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.

The lecture, which takes places in the university’s Insight Centre for Data Analytics located in the Dangan Business Park, will be followed by a guided tour of the Computer and Communications Museum of Ireland which includes a new exhibit on the development of radio and the importance of the Marconi Station at Clifden in the birth of worldwide communications.

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.

Now in its fifth year, the Energy Night is organised by the university’s Energy Society and this year the event will focus on smart grid and the growing technology and privacy issues associated with it.

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.

The data, released under Freedom of Information shows that in the years 2012 and 2013, 271 women with addresses in Galway made the journey to England and Wales for a termination, which works out at an average of just under three women per week. Figures for 2014 will not become available until the summer.

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”.

This is the view of Labour Galway West TD Derek Nolan, who was reacting to the appointment of the officials by the Environment Minister Alan Kelly.

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.

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)

The world of blogging is alive and kicking in Galway. Two local bloggers have joined forces to create a networking platform for those with a passion for the rapidly growing industry. Into The West Blogger Network was founded in April 2014 by Sinead Carroll, Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger (www.yummymummy.eu.com). Soon after Saibh Egan, Photographer (www.saibhegan.com) teamed upwith Sin?ad and the network has grown from strength to strength over the last nine months with three extremely successful events to date.

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.

A total of seven competitions ran simultaneously in the afternoon; all were specialist skills competitions including stock judging, tractor driving, welding, plant identification, grafting, forestry skills, and a problem solving team challenge.

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.

‘Know Your Numbers’ - heart charity puts the spotlight on blood pressure

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

‘Know Your Numbers’ is the important message from local heart and stroke charity Croí which has announced details of a free public talk on blood pressure management which will take place in Croí’s dedicated heart and stroke centre in Galway.

Galway Community College PLC students support Damien Dempsey in human rights initiative

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

Post Leaving Cert students from the marketing and film and TV courses at Galway Community College gave willingly of their time last week to work with leading Irish musician Damien Dempsey and Colm O’Brien, the MD of Ireland’s largest school lunch supplier, Carambola Kidz Healthy Lunches Delivered, to help children in The Philippines.

It’s here — nature’s way of saying ‘let’s party’

Thu, Feb 05, 2015

There's a dangerous buzz to everyone over the last few days. You see people in the town, stopping and looking up at the sky and mouthing the words ‘blue’ , ‘bright’ and then moving on again and thinking of doing daft things like sitting outside at cafes and drinking a hot drink just hot enough to warm ya but not too hot to make you look ridiculous — you there sitting outside like a hard, braving this new fresh sensation. Like mammals peering out into the great brightness after the dark of winter, we stagger at first, unsure of what to do with this new found space and light and desire to do something other than that what we have been doing.

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