Events to remember Armistice Day

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Events are to be held locally this week to mark the centenary of Armistic Day.

Save money with a free financial review from Murray Financial Services

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Murray Financial Services was established by Adrian Murray who has over a decade’s experience in financial services. As a Qualified Financial Advisor, Retirement Planning Advisor and a Pension Trustee Practitioner Adrian believes in providing a professional service to his clients.

NUI Galway ‘Healthy Heroes’ Event promotes child and adolescent health

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

NUI Galway’s Healthy Heroes event will return next week, running over November 13 and November 14. This two-day event, organised by healthcare students from the Association of Medical Students Ireland (AMSI) Galway and the University’s Paediatric Society, will focus on teaching primary and post-primary school students from around County Galway about the importance of being a “Healthy Hero”, and trying to live healthily.

NUI Galway conference to explore the use of cartoons in World War One

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

The First World War was a devastating conflict, but how did artists at the time use cartoons to tell the story? An international conference held at NUI Galway will explore this question, discussing the impact of cartoons in Ireland and Europe during the war. The conference will take place in the University’s Moore Institute this Saturday, November 10 in association with the 2018 Galway Cartoon Festival.

The laundry walls find a new purpose

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Walls are powerful things. Some are built to keep something or someone out; others to keep people in.

Halo are delighted to welcome Riff Shop, the live DJ / Sax / Percussion trio to Halo on Saturday 10th November.

Thu, Nov 08, 2018

Halo are delighted to welcome Riff Shop, the live DJ / Sax / Percussion trio to Halo on Saturday 10th November.

‘I’m very privileged to be the rector, full stop, it’s not an issue of gender'

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

In November 1990, Ireland elected its first female president in Mary Robinson. That same year - but six months earlier - the Church of Ireland approved the ordination of women as priests and bishops.

River rescue heroes to be nominated for Irish Water Safety award

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Five Galway teenagers are to be nominated for an Irish Water Safety award for their heroic actions in rescuing a man from the River Corrib on Sunday night.

'I tried not to judge Edward VIII while playing him'

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

ALEX JENNINGS, recently seen in the hit Netflix series The Crown, playing the role of the abdicating King Edward VIII, is coming to Galway to take part in a Music for Galway event marking the 100th Anniversary of the death of the innovative French composer Claude Debussy.

Educate Together awarded patronage of new Galway Secondary school

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Patronage of Galway's new second-level school, due to open in 2019, has been awarded to Educate Together, following a long campaign by Educate Together, and a grassroots group of Galway parents who have been working on this over the past six years.

The decision to award patronage was announced by the Department of Education on Wednesday morning.

County roads set to be upgraded thanks to one million euro allocation

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

The Galway County Council is set to receive a €1 million cash injection for the upgrade of locals roads after Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring announced a further allocation to Local Authorities under the the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).

Centuries of fine hospitality continue at the impressive Cloonacauneen Castle

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Fine food and good wines have been served for well over four hundred years at Cloonacauneen Castle and this tradition still continues in the tower house that rises majestically over the landscape around it on the Tuam Road.

Dine in Galway dishes up an exciting menu of events

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Hundreds of restaurants, cafés and bars across Galway city and county are partnering with local food producers for Dine in Galway week, running from November 5 to 11 as part of the European Region of Gastronomy.

NUI Galway Students’ Union to hold road safety day next week

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

NUI Galway Students’ Union is holding a road safety day on Wednesday October 31, where the Road Safety Authority interactive shuttle and roll-over simulator will be outside Áras na Mac Léinn from 10am to 4pm.

The interactive shuttle allows participants to practice their driving and hazard perception skills on car, motorbike, and bicycle simulators. The roll-over simulator will demonstrate how it would feel if you were in a car which turned over in a collision. Visitors can also practice the driver theory test and see how driving environments and speed affect braking distances on the brake reaction timer. The Students’ Union will also be distributing free high vis items and bike lights throughout the day.

NUI Galway study reveals dogfish diet

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), which are an abundant small shark species in Irish coastal waters, have been shown to have a very varied diet, preferring soft-bodied animals over crabs and fish, according to a new study by marine scientists at the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway. The study was published in the Journal of Fish Biology.

Galway commemorates the bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

The 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein, will be celebrated this Hallowe’en with a series of free events at NUI Galway and in Galway City.

HSE must start funding assistance dogs for children with autism says Rabbitte

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbite has called for the HSE and the Government to provide financial assistance to support more children with autism in getting the use of specially trained autism assistance dogs.

Deputy Rabbitte was commenting after she raised the issue with the Minister for Health and HSE by way of parliamentary question.

Galway Labour calls for Yes vote in blasphemy referendum

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

While the referendum on blasphemy has been overshadowed by the presidential election, the Galway West Labour Party is calling for a Yes vote, saying it would “remove a problematic anachronism from the Constitution”.

Walsh welcomes application for all-weather facility for St James GAA

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

An all-weather training facility at St James’ GAA grounds, on the east side of the city, is among the projects the Galway City Council is seeking funding for under the latest round of Sports Capital Grants.

Galway student’s video shortlisted for the UN Climate Change Youth Video competition

Thu, Nov 01, 2018

Zero Waste - Responsible production & consumption, a video made by Anna Golden, a 19-year-old student from Barna, has been shortlisted for the UN Climate Change Youth Video competition.

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