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Thu, Jun 30, 2022

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Churches still feeling the impact of the pandemic

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

Lest we think that the implications of the pandemic are items of the past, maintained on video for retelling in some future decade’s episodes of Reeling In the Years, there are still many walks of life that have felt the blow of the lockdown and restrictions, and which are unlikely to ever recover from them.

GRETB launches strategy statement

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Galway and Roscommon ETB has launched its strategy statement for 2022-2026. It sets out the ETB’s mission over the next five years to provide, develop and support education, training and youth services which empower people to reach their potential and to contribute to society.

Athenry Credit Union Photography Competition 2022

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Athenry Credit Union has just launched its annual amateur photography competition. Based on continued success and requests from the public, Athenry Credit Union has decided to run the competition again this year. With €500 in prizes up for grabs, Athenry Credit Union expects to see huge interest in the competition this year.

Connection, compassion and adventure in Finding Victoria

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Parenting small children can be challenging at the best of times. There are hundreds of books out there listing things for parents to do, but what happens when you’re in the real world, and things don’t go as planned?

The default position for contemporary Irish Christians

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Ireland has had the reputation for many centuries as the island of saints and scholars. The vast majority of these saints lived during the fourth to 10th centuries, the period of early Christian Ireland, when Celtic Christianity produced many missionaries to Great Britain and the European continent. The history behind the phrase begins with the Roman Empire’s collapse in the fifth century, Europe was in a state of serious intellectual and social decay as its institutions crumbled. Insulated on the western shores of Europe, Ireland’s institutions could continue to prosper and evolve without interruption leading to a period of intellectual, religious, and artistic superiority that has been called ‘Ireland’s Golden Age’. It is during this period Ireland earned the title ‘Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum – The Island of Saints and Scholars’.

Yet in recent times, it seems as if as a people, we are doing our best to discard what remains of our fifteen-hundred-year-old legacy as a Christian nation. Of course, there are many explanations for why this has happened, one of which is the scandal-ridden legacy of recent times, ie, the Magdalene laundry and the sexual abuse controversies, and its particular relationship with Irish Catholicism. People’s increasing abandonment of the Church is mixed up in redefining Irishness, and embracing libertarian freedom and a vague and nebulous new age Celtic spirituality. Also, the revolutionary sixties arrived late in Ireland, especially with regard to the country’s delayed sexual revolution. It is only in recent times that Irish culture has ‘caught up’ with the rest of the West. My sense is that there is deep exhilaration felt at throwing off the past in the adoption of same-sex marriage and in the victories of the divorce and abortion and same sex referenda.

Time is running out for East Africa

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

“When there is no light, shine forth. When there is apathy, show caring for another. When there is a famine, be bread to the hungry soul. When there is despair, inspire someone. When there is a drought, be a wellspring of hope. Where there is war, please make us all instruments of peace.” (Ronan's prayer for help).

Councillors, be the leaders we need you to be

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Dear Editor.
This is an open letter to our city councillors.

This is an open letter to our city councillors.

Mayor Higgins to focus on promoting pillars and positivity for Galway

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

With hours of her election as Galway’s First Citizen on Friday, Mayor Clodagh Higgins had thrown herself into the role with gusto — commencing a year that she hopes will enable her to highlight all the great work that is being undertaken in communities right across the city.

Lose up to two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

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Hustle Fitness celebrates one year in business with a special offer

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

The last year has flown by at Hustle Fitness Galway, where the team are celebrating 12 months in business.

The pandemic presented challenges for all sectors. Establishing Hustle Fitness in summer 2021 required grit and determination underpinned by a solid team.

Master guitarist and lecturer launches memoir

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

A Salthill born master guitarist, lecturer, and writer who lives in the United States will launch his memoir, which details his lifelong battle with depression, anxiety, and alcoholism, today (Thursday) at 6pm at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop in Middle Street.

BreastCheck lost a year of screening time due to Covid-19

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

BreastCheck, the HSE National Breast Screening Programme, which offers population-based breast screening to eligible women on an area-by-area basis every two years, lost a year of screening time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Architecture at the Edge issues open call for entries

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

The Architecture at the Edge (AATE) Festival has issued a call for entries for the 2022 event, which promises a city and county-wide exploration of the theme “repair” through a wide range of events between October 1-9 2022.

Galway project a step on road to energy independence

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

So much of what will shape Galway in the remainder of this century will centre on where we position ourselves in terms of innovation, quality of life, sustainability, inclusivity and community.

Greenway will benefit city considerably, said Hoare

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Cllr Eddie Hoare says the delivery of the Connemara to Galway Greenway will benefit the city considerably.

Cheevers disappointed further delay over Ballybane social housing project

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Cllr Alan Cheevers has expressed his disappointment at the news that Galway City Council has terminated its building contract for the social housing project Garraí Beag on Rockland Ave in Ballybane .

Cllr Cheevers said: “It was very obvious the project was moving at a slow pace over a period of time. Obviously there were issues behind the scenes.

Public consultation under way for innovative hydrogen valley

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

A two-day public consultation will get under way in the city today (Thursday) following the announcement of detailed plans to create the country’s first hydrogen valley in Galway.

How to Succeed in Your First Job

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

“Oh God, yes”, Colman Collins replies when asked if he has made many of the mistakes he outlines in his book, How To Succeed In Your First Job, “that is part of the reason I wrote the book, I made most of them”. It is a refreshingly honest start to our interview as The Galway Advertiser sat down with Colman to discuss his recently published book, which will prove an invaluable guide, not just for those on the first rung on the ladder of their career, but for those on every rung.

Recalling a Traveller life

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Have you ever sat with an elderly Irish Traveller and asked them what their life was like?

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