A feast of family fun at the Galway Food Festival

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The Galway Food Festival, which takes place over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend from March 29 to April 2, will feature an exciting selection of children’s events as part of this year’s line-up.

Would you like to be on the hospital Patient Council?

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Galway University Hospitals (GUH) is currently looking for volunteers to be part of the Patient Council for the Hospital.

Music, matches, and mirth at Claregalway St Patrick’s Day parade

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Claregalway St Patricks Day Festival will again take place in Hughes’courtyard ,Claregalway, from 12.00pm to 3.00pm pm on Saturday.

With a big screen showing all the rugby and GAA matches, with all the action from Croke Park and Twickenham, the programme of events will include live music and dance from a host of local groups and individuals.

Eleven children dying in Syria every day, says Tuam native GOAL chief

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

General Manager GOAL
It is now seven years since a civil war in Syria started to tear that country apart.

Some two hundred Galway jobs created by Local Enterprise Office in 2017

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Enterprise Ireland has released the results of its 2017 Annual Employment Survey. Nationally, results show that there are now 37,485 people, employed by 7,182 small businesses and start-ups, which have received support from their Local Enterprise Offices. LEO Galway worked with 254 clients in 2017 and created a total of 192 gross and 95 net new jobs.

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Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Funding for Coláiste an Chreagáin
Deputy Seán Canney has received confirmation that Coláiste an Chreagáin, Mountbellew, has been allocated funding by the Department of Education for a new science lab and prep area.

‘All nominees are winners,’ says Mayor in call for Mayor’s Awards nominations

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

“All the volunteers who are nominated for a Mayor’s Award are already winners in their own right,” said Mayor of Galway Cllr Pearce Flannery this week as he launched the 15th annual Mayor’s Awards. The Mayor is calling on people to nominate volunteers for their work in communities in the city.

The Mayor’s Awards acknowledge outstanding people and organisations throughout the city who, through their commitment to participating in unpaid community and voluntary activities, have had a significant impact on the quality of life of their communities in Galway city.

Ireland West Airport appoints Arthur French as chairman

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Ireland West Airport has appointed businessman Arthur French as the new chairman of the airport. The appointment comes as long serving chairman Joe Kennedy announced he is to step down from his current role as chairman to become Honorary President of the airport.

‘All nominees are winners,’ says Mayor in call for Mayor’s Awards nominations

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

“All the volunteers who are nominated for a Mayor’s Award are already winners in their own right,” said Mayor of Galway Cllr Pearce Flannery this week as he launched the 15th annual Mayor’s Awards. The Mayor is calling on people to nominate volunteers for their work in communities in the city.

The Mayor’s Awards acknowledge outstanding people and organisations throughout the city who, through their commitment to participating in unpaid community and voluntary activities, have had a significant impact on the quality of life of their communities in Galway city.

European Region of Gastronomy programme to launch tomorrow with free family event

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A free family event will be held in Galway tomorrow (Friday) to officially launch the flagship programme for Galway, West of Ireland European Region of Gastronomy (ERoG) 2018. The event will take place at the Spanish Arch from 5pm.

Galwayman jailed for eight years for rape and sexual assault of daughter

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A Galway man who committed “despicable crimes” by subjecting his daughter to years of physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for eight years.

Number of people on Live Register in Galway down 12 per cent, says Cannon

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The number of people signing on the Live Register in Galway has dropped by 12 per cent in the last year, Minister Ciaran Cannon has said. Unemployment has fallen steadily from a peak of 16 per cent in 2012 to 6 per cent in February 2018. Ireland is a stable, competitive, secure economy that is open for business.

Run to remember Aoibhe at the 2018 Renville Challenge

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Meningitis is sadly back in the news this week with the death of a little girl in Navan. You can do your bit to help raise awareness of the symptoms next month by taking part in a special running of the Remembering Aoibhe Renville Challenge which this year marks a decade since the loss of little Aoibhe Carroll.

On Sunday April 8, the ACT for Meningitis annual sporting event, Remembering Aoibhe Renville Challenge will honour her tenth anniversary. The charity is calling on everyone who has taken part in previous years, those who are there every year,and of course those who have never been to ensure they make it this year.

New Oughterard sewage treatment plant will ensure capacity for growth

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

Irish Water working in partnership with the Galway County Council celebrated the official opening of the Oughterard Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday with Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs, and Digital Development Seán Kyne, and Galway County Council cathaoirleach Eileen Mannion.

Major collaboration between CÚRAM and Boston Scientific announced by Taoiseach in Washington

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

A major research project between CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at National University Ireland (NUI) Galway, and Boston Scientific, that will enhance medical devices that allow surgeons to support minimally invasive procedures when carrying out life-saving repairs for aneurysms and aortic valve repair, was announced by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Washington last evening.

Science needs more rock stars like Hawking

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

They say that those who live in the shadow of death are those who live most. Those who have opportunity taken from them are those who see the greater wonder in the things that others just take for granted. And that is so true. It is only when you are faced with losing something that you start to miss it the most. At times like that, it hard to focus on the positive, to reach out and see a light when there is but a dim torch in the distance.

‘I’d like to open the barracks more to the local community’

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

In January of this year, Lieutenant Colonel Caimin Keogh assumed command of An Chéad Cath battalion in Renmore’s Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Barracks. As a Galway-man Lt Colonel Keogh is immensely proud to lead his home-town battalion, as he told me when I sat down with him in his office on Monday afternoon.

50 First Dates Galway !! Did they live happily ever after?? …

Tue, Mar 13, 2018

Love conquers all!! Not even ‘Storm Emma’ or ‘The Beast from the East’ come between our hopeful singles. Last Wednesday & Thursday night our matched hopefuls descended upon The Skeff Late Bar & Kitchen to meet their blind date!

Stories, suffrage and strong women — NUI Galway event tonight

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

BY CAROLINE FORDE (POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, CENTRE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S STUDIES) AND ELAINE MEARS (DIRECTOR, STORIES OF UNA)

The shape of water — thousands of homes in county still without a supply

Thu, Mar 08, 2018

Homes on several public water schemes in the county were told to curtail their usage last night as water restrictions continue and some 3,000 households around the county remain without water almost one week after Storm Emma.

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