Public lecture on the Irish Civil War

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The destruction of the Four Courts at the start of the Irish Civil War will be the subject of a public lecture in Galway next week.

Dr John M Regan will deliver the lecture in the Town Hall Theatre studio on Monday March 10 at 8pm. The event is being organised by the NUI Galway Centre for the History of Labour and Class.

Future of Connemara Greenway to be decided this month

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The future of the Connemara Greenway will be decided this month when a decision is made on whether or not to provide funding for the proposed walking and cycling route.

Mental health stigma must be addressed if people are to seek help, city event to be told

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The stigma surrounding mental health difficulties must be urgently addressed if people are to seek the help they need to get better, according to the chief executive of St Patrick’s mental health services in Dublin.

Paul Gilligan - who will speak at a free public information event in Galway next week on mental health stigma and the key signs of anxiety and depression - said the stigma of experiencing mental difficulties directly inhibits people from seeking help.

Team behind ‘Get Happy’ video to shoot Galway’s St Patrick’s Day parade

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Galway, will be filmed by Kamil Krolak, the creator of the ‘Galway is also HAPPY’ video that has clocked up 140,000 views on YouTube.

Remembering Mike Diskin

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The legacy of Mike Diskin will be honoured at a major commemorative concert in the Town Hall Theatre this month, as well as the launch of an artist’s bursary for new and innovative arts projects in the city.

Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea to star in new Galway Arts Festival play this summer

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rae, two of Ireland’s most famous actors will star in Ballyturk, a new play by Enda Walsh, which will have its world premiere at this summer’s Galway Arts Festival.

Ballyturk runs at the Black Box Theatre from Thursday 10 July to Sunday 27, with the official world premiere scheduled for Monday 14 July, the opening night of the festival.

Galway Judo Club celebrates with Olympic head

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

The president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Mr Pat Hickey, will be a special guest at the Galway Open Judo Tournament this weekend.

Trial date to be set for developer accused of wasting Garda time

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

A date for the trial of former Craughwell developer Kevin McGeever charged with wasting Garda time and making a false complaint by faking his own kidnapping is to be set tomorrow.

Kinvara Farmers’ Market under threat of closure

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

Under threat of closure the popular award winning Kinvara Farmers’ Market is calling on the support of those who would like to see the continuation of this thriving community market to make submissions to its road closure application which will be adverised from today, March 6.

City and county should embrace return of Friday night football

Thu, Mar 06, 2014

When darkness falls across the city tomorrow night, there will be one perceptible change to the night landscape that has been lacking for some time. The night sky over the city will be illuminated by those four beacons of light that will beam down on perhaps the finest football surface in the league of Ireland. And when the sharp shrill of the whistle goes at 7.45pm it will bring to an end one saga for Galway sport and start off what is hoped will be a major rejuvenation of sporting pride in the region.

Merlin Park ashtray leaves HSE open to smoking embarrassment

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The HSE West was accused of operating double standards regarding the smoking ban this week after it emerged that there was an ashtray located outside on a window sill at Merlin Park Hospital. This is despite the fact that the public hospital is designated a smoke-free facility.

Oranmore councillors slam roads funding as ‘minuscule’ and ‘totally unacceptable’

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

The allocation of roads funding for Oranmore has been slammed as “minuscule” and “totally unacceptable” by the electoral area’s county council representatives who insist the system of distribution is unfair and should be based on traffic levels instead of length of road.

Galway County Show returns to former home

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

This year’s annual Galway County Show will return to the Galway Racecourse.

Taking place on June 14 and 15, the Galway County Show was last held in Ballybrit in 1977.

‘Kick Ass-phalt’ with Galway Simon Community

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Galway Simon Community has just launched its Kick Assphalt Run, which allows participants to choose between a 10K or a 10-mile run on June 22 in Salthill.

Connemara is ‘missing out’ with undeveloped bike trail says Thomas

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Connemara is missing out on “attracting thousands” of cycling enthusiasts as a 16km mountain bike trail in Derroura Forest remains undeveloped to its full potential.

Public meeting on housing and shelter

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Galwegians struggling to pay the mortgage holders, who are on the housing waiting list, or at risk of homelessness, are being invited to a public meeting in the city this coming Monday.

A ‘Community Meeting on Housing and Shelter’, organised by the People Before Profit Alliance, takes place at 7.30pm in the Menlo Park Hotel. It will be addressed by the PBPA’s Galway City Central candidate Kiran Emrich.

One thousand take part in Spiddal ‘Slán le Séan’ Irish language rights march

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

More than 1,000 people took part in a three mile march last Sunday to highlight the Government’s failure to provide necessary services through the medium of Irish in the Gaeltacht.

One hundred and thirty local authority mortgages in arrears in Galway

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

One hundred and thirty local authority mortgages are in arrears in Galway city, but a new €20 million fund could provide a way of allowing stretched families to stay in their homes.

According to Labour Galway City Central councillor Billy Cameron, of 130 local authority mortgages in arrears, 65 loans are more than 90 days in arrears; 12 loans are between 91 and 180 days in arrears; and 53 loans are more than 180 days in arrears.

Make a massive difference by running in PREDA 5k on Saturday

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

A deserving charity will benefit from a day full of events this weekend when the PREDA Run for Freedom and Fun for Freedom events are held in the city.

Father Shay Cullen established Preda Foundation in Olongapo city, the Philippines in 1974 to promote human rights, justice and peace. Believing that poverty, violence and child abuse are barriers to peace and give rise to extremism, he strives to eliminate child abuse and promote respect for children's rights by striving to change the unjust economic political and social structures and attitudes that allow such abuse.

Sebastian Barry and Roddy Doyle for Cúirt

Thu, Feb 27, 2014

Two of Ireland’s leading novelists, Sebastian Barry and Roddy Doyle, will be among the writers coming to the 2014 Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

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