Hoade re-elected to FF Ard Comhairle

Thu, May 02, 2013

Galway county councillor Mary Hoade was re-elected to the Fianna Fáil Ard Comhairle at the party’s Ard Fheis in Dublin.

The Headford based councillor retained her seat on the Committee of Twenty, which represents grass-roots members on the party’s National Executive.

Connemara Mussel Festival in Renvyle this weekend

Thu, May 02, 2013

Renowned as one of the country’s leading seafood festivals, the 2013 Connemara Mussel Festival will take place over the bank holiday weekend.

Love/Hate’s Nidge to star in Galway Arts Festival

Thu, May 02, 2013

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, who plays Nidge in the acclaimed Irish TV series Love/Hate, will star in the play Howie the Rookie at this summer’s Galway Arts Festival.

Howie the Rookie, written and directed by Mark O’Rowe and produced by Landmark Productions, will run at An Taibhdhearc from July 22 to 27. Although first staged in 1999, this new staging has been reimagined by Mark O’Rowe for one actor.

Galway wins at Celtic Media Festival

Thu, May 02, 2013

Galway based production company ROSG and Casla born broadcaster Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile were among the major winners at the recent Celtic Media Festival awards.

DruidSing-song — Have your wedding at Druid Lane Theatre

Thu, May 02, 2013

If you are looking for a pet, please check our website galway-spca.com and have a look at all our animals. Please note home checks are carried out for all our animals, and a donation is required.

Conference to explore the economic potential of the sea

Thu, May 02, 2013

The potential for sea food, sea technology, sea energy, and ports/harbours in generating economic growth, will be the subjects of the inaugural Bright Blue Sea Conference.

The conference, organised by the Galway Chamber of Commerce, takes place in the new g Suite at the g Hotel on Thursday May 30.

Justice served as The Jes claims All-Ireland mock trial success

Thu, May 02, 2013

A group of students from Colaiste Iognaid (The Jes) proved they could be the legal minds of the future after scooping first place in the National Mock Trials competition last weekend, securing the team’s place in the world Mock Trials finals in New York next October.

Gastronomy experts to debate food issues at major symposium in GMIT

Thu, May 02, 2013

International and Irish experts on gastronomy, and specialists in the food tourism and hospitality sector, will gather in GMIT next week for the first major symposium on gastronomy in the west of Ireland.

New location for NUIG bottlebanks

Thu, May 02, 2013

The recycling bottle-banks at NUI Galway, previously situated near Áras na MacLeinn, have been reinstalled, but at the new location of the university’s Buildings Office.

The bottle banks had been removed some time ago, but Labour city councillor Billy Cameron has sought to have them reinstated on the campus.

Golf fundraiser to raise vital funds for UHG’s neonatal intensive care unit and Crumlin children’s hospital

Thu, May 02, 2013

An annual golf fundraiser, which takes place at Galway Golf Club tomorrow (Friday) has raised more than €1/2 a million for Our Lady’s children’s hospital in Crumlin since its inception 28 years ago.

Galway’s Moonfish Theatre company wins BBC award

Thu, May 02, 2013

Galway’s Moonfish Theatre company has won the BBC Northern Ireland Irish Language Theatre Award for its bi-lingual show Tromluí Phinocchio/Pinocchio - a Nightmare.

Free Comic Book Day

Thu, May 02, 2013

Free Comic Book Day 2013 takes place this Saturday at Sub-City Comics in the Corbett Court Shopping Centre.

Hogan approves €239,949 for sporting facilities at Oranmore Community Centre

Thu, May 02, 2013

Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government, Phil Hogan, announced yesterday that the Galway Rural Development company has been given sanction to approve funding of €239,949 for the development of sporting facilities at Oranmore Community Centre.

The funding, which is granted under the village renewal and development measure of the Rural Development Programme 2007 to 2013, is to be given to the Oranmore Park Committee for the construction of the sporting facilities.

Open days at Lorna McMahon’s garden this month

Thu, May 02, 2013

Renowned gardener Lorna McMahon will once again open her garden, Ardcarraig, to the public on the last three Sundays in May in aid of the Galway Mental Health Association.

Judge McGuinness appointed chair of NUI Galway governing authority

Thu, May 02, 2013

Retired supreme court judge, former senator and lifelong activist, Judge Catherine McGuinness was appointed this week as chair of NUI Galway's Údarás na hOllscoile (governing authority).

Údarás na hOllscoile, the University's Governing Authority, is responsible for managing and controlling all of the affairs of the university. In January 2012 she was appointed to the Council of State by President Michael D Higgins. Judge McGuinness was called to the Bar in 1977 and to the Inner Bar in 1989. She was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1979-82 and was previously a member of the Council of State from 1988-90. Judge McGuinness served as a judge of the circuit court from 1994-1996; of the high court from 1996-2000; and of the supreme court from 2000-2006. From 2005-2011 she was president of the Law Reform Commission. She is currently adjunct professor of law at NUI Galway.

Galway African women declares intention to stand for election next year

Thu, May 02, 2013

Helen Uchechnkwu Ogbu is likely to be a name on the ballot papers in Galway city at next year’s local elections to the Galway City Council.

Annual craft festival to take place in Spiddal this weekend

Thu, May 02, 2013

An Ceardlann Spiddal Craft and Design Studios will host its third annual Féile na Ceardlainne, a free festival of art, craft, music and dance celebrating the very best of Irish craft and design, this weekend.

Schools invited to fundraise at Galway Kiddies Market

Thu, May 02, 2013

Local primary schools are invited to fundraise at the new Galway Kiddies Market which opens on May 19 at the Clayton Hotel and will continue to be held every second Sunday from 12 noon to 4pm.

An Taisce welcomes council support of Greenway

Thu, May 02, 2013

The Galway branch of An Taisce has welcomed the commitment of Galway Council Council, and the support shown by many county councillors, to the development of the proposed Connemara Greenway and other “worthwhile” greenway projects which will not only provide vital amenities for local communities but also boost tourism and create jobs in hospitality.

In response to news last week regarding the Connemara Greenway, An Taisce Galway Association chairman Derrick Hambleton congratulated county mayor Tom Welby and other councillors for giving this worthy project full support. He also noted that it was “a pity” that some landowners are still prepared to object to these “positive attempts for the promotion of rural tourism” but stressed the need for such landowners to always be kept part of the consent process in order to keep these routes open.