Arrabawn offers a training session with Robbie Henshaw

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Hot on the heels from his outstanding performance against the South African Springboks, Arrabawn Dairies is offering local rugby teams and schools the chance to win a masterclass lesson with Irish rugby star Robbie Henshaw. As part of Arrabawn’s Breakfast of Champions campaign, this competition is open to local rugby clubs and school teams.

There will be at least four winning teams picked for the training sessions with Robbie Henshaw and during the competition Arrabawn will also be giving away signed rugby balls through their Facebook page www.facebook.com/arrabawndairies

Galway woman wins Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Award

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Galway native Aoibheann O’Brien, and her co-founder Iseult Ward, have been awarded the 2014 Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact Award, worth €140,000, for their organisation FoodCloud.

More than two thousand students to be conferred by GMIT this month

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

More than 2,100 students will be conferred with awards at GMIT's annual conferring ceremonies which take place in Galway and Mayo over four days

Over thirty-one thousand families in Galway to receive child benefit boost says Higgins

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins has welcomed news that approximately 31,344 families in Galway are set to benefit from an increase in child benefit being introduced in the Dáil this week.

More than one thousand Christmas annuals donated for children in Galway hospitals

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Paediatric wards in UHG and Portiuncula received an early Christmas gift this week with the delivery of 1,120 Christmas annuals courtesy of Folens.

Find out how SUSI can help your studies

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), the national awarding authority for all higher and further education student grants, will be the feature talk at NUI Galway’s Autumn Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday next, November 19, from 12-4pm in the Bailey Allen Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn. This talk will provide students with an opportunity to gain information on the funding opportunities and application process available to them.

Best of the west to be highlighted at West Expo next Spring

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke this week launched the inaugural Into the West Expo – a showcase of the magic of the West of Ireland which takes place over two days in the RDS next February.

Oranmore heritage lecture to hear of Irish soldiers of WW1

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

The second lecture in the Oranmore Heritage 2014/2015 winter lecture series, focusing on Irish soldiers in World War I, will take place on Wednesday November 26 at 7.30pm in Oranmore Library.

We’re back in the saddle again...

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

On Monday week in Galway city, the ride will most definitely not be out of the question. For the cost of a loaf, a pint of milk, and one of those old-style paid-for newspapers you’d buy for your granny, you will be able to ride your way around this city to your heart’s content.

To hell with carpooling, or buses or taxis, from the end of the month, if you have come to town and suddenly start slapping your pockets at the realisation that you have forgotten your bike, (as you do) all will not be lost. From Monday week, the simply named Coca-Cola Zero Bikes scheme as brought to you by the National Transport Authority will see sexy bikes parked in strategically placed bike ranks, all available for you to hire for your journey across town.

Contradictory claims emerge over Salthill Garda Station ‘closure’

Mon, Nov 10, 2014

A war of words has broken out between Fine Gael and Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish over claims that Salthill Garda Station will be closed down within the next two years.

Taoiseach to face water protest in Galway today

Mon, Nov 10, 2014

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, will be greeted by reminders of the public opposition to water charges and distrust of controversial quango Irish Water when he visits Galway today.

Flood of stray and unwanted dogs forces MADRA to shut for a month

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

Galway dog rescue charity MADRA has been forced to close its doors for the month of November as the number of stray and unwanted dogs in county Galway reaches an all-time high.

Roll over Rick Stein and tell Nigella the news

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

‘Quenelles of Goldfish’, ‘Piglet Brains and Barley Wine’, ‘Chilli-Chocolate Songbird Hearts’, ‘Fag-Ash & Seaweed Anti-Cupcake’; these might sound like ingredients from a Monty Python sketch but in fact they are all from menus dreamt up by the fiendishly fertile imaginations of The Domestic Godless, an absurdist gastronomic art collective from Cork.

Will Kitt or Keaveney win the Fianna Fáil seat in Galway East?

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

The catastrophic collapse of Fianna Fáil’s support at the last general election saw the party lose half of its seats in Galway as it nose-dived to the worst electoral result in its illustrious history.

Salthill Garda Station to close

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

The west side of Galway city and western Connemara region will be left without a dedicated Garda presence as Salthill Garda Station faces imminent closure.

Adopted people to have right to their birth certificates if new Bill is accepted

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

Adopted people will have a right to their birth certificates for the first time if a new bill published this week is accepted by the Government.

The legislation was produced by Senator Averil Power (who was adopted as a baby from a mother and baby home). It is co-sponsored by Senator Jillian Van Turnhout (former head of the Children’s Rights Alliance) and Senator Fidelma Healy Eames (an adoptive mother).

A Galway bike scheme run from Dublin will not work warns Connolly

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

The bike rental scheme for Galway cannot be successfully administered locally when it is being run by a national body situated on the other side of the country, in Dublin.

This is the view of Independent Galway City West councillor Catherine Connolly, who said questions remain as to who will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the bikes and docking stations and where such maintenance money is to come from.

Aran Island vessel to be the subject of TG4 documentary

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

A documentary exploring the history of a cargo vessel which ferried passengers and freight between Galway and the Aran Islands for more than 30 years will be shown on TG4 on Sunday November 9.

Dearth of bins in the city a source of annoyance to councillors

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

The lack of public bins in the city has led to one frustrated councillor admitting that she would flout the law in relation to dog fouling. Independent councillor Catherine Connolly outlined to the chamber how there is not one bin on the walkway between Nimmo’s pier and Grattan Road. ‘’People are expected to carry their dog’s poo all along this route, it is simply too much, it’s dangerous and disgusting, I would not do it,’’ she admitted. Director of services Tom Connell outlined how all bins in the city are now owned by the council. He acknowledged the importance of bins and said the situation was constantly being monitored by the local authority’s litter management unit. ‘’The litter management crew are doing a fantastic job in what is an ever challenging area.’’ Mr Connell said that bins were being replaced but it was a gradual process due to financial costraints. Fine Gael councillor Peter Keane was also irritated about the bin issue. ‘’With Galway being a premmier tourist destination, bins are so important, I am disapointed but not surprised that there is no money available for bins at the moment. As far as I can see there are none at all in the Blackrock area. We simply have to ringfence money for bins,’’ said Councillor Keane. Meanwhile, Councillor Ollie Crow was concerned about bins around Eyre Square and the general condition of the area. The Fianna Fail councillor believes that Eyre Square needs more attention and said the walkway in the middle of the square was in very poor condition. He said it was imperative that litter wardens be employed on Sundays in the run-up to Christmas ‘’They are vitalto have the city running on an effective basis.’’ Tom Connell admitted that Eyre Square needed more work and he said the council was currently assesing the issue.

Gardai investigate two fires at Knocknacarra playground

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

Gardai are investigating two separate fires caused by vandals at a children’s playground in Knocknacarra this week.

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