Western Alzheimers Quiz in Skeff

Thu, May 17, 2018

Test your 90s and noughies knowledge. Get your thinking caps on and take a trip down memory lane for the fundraising quiz which takes place in the Skeff Late Bar, Eyre Square on May 22nd from 7pm.

'Everything you go through in life is valuable to a songwriter'

Thu, May 17, 2018

Legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean comes to Galway next month, when he plays Leisureland on Friday June 8 and Saturday 9. More than 50 years since he embarked on a full time career in music, he remains a committed and enthusiastic live performer while 2018 has also seen the release of a new studio album, Botanical Gardens.

Festival weekend to celebrate 75 years of Shantalla

Thu, May 17, 2018

Shantalla is to hold the second Shantalla Festival Weekend after last year’s success. This one will be extra special as it marks the 75th year of Shantalla.

Weekend closure of beach toilets ‘mind boggling’ says O’Flaherty

Thu, May 17, 2018

A city councillor has slammed as “mind boggling” and “ridiculous”, the closure of toilets on a city beach at weekends — the time when they are most in demand.

Independent city councillor Terry O’Flaherty said it made no sense for public toilets on Ballyloughane Beach to be open during weekdays and left “locked up” at the weekends. As a result, she put forward a motion at Monday’s Galway City Council meeting calling for the opening of the toilets both in Ballyloughane and Silver Strand. It received unanimous support from her fellow councillors.

Busking bye-laws ‘very damaging for our city’ — Cubbard

Thu, May 17, 2018

“A sad and very damaging day for our city” is how councillor Mike Cubbard has described the introduction of bye-laws that will curtail and reduce the ability of buskers to perform in Galway city centre.

At yesterday’s Galway City Council meeting, controversial bye-laws regulating busking in the city centre were passed. The new laws mean buskers will not be permitted to use amplification until after 6pm; performers aged under 16 will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian; while ‘circle acts’ - buskers/street entertainers which draw large crowds - which some feel impede movement through the city streets - will not be allowed to perform on Shop Street until after 6pm.

IDA to encourage future business location to Oranmore, says Grealish after meeting

Thu, May 17, 2018

The IDA has agreed to encourage future industries planning to establish a base in Galway, to set up on lands owned by the authority in Oranmore, a move one local TD believes will help combat Parkmore’s chronic traffic congestion.

NUI Galway conference to focus on the rights of migrants and refugees

Thu, May 17, 2018

NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, is hosting an international conference on ‘The Rights of Migrants and Refugees: the role of courts and tribunals’ starting today (Thursday) and continuing tomorrow.

Non-verbal sailor to take on the best at summer regatta

Thu, May 17, 2018

This summer the Seafest event will show us all how the sea is for everyone. Like the hugely successful event last year, it will show off the possibilities of the activities on the sea, what we can learn from the sea, and how we should respect the sea. And this summer in Galway, two brothers will show how they are taking on a challenge to show us just how accessible a marine challenge can be.

Busking is not banned in Galway, says Mayor who feels quality of act will improve

Thu, May 17, 2018

Mayor of Galway Pearce Flannery has hit out at the amount of disinformation regarding the Council decision on busking and performance byelaws which were passed at Monday’s meeting of the City Council.

Farewell to a chronicler of our social history

Thu, May 17, 2018

When I started working in Tuam more than three decades ago, I came to the place like someone informed; It was as if I was watching a TV series having already seen the pilot episode. For me, very nook and cranny, every corner boy, every solicitor’s clerk, every waistcoated business owner, every side street had a side story about which there was a yarn or a saga. And for the best part of my many years there, I was enthralled and charmed and indeed shaped by the hundreds of characters who were citizens of the town, but who just as easily might have been characters in any one of Tom Murphy’s plays.

Busking bye-laws 'very damaging for our city' - Cubbard

Tue, May 15, 2018

"A sad and very damaging day for our city" is how councillor Mike Cubbard has described the introduction of bye-laws that will curtail and reduce the ability of buskers to perform in Galway city centre.

Ireland West Airport to hold 3rd annual charity 5k runway run

Tue, May 15, 2018

Ireland West Airport, in partnership with Portwest, are set to welcome over 1,000 people to the airport’s runway as they once again host the annual charity 5k runway fun run on Saturday May 26th at 19:00.

IDA to encourage future business location to Oranmore

Mon, May 14, 2018

The IDA has agreed to encourage future industries planning to establish a base in Galway, to set up on lands owned by the authority in Oranmore, a move one local TD believes will help combat Parkmore's chronic traffic congestion.

60,000 fans to paint the city ‘Ed

Thu, May 10, 2018

Galway will be painted ‘Ed’ this weekend as an expected 60,000 fans flock to the city to see Ed Sheeran perform at Pearse Stadium. Construction crews are this morning (Thursday) putting the finishing touches to the mammoth stage on the pitch at Salthill.

Boston Mayor to be granted the Freedom of the county on Monday

Thu, May 10, 2018

Martin J Walsh, the Irish-American Democrat Mayor of the City of Boston, Martin J Walsh, will next week become the first individual to be granted the Freedom of the County of Galway.

Anyone who thinks the Tories are mindful of Irish interests is guilty of grand delusion

Thu, May 10, 2018

The abortion referendum at the end of the month may be dominating political discourse at the moment, but behind the scenes the issue really vexing, and increasingly troubling, the Government is the ongoing saga of Brexit.

'Snooker is now played to a higher standard than in previous eras'

Thu, May 10, 2018

Earlier this week Mark Williams defeated John Higgins 18-16 in the pulsating final of the World Snooker Championship. Watching the tournament and commenting on it for the BBC was one of the all-time snooker greats, Steve Davis, who was World Champion six times during the 1980s.

That they may have life...

Thu, May 10, 2018

New life.
It is Eastertime. At long last, Spring is in the air, and with it, a new spring in our step. All around us life is burgeoning again, new life. We cannot cut hedges anymore this year. It is strictly forbidden till Autumn: the birds are nesting. Our laws are determined to protect them so that new bird-life be given every chance. Every chance of life. And rightly so.

New fisheries campaign aimed at trout anglers during Mayfly season

Thu, May 10, 2018

Inland Fisheries Ireland recently announced the launch of a new campaign, ‘Operation Ephemera’, which is designed to alert anglers to the intensification of efforts to detect those who either take undersize trout or more trout than the rules allow.

AtlanTec Festival returns for fourth year

Thu, May 10, 2018

Festival season in Galway is well underway with the AtlanTec Festival 2018, which runs through to 25 May. Now in its fourth year, the IT festival is organised by the IT Association Galway (ITAG). At the heart of the festival will be the international conference on 24 May, co-hosted by NUI Galway.

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