Galway rents increase at four times RPZ cap

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Average rent prices in Galway have risen by 15.9 per cent to €1,189 in the city, and by 10.2 per cent to €807 in the county, over the last 12 months, according to the latest Daft.ie report.

Songs from the Fairy Fort at Merlin Woods

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Children will be charmed by tomorrow's Heritage Week programme at Merlin Park woods.

Baboró children's festival awarded funding for new Creative Europe project

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Baboró International Arts Festival for Children has been awarded funding from Creative Europe to embark on a four-year project, working with 17 other European partners.

Baboró is the only Irish partner participating in MAPPING – A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years 2018-2022. The project involves researching 'Early Years' (0-six years of age) audiences across Europe to provide artists with a better understanding of that audience. Each of the 18 partners will also create a new production through a shared artistic process.

Targeting the diaspora in Milwaukee for Galway

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The 38th annual Milwaukee Irish Fest – the largest celebration of Irish culture and heritage in the United States – had a large Galway representation in Wisconsin last week.

Smelling Shaw in Oughterard

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Smelling Shaw is the title of a talk to mark Heritage Week and George Bernard Shaw’s connection with Oughterard.

Medical experts to attend men's health seminar

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Local men’s health clinician, Ms Aoife Ni Eochaidh, is hosting a men’s health seminar next month at which a number of medical experts will speak.

Mountbellew bog comes to life with photo exhibition

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The secret life of Ireland's bogs will be revealed in a new exhibition in Mountbellew next month.

Craft village to showcase the work of local producers

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The work of local designers and craftspeople will be showcased at a craft village on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm at The Glass Factory at Galway Irish Crystal on the Old Dublin Road.

The Glass Factory Craft Village is the brainchild of local businessman Roger O'Sullivan, who is passionate about the heritage and culture of the city and county.

Hospice to benefit from Claregalway 10K this weekend

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The annual Claregalway 10K road-race/fun-run/walk will be held on Saturday August 25 at 6pm.

The story of League of Ireland from forty club fans

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

A new League of Ireland book will come to Galway United this weekend for sale.

Information evening for bereaved parents

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold an information evening in Galway next month.

The event will gives parents an opportunity to hear a professional, experienced in bereavement support, talk about the many challenges families have to face after the death of their son or daughter. The guest speaker will talk for about 40 minutes. and afterwards there will be an opportunity to speak/listen to other bereaved parents and speak to the professional.

Oughterard Agricultural show celebrates 55 years

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Oughterard Agricultural Show is celebrating its 55th annual show on Sunday (August 26).

Students invites applications for its annual charity fund

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

NUI Galway Students’ Union is seeking applications from charities wishing to be considered as beneficiaries for its annual fundraising campaign for 2018/19.

Obama statues unveiled

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter unveiled a Mark Rode statue of the former President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, at the visitors' centre at The Barack Obama Plaza today.

Clifden Arts Festival 2018 - get ready to come 'home'

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

ASLAN, MÁIRTÍN O’Connor, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, the poet Paul Durcan, award winning comedian Danny O’Brien, and Irish artist Brian Maguire are all performing at the Clifden Arts Festival, which this year, will explore the theme of 'Home'.

Symphonic Waves Youth Orchestra makes its stage debut

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

The west of Ireland’s newest youth orchestra, Symphonic Waves, will give its first performance of 2018 this evening in Clonbur, Co Galway.

New student award for NUI Galway

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Budding microbiologists studying at NUI Galway will be in line for a new award.

Hurling fever grips Galway

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

Hurling fever has taken hold of Galway as the county prepares to tackle Limerick in this Sunday's decider at Croke Park, when Micheál Donoghue's senior men travel to Dublin, looking to secure back-to-back titles for the first time since 1988.

'We feel no nostalgia for the imperial era'

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

Galway will host European royalty on Tuesday August 21, when His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre de Habsbourg-Lorraine of Austria, will participate in a ceremony at Galway Cathedral honouring his great-grandfather, Blessed Karl of Austria, who, as Karl I, was the last Habsburg Emperor.

Galway social enterprise project among main winners in Social Enterprise Development Fund

Thu, Aug 16, 2018

Galway based social enterprise project, Meals4Health, is one of the eight national winners, chosen from more than 100 applications, of the €1.6 million Social Enterprise Development Fund.

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