Former Miss Ireland Aoife Cogan to host Clayton Hotel’s wedding showcase

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Newly engaged or planning your wedding? Then the four star Clayton Hotel’s exclusive Wedding Showcase on Sunday February 17 is an event not to be missed. The Clayton is celebrating the recent launch of ‘LOVE 2013’, in which couples will be given an amazing 13 per cent off their ‘LOVE 2013 Wedding Packages’.

This spectacular wedding showcase takes place from 2-6pm with the newly married, former Miss Ireland Aoife Cogan and renowned wedding planner/wedding author Bláithín O'Reilly Murphy on hand to give wedding tips. Miss Cogan, one of Ireland’s top models and wife of rugby star Gordon D’arcy, knows a thing or two about planning a successful wedding.

Raheen Woods Lights in Life boost for Galway Hospice

Thu, Jan 31, 2013

Over the Christmas season Raheen Woods Hotel put forth their annual Life in Lights campaign to raise much needed funds for the Galway Hospice Foundation. Established in 1986 Galway Hospice provides essential palliative care as well as counselling and support services for patients and their families.

Salthill stabbing victim had been unable to defend himself, trial hears

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

A man who was stabbed 18 times by his then girlfriend had toxic levels of alcohol in his system and had a major fracture to his arm rendering him virtually unable to defend himself during the attack at a Salthill apartment which resulted in a punctured left pulmonary artery and lung.

Nine top seed snooker players for Galway event

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Nine of the world’s top ten ranked snooker stars are among the 32 competitors who have qualified to contest the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway in March.

World number one and Masters champion Mark Selby, world number two Mark Williams, world champion John Higgins, potting sensation Judd Trump and Asia’s top player Ding Junhui will join Ireland’s Ken Doherty among the cast of star names appearing at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway from March 12 to 17.

Defamation case settled by businessman and councillor

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

The defamation case between a Galway businessman and a city councillor resulted in a settlement being reached at Galway courthouse yesterday.

From spellbinder to outsider

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Being an altarboy was the nearest we got to showbusiness in South Mayo in the 1970s — The rota for an altar boy in those days would be one week doing Last Mass, one week doing Second Mass, and the third week doing First Mass which would also mean you were on duty for the daily morning and evening masses for the week ahead. The week when you were on fulltime was great as it felt like a night’s run in the Gaiety.

However, that was nothing to the work involved when the mission would come to town. For nearly two weeks there would be services all through the day and evening, which necessitated getting off school, even if it meant having to listen to the same driven message three times a day, our surplices singed and damned from all the hell and damnation. The mission priests were usually chosen as part of a good cop bad cop variety, with two fairly rigid dodderies lashing the place with fear of eternal immolation and then a younger one who would lighten the mood with his refreshing talk, his sense of optimism, whose priestly joie de vivre was a welcome respite from his sterner compatriots.

Excommunication threat is ‘something from the Inquisition’

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

A Redemptorist priest threatened with excommunication for his outspoken views on the Church’s stance on homosexuality, contraception, and the ordination of women has likened his treatment to the Inquisition.

‘Serious questions’ remain over loss of art collection says McNelis

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Serious question remain unanswered over why the Daly Collection of artworks, including paintings by Paul Henry and Roderic O’Connor, was relinquished by City Hall.

Crowe calls for full backing for Doughiska Community Centre discussion on Monday

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Full support by all Council members at next Monday night’s meeting is vital for the purchase of a building for the purpose of a community centre for the Doughiska area, according to Cllr Mike Crowe.

NRA to invest €4.5 million into Gort to Tuam motorway

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

A Galway East TD has rubbished claims that the development of the much-awaited Gort to Tuam motorway will not go ahead and branded the rumours as “not well founded”.

Ó Cuív demands extension for septic tank registration deadline

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

The deadline for the registration of septic tanks must be extended beyond Friday February 1 as the public is still not clear what inspection standards will apply.

Menlo gets last chance to say goodbye before diggers move in on school

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Teachers, parents and past pupils of Scoil Bhride will have a last chance to walk the corridors, sit in their desks and take phoptographs in their school next week, before the school is demolished and replaced by a brand new building.

Run for Freedom and help PREDA at racecourse 5k

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Have you ever wanted to come up the home straight at Ballybrit with the sound of the crowd ringing in your ears?

Crowe calls for legislation to end upward only rents

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

The scandal of upward-only rent reviews needs to be brought to an end and the Government must introduce legislation that takes account of these changed economic times.

Jewish activist to speak on Palestinian human rights

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Anna Baltzer a Jewish-American, the granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and an award-winning lecturer, author, and activist will be speaking in Galway this weekend.

Man who raped his cousin while she wore Holy Communion dress to be sentenced next week

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

A Galway man who raped and indecently assaulted his first cousin when he was a teenager will be sentenced next week.

New sean-nós singer at Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

It was with delight that Joe John Mac An Iomaire was appointed the sean-nós singer in residence for 2013. Designating this prestigious role to Joe John Mac An Iomaire is a testimony to his valued presence in the rich singing tradition of Connemara and the west of Ireland and his long time association with the art of sean-nós befits his new role.

Arts festival and Galway venues up for IMRO awards

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

The Róisín Dubh, Monroe’s Live, and the Galway Arts Festival have all made the shortlist for the IMRO Music Festival of the Year Awards 2012.

BIM CEO makes case for fish farm in bay amid prospect of planned protests at expo

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Ireland is ideally positioned to take advantage of a major opportunity presented by the massive projected growth in global fish consumption. According to the World Bank and the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation an additional 42 million tonnes of food will be required globally by the year 2030 as a result of population growth.

Information evening for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh next week

Thu, Jan 24, 2013

Gaillimh le Gaeilge is calling on Galway’s local businesses and organisations to attend an Information Evening on the Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh award in the Carlton Hotel, Dublin Road, from 6.30pm -7.30 pm, on Tuesday Jan 29.

The information evening is organised by Gaillimh le Gaeilge in association with last year’s winner, EmployAbility Galway and will provide you with an excellent opportunity to find out how your business/organisation can successfully make the Irish language a feature of your business.

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