Digital’s enduring legacy lives on with gathering of the Decies

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

A Gathering of the “Decies” will take place in October, some 20 years after Digital’s European flagship shut its manufacturing business in Galway.

Galway landmarks to ‘Light It Up Gold’ for childhood cancer awareness

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

A number of buildings and landmarks around the country, including the fountain in Eyre Square and the g Hotel in Galway city, will be bathed in gold from September 1 as part of the inaugural ‘Light It Up Gold’ iniative which aims to raise awareness of childhood cancer.

Progress made on N59 upgrade and Moycullen bypass

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The N59 re-alignment and Moycullen bypass has taken a significant step forward as Galway County Council has served compulsory purchase orders on behalf of the National Roads Authority to affected landowners.

Merlin College finally opens it its doors

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

After years of consultation and planning, Galway’s newest second level school, Coláiste Mhuirlinne or Merlin College, finally opened its doors to first year students on Tuesday of this week in temporary accommodation at Woodlands, Renmore.

Killary adventurers return from Arctic Circle

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Arctic adventurers returned to Galway this week after a 10-week voyage to the Arctic Circle and the west coast of Greenland

Hospice walk in memory of loved ones to raise vital funds

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

People are invited to celebrate the life of a deceased loved one by taking part in the Galway Hospice’s eighth annual Galway Memorial Walk.

The event, which will take place on Sunday September 8 at noon, is from the Claddagh Hall to Blackrock and return - a distance of 6.5km.

Supermac’s boss invests in Galway-based health supplement company

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

It is “vitally important to support local industry”, according to managing director of Supermac’s Pat McDonagh who, along with Claddagh Irish Restaurants and Pubs and the Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick, has taken a 10 per cent stake in the Galway Natural Health Company which is behind the recently launched advanced dietary supplement, Revive Active.

Michelin star chef launches Galway Oyster Festival

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

One of Ireland’s leading Michelin star chefs Kevin Thornton stepped out of the kitchen to launch the country’s longest running food festival, the 59th Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival.

Celebrating ten years at Nestor’s

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Paul Cannon, a native of Oranmore, this week celebrates 10 years of service with Nestor’s SuperValu Oranmore.

Coffee afternoon at MADRA charity shop

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The MADRA charity shop in Westside will hold a special coffee afternoon on Saturday from 12 noon to 3pm.

The event is a fundraiser for the dog rescue charity and to raise awareness of its shop which boasts pre-loved clothes, books, bric-a-brac, and household items.

Circle of Life commemoration garden receives €32,000 funding boost in Chicago

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The Galway couple behind the Circle of Life national commemorative garden which begins construction in Quincentennial Park, Salthill, next month, were given recognition in Chicago last week and presented with a cheque for $32,000.

Kai Restaurant wins top award

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Award winning Galway city-based Kai Cafe and Restaurant can now add another accolade to its collection after it was named the Best Restaurant in Connacht at the Food & Wine/Maison Louis Latour Restaurant of the Year Awards 2013.

Eddie Hobbs to speak at Network Galway Event

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Well known financial advisor Eddie Hobbs will be guest speaker at Network Galway’s monthly meeting on Wednesday September 4.

Hobbs will share financial advice tips and anecdotes about the dumb things people do with money and the dumb way parts of the country are run.

Over 50s lifestyle show set for Salthill

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The lifestyle event for people who are retired or are about to retire is coming to Galway.

Role model for women in science to give free lecture

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

The NUI Galway Astronomy Society will welcome world renowned astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell for a special talk on Tuesday, September 24.

Galway school leavers with disabilities left in limbo due to funding cuts

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

Concerned parents of school leavers with disabilities are urging local politicians to support their call for the reversal of a Government decision to cut services for these “vulnerable” children.

More than one third of burglars use closed window

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

A new AA survey has revealed of Galway respondants 14 per cent have been the victims of burglaries in the last six, or more, years, and that 35.4 per cent said access was gained through a closed window.

In an AA survey of almost 15,500 people nationwide, 28.5 per cent have said that their home was been burgled at some stage. It was also revealed that burglaries have increased in every county in Connacht beween 2004 and 2012 but particularly in County Mayo where there has been a 52 per cent increase.

After two decades, Knocknacarra Community Centre finally opens its doors

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

After 18 years of waiting, debating, planning, and construction, the doors of the new €3 million community centre at Knocknacarra will be open to the public today, Thursday August 22, providing an opportunity to discover first hand the benefits and potential of this local facility.

At last, a team and a cause for all on the Dyke Road

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

For those of us for whom Friday nights were irrevocably changed when top flight football left Terryland, there will always be a memory of the cups of Bovril and the smell of wintergreenand the smack of leather on a hardened hip in the days before the Dyke Road venue became one of the best football stadiums in the country. Back then with the pitch facing a different alignment, the cold breeze coming in off the Corrib on those winter’s days hardened many a memory in the minds of football fans across not just the city and county, but beyond. Back then when the man after whom the ground is now named marshalled the centre of the pitch, when the Bovril in your cup rippled with every thundering tackle from Miko Nolan, when Kevin Cassidy ran Mario Kempes-style through the hearts of many a defence, when Philip Fay and Carl Humphries threaded the ball down the sidelines like needles in the hands of a seasoned seamstress, they created a sort of magic for every youngster in the ground. And later when Ricky and Jumbo and Donie et al carried that magic to Glenina and back, there was a feeling that no matter the result, you never went home feeling cheated from a day out at Terryland.

CAO offers show commerce and science popular with students

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Now that the jubilation of the Leaving Certificate results has started to calm down, it is time this week for students across Galway to find out what their next academic step will be with the first round of CAO offers being released on Monday.

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