Lyons says Knocknacarra bus commuters deserve better treatment

Thu, May 04, 2023

A city councillor has hit out at the refusal of the National Transport Authority (NTA) to bring cheaper bus fares to thousands of potential commuters in Knocknacarra.

Advertiser in brief..

Thu, May 04, 2023

GRD launch a Community Survey for new LEADER Programme

RNLI receives €5,000 donation from Galway Shipping Company to fund lifeboat charity’s lifesaving work

Thu, May 04, 2023

Representatives from the City of Galway Shipping company visited Galway RNLI during their weekly training session, to present the charity with a donation of €5,000. The company, which has been in operation since 1947, is based a short distance from the Galway lifeboat station, at New Docks.

Swim into the Dawn this Saturday

Thu, May 04, 2023

On Saturday morning next, May 6, as part of the Darkness into Light initiative in support of Pieta House, a Galway based swimming community, Gentle Swimming, is hosting a dawn swim at the Big Beach, Salthill.

Anyone who would like to support Darkness into Light is welcome to come along, for what should be a unique experience, welcoming the dawn of a new day, while exploring the beauty of being immersed in the ocean.

Thousands attend multidisciplinary ritual beach performances

Thu, May 04, 2023

Over 2,000 people attended two multidisciplinary ritual beach performances to celebrate the ocean last weekend. The unique events took place in Kinvara on Trácht Beach and Ladies Beach in Salthill, Galway City as part of Galway Theatre Festival.

Have you got what it takes to win Ireland’s most extreme fitness competition?

Thu, May 04, 2023

Applications are now open for the television programme, Ireland’s Fittest Family, which sees families, from across the country, battle to claim victory.

Beautiful Connemara charms top American travel writers

Thu, May 04, 2023

Some of the United States’ top travel writers journeyed to the prestigious Travel Classics International Writers’ conference in Ashford Castle last week.

Have you experienced a stroke or cardiac event?

Thu, May 04, 2023

Croí, the heart and stroke charity, is delighted to announce three in-person events throughout May in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon for those who have experienced a stroke or cardiac event.

The Croí Health Team are thrilled to be able to bring its Croí Connects events to communities across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon throughout the month of May. Croí has planned an engaging programme of talks and information stands at these three locations.

‘If I worried too much, I wouldn’t be able to do this job properly,’

Thu, May 04, 2023

It’s the voice that people recognise first. When we commence our chat, she is grappling with a coffee machine that threatens to drown out our conversation. And then, there is the voice that has kept millions of crime podcast fans enthralled during lockdown, at a time when gangland crime proved box office and when the misdemeanours of an elite group of criminals, here at home and abroad, became household names.

Glittering Their Lives Matter Ball in city to support work of Tanzanian cancer charity

Thu, May 04, 2023

The work of a paediatrician who worked in Galway some years ago and who went on to set up a childhood cancer charity in Tanzania will be honoured and supported by a glittering Ball to be held in the city this weekend.

The Big Wedding Rehearsal at Galway Bay Hotel – Galway’s newest wedding event

Thu, May 04, 2023

Galway Bay Hotel’s location along the shores of Galway Bay is enchanting and picturesque, setting the scene for you and your guests to create memories that will last a lifetime.

With breath-taking views overlooking the bay, a reputation for excellence and 25 years of experience in the industry; Galway Bay Hotel is the perfect destination for your dream wedding day.

Hair-raising Evan experience benefits Cancer Care West

Thu, May 04, 2023

Galwayman Evan Kilmartin allowed the razor near his generous locks when he volunteered to be shaved for Cancer Care West last weekend.

Surround yourself with love in the heart of Galway City at The Galmont Hotel & Spa’s Exclusive Wedding Showcase

Thu, May 04, 2023

Happily ever after begins at The Galmont Hotel & Spa Galway this May with a stunning wedding showcase planned for loved-up couples searching for the perfect venue to tie the knot.

Taking place from 2pm-5pm on Sunday May 28, the luxury hotel in the very heart of Galway City will give couples an exclusive glimpse of all its top tier services alongside some of Galway’s award-winning wedding suppliers.

University of Galway named national Sustainable Development Goals Champion

Thu, May 04, 2023

University of Galway was yesterday (Wednesday) designated as a national Sustainable Development Goal Champion for 2023-24 by Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport Eamon Ryan T.D.

€1.9 million school maintenance and improvement funding for Galway schools

Thu, May 04, 2023

by Róisín Kilroy
Some €30 million has been allocated nationwide for school maintenance and improvements with nearly €2 million to be shared between schools across the county.

South Connacht Citizens Information service webinar series

Thu, May 04, 2023

South Connacht Citizens Information Service (SCCIS), provides an independent, non-judgemental, and confidential information, advice/assistance and advocacy service to the public. In 2022, the service responded to over 56,000 queries regionally via phone, email and face-to-face consultations.

The service also delivers, in response to public needs, a community education programme. The programme is delivered both face to face in a community setting and also online.

Three Galway charities to receive ‘Cost of Living Fund’ donations

Thu, May 04, 2023

Ardaun Roscam Doughiska Family Resource Centre, Ballinasloe Social Services, and the Galway Rape Crisis Centre,are to receive part of a €500,000 Cost of Living Fund donations from Bank of Ireland.

Author discusses her dyslexia and dyspraxia at Kenny’s book event

Thu, May 04, 2023

Former Rose of Tralee Hannah Daly is on a mission to spread awareness about dyslexia, dyspraxia, sensory processing disorder and other learning differences that neurodivergent people experience, in a world that doesn’t value them.

A woman of many talents, Daly is a paediatric occupational therapist with multiple university degrees, a former actor and model and an author, all while having the reading age of a seven-year-old. Her path to receive an education was not an easy one, navigating both the complexities of dyslexia and dyspaxia as well as a school structure that was woefully unprepared to help her. She attended five primary schools navigating a barrier system that excluded rather than included her.

Author discusses her dyslexia and dyspraxia at Kenny’s book event

Thu, May 04, 2023

Former Rose of Tralee Hannah Daly is on a mission to spread awareness about dyslexia, dyspraxia, sensory processing disorder and other learning differences that neurodivergent people experience, in a world that doesn’t value them.

Let Darkness Into Light help create the possibility of hope

Thu, May 04, 2023

There is not one of you reading this article this morning who has avoided the impact of suicide in Ireland. Right across the country, there are empty chairs at kitchen tables; there are bedrooms left preserved and unoccupied; there are football boots and hurls and rolled up club jerseys, reminders of camaraderies lost; there are siblings and parents left decimated, stunned into surviving life, walking around in a daze, never forgetting the pain that sits at the pits of their stomach. They exist and meet the sympathetic eyes of those who try to share their obvious agony.

In every village, there are teams with a familiar jersey that brings back sad memories for teammates; there are mentors who are not there any more. In schools, there are huddled groups silently grieving for someone who did not come back after the holidays, or who lives on only in a facebook page with pictures of happier times. Pictures that shout out ‘you never could tell.’

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