'You can’t have the edge without the middle'

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Jason Manford had a realisation. His origins are as a working class lad from Salford in the north of England, the child born to an Irish emigrant and English family, but his children, thanks to their dad’s success as a comedian, actor, writer, singer, and broadcaster, means they are very much middle class.

TG4’s Finné to tell story of Tuam mother and baby home survivor Peter Mulryan

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Currently running on Wednesday nights on TG4 is a riveting new documentary series, Finné (Witness), made by Galway’s Magamedia, which shows the human side of Irish stories that have made the headlines over the past 50 years.

Galway city to be twinned with new Irish Naval Services ship

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Galway is to be twinned with the Irish Naval Services new ship, the LÉ William Butler Yeats, at a reception this weekend to mark and honour the relationship between city and vessel.

Nominate a volunteer for national awards, says local centre

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Galway Volunteer Centre is calling on the public to help recognise kindness in their communities by nominating a volunteer for the national Volunteer Ireland Awards. The awards were launched by Ireland’s Got Mór Talent Presenter James Kavanagh.

New book on Salthill tells the tale of one of Ireland’s first tourist resorts

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Paul McGinley’s new book, Salthill - A History, Part 1, begins with a most informative historic timeline, taking the reader from 1557 to 1901. Early documents were sparse but in 1797, a French traveller “wrote of young damsels going to refresh their charms in the sea about two miles from the city”.

Greenway does not threaten future rail services, says Cannon

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

East Galway Minister Ciaran Cannon has received confirmation from CIE that the licence for the development of a greenway on CIE lands can be revoked at any time if the Board has alternative plans for the lands.

The Minister has said that Galway’s county councillors need to bear this fact in mind ahead of the forthcoming vote on a feasibility study for the Quiet Man Greenway.

IDA Mervue to hold Car Free Day next week

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

As part of European Mobility Week, a Car Free Day will be held at IDA’s Mervue Business and Technology Park on Tuesday, September 18. Staff at the business park are encouraged to choose ‘Smarter Travel’ options and to try commuting by walking, cycling, public transport or car-sharing where possible, leaving their car at home on the day.

City Council to apply for funding for new three-storey museum

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Galway City Council will apply for funding from Fáilte Ireland of up to €6 million for a new three storey museum building incorporating the refurbishment and restoration of Comerford House.

The works will include a general upgrade and flood protection works, remodelling of hard and soft landscaping within ‘Museum Square’ between the Spanish Arch and the existing Galway City Museum, together with minor elements of hard landscaping in front of Comerford House and the Spanish Arch within the Fish Market and alterations to the existing Galway City Muesum.

Minister urges all to contribute to Monday’s public consultation on international development

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development

On Monday night, in Galway, you can influence how Ireland can help build a more peaceful, more sustainable and more equal world. A public consultation on a new White Paper on international development is being held in the Aula Maxima in NUI Galway, where your views will inform the final policy.

Taoiseach confirms funding for Grove site in Tuam

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Seán Canney TD met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Tuam last Friday evening, when Mr Varadkar confirmed that funding was available in the HSE capital budget to proceed with the refurbishment of the Old Grove site.

Home Instead Galway hosts free dementia workshops in the community

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Home Instead Senior Care Galway and local libraries are hosting a series of free Dementia Workshops this September, which is World Alzheimer’s Month.

About 55,000 people in Ireland are currently living with some form of dementia, and that figure is expected to increase dramatically in the years ahead. The workshops, which take place in Galway City, Tuam, Athenry, Loughrea, and Ballybane, aim to educate local families about the disease and share Home Instead’s expertise in dementia care.

Greens to hold Drastic Plastic event this evening

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD will be among the speakers at an information evening about plastic waste, which takes place in the Galway City Museum's Kitchen Café this evening at 6pm.

Renmore Brownies inviting new members

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Brownies group in Renmore is returning after the summer break and reopening its doors to new members to enrol on Wednesday September 19 from 6:45pm.

NUI Galway launches Marine Science and Biology Programme for visiting international students

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

NUI Galway’s International Affairs Office and College of Science have just announced a tailor-made programme in Marine Science and Biology for international students coming to Galway for a semester or year for a study abroad experience.

Brexit masterclass from Tony Connelly in Loughrea next week

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The Lough Rea Hotel and Spa will host a Brexit Masterclass Breakfast with RTÉ’s Europe Editor, Tony Connelly on Wednesday 26 September at 7:30am. The broadcaster and historian, John Bowman, will moderate the event.

City conference to hear about how NOT to do public policy

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

NUI Galway’s Whitaker Institute will today (Thursday) host a conference on ‘How (Not) To Do Public Policy’, and launch a report which examines the failure of water charges and the success of the Local Property Tax in Ireland.

The conference will gather senior policymakers, public servants, academics, and other experts to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the policy-making process in Ireland with a view to suggesting how the quality of policy-making might be improved, including how policies are conceived, designed, implemented, communicated, and reviewed.

Grealish demands review of Fair Deal scheme to free up houses for renting

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

More than 500 homes across County Galway are left idle while their occupants are in nursing homes, but a Galway TD is calling for the rules to be changed so such houses can be rented to families caught in the accommodation crisis.

Ó Cuív accuses Michael Ring of ‘failure’ to spend funding ‘vital to the development of rural Ireland’

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

The “failure” of the Department of Rural Development to spend funding that is “vital to the development of rural Ireland” is “inexcusable”, according to Fianna Fáil Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív.

Kyne announces new angling bye-laws for Galway and Mayo

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Minister Sean Kyne, who has responsibility for the inland fisheries sector, has signed off three new angling bye-laws which affect the Corrib catchment in Counties Galway and Mayo.

Greenways will not shut the door on our rail history

Thu, Sep 13, 2018

Every generation is afraid to lose what was gained before. And so it is with the trains. There is a great sentimentality about the fear of losing the rail services. When one thinks of what was lost when the Galway to Clifden service was discontinued, you have to cringe. Imagine the cultural and economic possibilities of that service were it there today. Imagine that train puffing its way through the valleys, past the lakes, over the rivers and arriving in that town in the foothills of Connemara.

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