Strictly comes to Connemara

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

The Galway Rape Crisis Centre will host Strictly Connemara in association with the RNLI Clifden and with the assistance of Connemara Chamber of Commerce, on December 6 in the Station House Hotel, Clifden.

Moycullen shopping initiative to draw €2,000 golden ticket

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

A number of Moycullen businesses have come together to offer one lucky winner a chance to win a prize package worth more than €2,000 in the Moycullen Festive Golden Ticket draw.

‘A Taste of the West’ Christmas market supports local producers

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

A Christmas market, ‘A Taste of the West’, will take place on Sunday December 15, from 2pm to 6pm in the Connemara Coast Hotel, Galway.

Free workshops for primary school children

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Free creative writing workshops for primary schools in Tuam wil begin next week following a collaboration between Fighting Words and the Cinemobile.

Yourells to host festive haircuts in aid of the Sunni-Mae Trust

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Yourells Hair Salon will be filled with festive cheer on Monday December 9, when it hosts its annual Christmas children’s evening where youngsters can get their hair trimmed for free in aid of the The Sunni-Mae Trust.

Galway cheerleaders steal the show

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Galway City Cougars Cheerleading Club claimed 20 trophies from the 21CC International Cheerleading and Dance Championships held in Galway recently.

New Joyce’s Supermarket Headford to open its doors tomorrow at 11am

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

It is an exciting week for the town of Headford as the new-look Joyce’s Supermarket opens its doors for the first time tomorrow at 11am.

Galway City Community Forum to celebrate the city’s community and voluntary sector

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Galway City Community Forum will celebrate the work of the community and voluntary sector in Galway at its last quarterly meeting of the year next week.

City manager Brendan McGrath will speak at the event on his vision for Galway, with particular reference to communities, community participation, and ensuring the inclusion of the most disadvantaged communities in the city. Galway city councillors and community activists will also speak on the same theme.

Cash-strapped county council spends €1,000 a day lifting roaming horses

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

The Galway County Council has spent €212,788 in just 10 months lifting free roaming or abandoned horses with suggestions that the figure could actually be more than €300,000 when the costs of staff and vet bills are taken into account.

This staggering cost and the sheer scale of the problem with unwanted or uncared for equine animals was revealed at Monday’s meeting of the Galway County Joint Policing Committee, with many members calling for the Goverment to meet this issue head-on and help struggling local authorities by introducting a national culling programme.

Market creates festive atmosphere

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

At this very moment, the view outside my window is positively Lilliputian. Many men and women are hammering away creating an experience that will be enjoyed by many over the next month. But what is far more important is that the vision that is taking shape is one that will be the boon this city and county needs in the run up to the most important time of the year for local businesses.

NI Attorney General’s comments deeply unhelpful and fly in face of accepted conflict resolution, says Galway academic

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

A Galway academic has condemned as “deeply unhelpful” the call by Northern Ireland Attorney General that no further prosecutions take place for crimes committed during the Troubles.

Purcell Construction chosen for €3.4 million Ballinfoile Community Centre

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Plans for the €3.4 million Ballinfoile Community Centre have taken a major step forward this week as the Galway City Council has confirmed that a preferred bidder has been selected for the construction of this much needed facility.

Over the past number of months the council has carried out a detailed assessment of the tenders received. Earlier this week the local authority announced that a preferred tenderer had been recommended, the contractor being Purcell Construction Ltd. The project will involve a community centre as well as a series of meeting rooms which will be built on a site on the Headford Road.

Nolan calls on councils to oversee rental market

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Galway’s two local authorities and the Government “must do more to effectively oversee the private rental market”, that is according to Labour TD for Galway West, Derek Nolan, who is supporting Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan’s plans to introduce a tenant deposit protection scheme.

Works to start on Maree Road next week

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

The long-awaited road works on the Maree Road, Oranmore, which will cost more than €250,000, will start next week.

NUIG school of humanities to host public famine talks

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

NUI Galway’s School of Humanities is hosting two public events this weekend on the topic of famine, and on the Great Irish Famine in particular.

Philippines Disaster Fund raises €3,023 at local craft and trade fair

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Visiters to the local craft and trade fair held at the Black Box last weekend made a contribution of €3,025 to the Philippines Disaster Fund.

Former aide to Martin Luther King to speak in Galway

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Rev Harcourt Klinefelter, a former aide to Martin Luther King during the civil rights struggle in the USA, will be speaking in Galway tomorrow.

Ó Conchúir calls for council to extend prom to Bearna Pier

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

A renewed effort should be made to finally realise the long held ambition to extend the Salthill Promenade towards Bearna in the west and towards Renmore in the east.

Get the savings now with Joyces Supermarkets Deals card

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Pat Joyce believes that when shops offer bargains, shoppers should not have to wait six months to get the benefit. When asked at a conference last year why his store did not give customers loyalty cards, he replied by saying that while other stores offer you money back six months down the line, customers in his stores were getting the benefit of the savings straight away.

Men are unaware of the impact of domestic abuse on women

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Almost half of the men who took part in a recent national survey say they are unaware of the impact of domestic violence on women.

Commenting on this finding Wendy Heuson, the manager of Waterside House, the local refuge for women and children experiencing violence in the home, describes it as a “gap in awareness and consciousness”.

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