Will Walsh or Kyne survive the 2016 General Election?

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

It was not the bank collapse of 2008, the implosion of the economy, the unforgivable bank guarantee, nor four years of harsh austerity measures which forced the Irish people on to the streets in protest.

‘Being an outsider gives me a different view on things other people might take for granted’

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

There is a horse farm about a mile and a half outside Motala, a small town located between Stockholm and Gothenburg in southern Sweden. There it is surrounded by vast woodlands, a huge lake, hunters cabins, and amid the rural isolation, an old mental asylum.

Free places for ten students at reforming learning conference

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A number of second and third level students can avail of free places at a conference which explores how second and third level education prepares young people for the future.

€1m was awarded to 22 Galway people who sustained injuries in workplace accidents last year

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A total of €1m was awarded to 22 Galway people who sustained injuries in workplace accidents last year.

Remove penalty point appeals from gardai says Higgins

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Penalty point appeals must be removed from An Garda Síochána and be decided upon by district judges instead.

Tree planting symbolises new beginning for COPE Galway’s campaigns

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny launched the development plan for COPE Galway’s new Domestic Violence Refuge on Monday. The occasion was marked with a symbolic tree planting ceremony as a symbol of new beginnings for those women and children experiencing domestic violence.

We have an onus to make Galway more vibrant and enhanced for next generation, says chamber president

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

There is an onus on Galway to deliver to the next generation a more enhanced and vibrant city, the president of Galway Chamber told more than 200 business leaders who attended the Galway Chamber Business Briefing and the Galway Chamber Port Development Committee update on Monday.

Council budget ‘shamefully ignores homelessness crisis’ in city says Crowe

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The Galway City Council’s 2015 budget “ignores the most serious social problem affecting the city and disregards the plight of people in our city who have nowhere to sleep on a nightly basis.”

Fianna Fáil Galway City Central councillor Ollie Crowe has slammed the budget, which was agreed at Monday’s council meeting, which saw no increase in funds towards tackling homelessness.

Number of mumps cases swelling in Galway, warns HSE as figures double

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

An upsurge in the number of mumps cases, mainly among men in the 17 to 24 year age group, has been reported in Galway.

Twenty-two cases have been recorded since September with the recent spike in the incidence of the virus coinciding with the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year.

Jobs boost as PFH Technology Group opens new offices

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, this week announced that PFH Technology Group, Ireland's largest indigenous ICT services company, with offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway, is to create 25 new jobs within the organisation. The jobs were announced at the official opening of the company’s new offices in Galway.

Author on bullying wants to change the dictionary definition of the term

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The author of an award winning book on bullying is spearheading an online global campaign to change the dictionary definition of the word.

Naughton welcomes reconsideration of deposit rule

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The comments by the Governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, that he may consider a relaxation of the imposition of a 20 per cent deposit rule on new mortgage applicants have been welcomed by Sen Hildegarde Naughton.

The focus should have always been on proper stress tests of potential homeowners to see if they will be able to make payments well into the future, she said yesterday.

Renowned musician to trace American music to Ireland

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The renowned musicologist and performer Mick Moloney will deliver an audio-visual lecture at NUI Galway this evening.

Entitled “The Evolution of Old Time American, Country, and Blue Grass Music”, the event takes place in the Kirwan Theatre at NUI Galway at 6pm.

Grateful Ulick gives something back to Croi for saving his life

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

For the second year in a row, the popular bar and restaurant Blake’s Bar and Brasserie on the Corner on Eglinton Street will host a fundraising coffee morning for local heart and stroke charity Croí. Blake’s Bar and Brasserie on the Corner have a very special connection with Croí ever since their staff member Ulick O’Halloran availed of their services.

Geographers cook up a storm for Geo Week

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

As part of international Geography Awareness Week from 17-21 November, postgraduate students within NUI Galway’s Discipline of Geography have organised an eclectic programme of events around this year’s theme of ‘Geographies of Food’.

Learn the truth about Ebola at NUI Galway lecture

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

NUI Galway’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is running a free public lecture on Ebola: how it spreads, how it affects the human body, and how the outbreak can be contained.

Galway Quakers to hold open house event

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Galway’s Quaker community will hold an open house in St Nicholas’ Parochial School, Waterside, on Saturday November 22 from 11am to 5pm.

Lough Cutra firmly on triathlon map

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Now a firm fixture on the triathlon calendar every May, Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon already has more than 200 entrants for next year’s event.

Fifteen new jobs announced at Vulcan Solutions

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

An Taoiseach Mr. Enda Kenny announced 15 new jobs at technology company Vulcan Solutions this week when he visited the company’s office in Galway today.

Widely recognised as a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM) to the higher education and government sectors in Ireland, Vulcan Solutions has announced expansion plans into the UK market and is targeting annualised revenue growth of €1.1 million by 2016.