Public lecture next week on Irish army’s Battle of Jadotville
Thu, Apr 04, 2019
Commandant Leo Quinlan will deliver a public lecture in the Moore Institute at NUI Galway on the experience of his father, Commandant Pat Quinlan, in the historic Battle of Jadotville, 1961. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 9 April, at 5pm.
The Battle of Jadotville took place in the Congo and represents the largest military action carried out by the Irish Army against a foreign army since the founding of the State. 155 Irish soldiers (some as young as 15 and 16 years of age) fought 3,500 soldiers of the Katanga Army and survived. This action is the topic of a number of books, articles, radio and TV documentaries and a 2016 film currently showing on Netflix, The Siege of Jadotville.
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Fri, Mar 29, 2019
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Fri, Mar 29, 2019
Wherever you go on holiday, it is great to have a plan of all the things you can do while you are there. Ireland is a stunning county, and there is plenty to see across Southern Ireland. If you fancy getting in some casino time, then you will be pleased to learn that there are some fantastic venues to check out and Whichcasino.com has five of the best to go see.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Almost €30 million has been spent planning a bypass for Galway city since it was first proposed in 1999, with planning and design of its current incarnation - the N6 Galway City Ring Road - having reached €15 million, it was confirmed this week.
Read more ...What the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement can still teach us today
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Fifty years ago the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movement was founded, inspired by developments in the Six Counties, the USA, and France. To mark the occasion, hour-long programmes were broadcast on Raidió na Gaeltachta and TG4; it was discussed at the Galway History Festival; and a book is also being published.
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One of Netflix’s major hits in recent years was the gripping crime drama, Narcos, about the hunt for Pablo Escobar, led by two American Drug Enforcement Agency operatives, Steve Murphy and Javier Peña.
Read more ...Traffic congestion will only get worse without light rail system for city, says report
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
If Galway is to solve the scourge of traffic congestion “official thinking" in City Hall must change, and that change has to include a proper "examination and evaluation of a light rail system for the city".
Read more ...'Winning at home would be great'
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
On Sunday April 14 some of Ireland's most powerful athletes will descend on the city of Galway. Competing in famed strength events such as the max deadlift and Atlas Stones, competitors will push themselves to their physical limits to earn the right to call themselves Ireland's Strongest Woman for 2019. One such competitor is Michelle Guthrie.
Read more ...Choosing the right pathways for life
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
A delay in the construction of modular theatres at Merlin Park Hospital has been described as a serious “cock-up” and “a disaster”.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
A former county mayor and sitting councillor has voiced concern that it could be 2024 before patients can avail of a new emergency department at the west’s biggest hospital.
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The fact that there are almost 67 fulltime permanent and temporary nursing/midwifery vacancies at Galway University Hospitals (UHG and Merlin Park) was “alarming”, a city councillor said this week.
Read more ...Galway organ recipient celebrates donors for saving lives
Thu, Mar 28, 2019
County Galway resident, Mary Verbruggan, is in a unique position to help launch Organ Donor Awareness Week.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
A new lecture series is set to begin on April 4 at NUI Galway to focus on major research achievements made by the college in recent years.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
The Roads Policing Authority is appealing for a witness to a collision which occurred in the car park of UHG earlier this month to come forward.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
What is sustainable living? Creative Ireland are funding a series of free interactive workshops and talks taking place in Galway City Museum and Westside Library from 23 March to 11 May 2019.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
A Galway county councillor has asked what is the position of Galway County Council on Irish only road signs.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2019
Galway 2020 has secured more than €20 million in funding for next year’s European Capital of Culture programme.
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