to Watch list

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Galway tech startup FeelsRight has been listed by Silicon Republic in their top 20 Start-up of the Week series, as the ones tipped for great things in 2015.

FeelsRight (formerly Mission Possible) is a reward and recognition SAAS platform which works with companies to improve and enhance their health and wellness offering to employees.

Inverin fire victim is named

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The man who died in a mobile home fire in Connemara at the weekend has been named locally as Micheál Ó Cualáin from Inverin.

Anam Cara to hold Galway parental and sibling bereavement support event

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Anam Cara is holding its monthly Parent Evening on Wednesday January 7, 2015 from 7.30pm to 9pm in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Ballybane.

Raise awareness of free parking schemes, Higgins tells council

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The Galway County Council must “move swiftly” to raise public awareness of the Christmas free parking initiative, according to Labour senator Lorraine Higgins.

New Inn prepares for weekend of mummers

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Lovers of traditional entertainment will be pleased to learn that plans are being finalised for the hosting of the annual New Inn Mummers Festival which will take place on Saturday January 3 and Sunday January 4, 2015, in the local leisure centre in New Inn, Ballinasloe.

Start 2015 by attending the west’s first digital summit

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

The team at Online Marketing in Galway have been hard at work over the last few months to pull out all the stops for what promises to be an amazing event.

St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union give tips on buying a car

Tue, Dec 30, 2014

Car buying can be a daunting experience. St. Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union can help with some simple tips to help you in the search for your dream car:

1 —Never buy a car without seeing it first or having it checked over by a professional.

Grab life and give the gift of yourself

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

There’s this fella I know who found himself unwell some time back. Fairly unwell, actually, to the point that he was nearly a goner. And on one of those days when he felt the life draining out of himself and a strange calmness coming over him, he took a notepad and a dodgy old biro and started to write down the things he wanted to say to the people who loved him.

Hurling stars to fundraise for new mental health awareness group

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

A fundraising game showcasing Galway’s finest hurling talent will take place in Gort on December 28 to raise money for a new mental health awareness group.

Get fit in 2015 and be one of Team Manuela’s Dingle 500

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

‘Team Manuela’, the running team of 200 runners from the Connemarathon this year, issettotakeonanew challenge in 2015. Having raised €36,000 in much- needed funding for the Manuela Riedo Foundation in 2014, they plan on bringing 500 walkers, runners or crawlers to the Dingle Marathon this September.

Home for Christmas — Get along to recruitment open day at Avaya

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Avaya is holding a recruitment Open Day at their Galway campus in Mervue on Monday December 29 between 11am-4pm, and are inviting people to discover what it is like to work with an organisation developing cutting edge customer engagements solutions. Attendees will get the chance to meet with their recruiters and engineers face to face so

You are not alone this Christmas is the message from Samaritans Galway

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Almost half a million people called the Samaritans service in Ireland last year with the number of callers to the Galway phoneline reaching an all time high.

GMIT Students’ Union brings Christmas early through the #SUHEROES campaign

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

Christmas came early for hundreds of children around Galway this year thanks to GMIT Students’ Union. This year the SU ran a #SUHEROES campaign centred on fundraising and the collection of new toys for underprivileged families and sick children in hospital.

Christmas spirit is alive and well in Galway

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

The Galway Lions Club is issuing a heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to everybody who has donated to the service over the past number of weeks.

Get your walking boots on and take to Galway’s great outdoors this Christmas

Tue, Dec 23, 2014

People are being encouraged to walk off the festive excesses by making use of Coillte’s extensive forest parks and trail networks across Galway this Christmas.

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