Do you want a healthier diet and lifestyle in 2013?

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

A six-week Introduction to Ayurveda evening course will take place in Galway with classes on Thursdays from January 10.

APCOA chooses Irish Guide Dogs as charity partner

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

APCOA, a leading supplier of secure parking services, has chosen Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind as its charity partner.

Get in touch with the new sporting craze sweeping across Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

The sport of touch rugby, or touch as it officially called worldwide, is a mostly mixed gender, non-contact version of rugby aimed at people who wish to play for recreational purposes.

Remembering Tommy Keane

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Diarmuid Neachtain, Spiddal:

G Furniture sale now on with massive savings

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

G Furniture and carpets on the Tuam road in Galway Winter sale is now on with massive savings across all departments. They guarantee the best value for money in Galway in carpets and furniture with a brilliant selection of new season rugs just arrived at sale prices.

Mervue United welcomes €190,000 grant aid

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Mervue Utd have released a statement welcoming the announcement by local TD Brian Walsh that the club has been successful in the sports capital grant application process and has been awarded €190,000 under the Regional Sports Capital Programme announced by Minister Michael Ring.

Mayor hopeful Kennedy clan will mark JFK50 celebrations in city in summer

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Members of the Kennedy clan are to be invited to Galway next summer to take part in the celebrations honouring the 50th anniversary of the visit of President John F Kennedy to the city in June 1963.

Bringing manners back into the social media conversation

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Social media can be a wonderful experience. It allows those who do not have a voice to have a voice. It creates links and new communities that pave the way for new sorts of communication. It allows businesses and organisations to communicate directly with their customers and members in ways that would have been deemed impractical in the past. It also gets people using the medium of language in order to praise, to encourage, to support, to embolden people who need emboldening, to vocalise causes that might otherwise remain silent.

Court appearance tomorrow after Barna Road crash leaves man seriously injured

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

A 31-year-old motorist will appear in Cloverhill court tomorrow (Friday) in connection with last Sunday’s collision on the Barna Road in which a 21-year-old man was seriously injured.

Great expectations for Ireland's seventh EU Presidency, says MEP

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Ireland has both the privilege and the responsibility of hosting the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January 1 until June 30 2013. Holding the Presidency is an important role at any time, but the expectations for this forthcoming Presidency are even greater given the challenging circumstances that both the Union and Ireland face.

GMIT to hold three open info events in January

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is holding three separate open information events in January, the first in Castlebar on Thursday, January 10, from 7pm to 9pm, the second in Galway on Saturday, January 19, at 11am, and the third in Letterfrack on Friday, January 25, at 1pm.

Senator seeks clarity on financial support for sick children’s treatment abroad

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Galway West senator Fidelma Healy Eames is to seek a meeting with the Minister for Health in the new year to examine what financial support is available for children with rare life-threatening cancers and other illnesses who may require treatment abroad or could benefit from clinical trials.

West coast wave energy project receives €19.8 million EU Commission boost

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

A renewable energy project on the west coast of Ireland, focused on harnessing wave power, has been awarded €19.8 million by the EU Commission.

GMIT awards scholarships worth almost €70,000

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) this year awarded scholarships worth €67,000 to some 21 first year students in the college.

Walsh welcomes grants for Galway sports facilities

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Almost half a million euro is to be invested in sports facilities in Galway city under the Regional Sports Capital Allocations, announced by Minister of State Michael Ring just before Christmas.

Three Connemara audiovisual companies receive €900,000 in broadcasting grants

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Three of its Connemara-based companies, Meangadh Fíbín Teo (Indreabhán), Magamedia Teo (Na Forbacha), and Sónta Teo (Cill Chiaráin), have been allocated grants totalling more than €900,000 in funding by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from Sound & Vision II, the Broadcasting Funding Scheme.

New Inn to host Mummers Festival next week

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

The 35TH New Inn Mummers Festival, featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers, from all over Ireland, takes place on Friday January 4 and Saturday 5.

Local Samaritans increase community outreach initiatives

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

The Samaritans Outreach team based in Galway have successfully delivered talks on emotional health to more than 500 secondary and college students in just three months.

GCBA pedestrian counter reveals city footfall

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

The annual Christmas shopping spree may have taken its time in taking off but it grew to reach highs of nearly 50,000 visitors in just one day, according to figures released by the Galway City Business Association (GCBA).

NUI Galway launches postgrad programme in rural sustainability

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

NUI Galway has officially launched a new full-time master’s programme in rural sustainability.

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