New Oyster Pearl crowned for the 59th Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Sheila Cullen, representing The Ardilaun Hotel, has been crowned the 2013 Oyster Pearl for the 59th Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival taking place from Thursday September 26 to Sunday September 29.

Galway goes gold for cancer awareness campaign

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Many of Galway’s most prominent public buildings are being lit in gold this week as part of The Light It Up Gold campaign.

NUI Galway and Connacht Rugby join forces to attract students and players

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

NUI Galway has joined the growing list of sponsors of Connacht Rugby to help promote both sporting and academic excellence.

Public lecture on Ireland and Spain in WWII

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Almost 80 years after the end of WWII, Ireland still attracts condemnation for being neutrality during the conflict, despite its actual practice of covert Allied support.

German airmen and citizens were interned in the Curragh during the war while Allied service personnel who landed in Ireland, were “allowed to depart freely and full assistance is given in recovering damaged aircraft”.

Galway Races returns for September meeting

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

The Galway Races returns for its September outing at the Galway racecourse, Ballybrit.

Socialist day school in Galway

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

The Socialist Circle Day School will take place in Galway next week, addressing issues of austerity, the environment, world politics, and history.

Construction under way on multi-million Joyces superstore in Headford

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Joyces Supermarket Headford has been a hive of activity the past few months as construction is underway on a new multi-million store that promises to not only provide more quality, value, and range for its customers but also boost the local economy by providing more employment and helping to turn the town into a shopping destination.

No places for disabled school leavers ‘a human rights violation’ says Healy-Eames

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

An “appalling neglect and a 'human rights violation” is how a leading Galway politician has described the lack of full-time day services for intellectually disabled school leavers.

Galway City Museum exhibition

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

THE ARTIST and designer-craftsman Derrick Hawker is hosting his new exhibition An Island’s Retrospective in the Galway City Museum.

Series of WEEE e-waste collections in Galway this September

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling, will hold a series of WEEE collection events throughout Galway county.

The berry best of autumn style at Brown Thomas 11-day spectacular

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Discover the beauty of Autumn this September as Ireland’s leading premier department store Brown Thomas welcomes Berry Beautiful, an 11 day beauty spectacular taking place from Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, 15 in all Brown Thomas stores.

Corrandulla residents ‘hugely’ concerned at temporary closure of health centre

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

A County Galway health centre, which has been described by a local politician as a “focal point” in the community, has been closed temporarily.

Quay Dental celebrates birthday by offering free children’s consultations

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Quay Dental – located on Walshes Terrace, Woodquay in Galway city – is celebrating their first birthday on Saturday, September 14 by offering free dental consultations to children under 12 throughout the day.

Low number of bank mediations ‘alarming’ says Higgins

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

The number of customers engaged in mediation with their banks is “alarmingly low”, given the number of complaints against the financial sector is on the rise.

O’Flaherty condemns council’s expensive landscaping

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Landscaping works on the Lough Atalia Road, which cost more than €23,000, have been overtaken by weeds and grass, and a local councillor has condemned the costs and disrepair as “a waste of money”.

Olympic and World champion to answer questions while in Galway

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

Kenya's David Rudisha, the current Olympic 800m champion and world record holder, and Brother Colm O'Connell, coach to 25 world champions and five Olympic champions, will participate in various activities in the city from September 11 to 16.

Athenry twinned with Newfoundland town

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

The links between Ireland and Canada were celebrated in the twinning of County Galway town Athenry with Renews-Cappahayden in Newfoundland.

Ó Cuív calls for early payment of DAS to farmers

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

There is no specific payment date for the Disadvantage Area Scheme and therefore no reason payments cannot start being made to farmers in early September.

Cousin’s charity walk begins in Galway next week

Thu, Sep 05, 2013

A Galwayman is to undertake a charity walk from Galway to Dublin next Tuesday (September 10) for his 26-years-old cousin who needs intensive rehabilitation.

Gary Casey (37) will set off next week and plans to walk the 130 miles in four days in the hopes of raising funds for his cousin David Cahill.

Residents vow to continue six year campaign to make Oranhill safer

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Fed up with their pleas falling on deaf ears, the residents of Oranhill gathered for a protest on Monday at the site of what has been dubbed ‘The Hole’ to highlight the uselessness of spending €70,000 to simply fence of the dangerous crater instead of filling it in and restoring the footpath to make the area safer.

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