Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth calls for ‘Votes for Repeal march'

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Galway Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment has called a ‘Votes for Repeal march' to be held in the city on International Women's Day - Thursday March 8.

Galway schools sign up to 'Fly Kites Not Drones' educational initiative

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Scoil Bhriocáin in Ros Muc, Connemara, and has St Colmcille’s Girls National School in Swords, Dublin, have become the first two schools in the State to sign up to the Fly Kites Not Drones peace project for children.

Health forum hears concerns that Prime Time consultant not confronted

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Management at University Hospital declined to say this week if the unidentified hospital consultant - referred to in a Prime Time telelevision programme which highlighted that the person was working far fewer hours than contracted for in the public system - had been held accountable.

West feels left out being an onlooker on national weather drama

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Like fading divas on an operatic stage, it has been a strange, although welcome, feeling this week not be the default centre of attention when it comes to adverse weather in this country. For the best part of two decades now, the west has been the owner of the weather monopoly.

A Galway family history with global echoes

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

A FASCINATING documentary by Billy Murray premieres next week in Monivea and Nun’s Island Theatre. A Curious Burial Arrangement tells the story of cousins Rosamond and Kathleen Ffrench, last scions of the dynasty of Monivea Castle, interwoven with that of Billy’s mother Mary, who was a history teacher in Galway.

Still time to transform your community for 2020

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Do you have a great cultural idea that could transform your community? Take that idea to Galway 2020 and they just might help you make that idea a reality. The open call for Small Towns Big Ideas closes on March 20, so there’ is still time to apply.

As a part of Small Towns Big Ideas, Galway 2020 is inviting submissions from communities throughout the city and county, to share their ideas for a cultural project that has the potential to transform their community. It’s a great opportunity to be creative, to think big, and to think outside the box.

University campus to become testbed for driverless cars

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The campus at NUI Galway is to become the testbed for driverless cars, it was confirmed yesterday (Wednesday) when researchers from the Lero SFI Research Centre at the university signed an autonomous vehicles R&D partnership with Valeo, the major automotive supplier headquartered in Paris.

AltoCloud acquired by Genesys

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

In celebratory mood at the Portershed - Barry O’Sullivan from Altocloud with Mary Rodgers, The Portershed, and David Stafford, Altocloud, pictured at the celebrations in the Portershed to mark the acquisition by Genesys of Altocloud. By adding the Altocloud solution to its portfolio, Genesys strengthens its capability in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help organisations deliver a highly responsive, predictive, and fully-contextual experience throughout all stages of the customer journeyfrom marketing to sales to service. Altocloud is headquartered in Galway, Ireland, with a small US presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo: Andrew Downes, XPOSURE .

Galway hotels and guesthouses report good start to 2018

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Galway and across the country are reporting a good start to the year, according to an industry survey undertaken by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) in advance of its 80th Annual Conference in Cavan.

The Stunning to play festival Big Top this summer

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

The Stunning will be ‘brewing up a storm’ at the Galway International Arts Festival this summer, when the much loved and legendary band play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top.

Ten million euro primary care centre to be located in Shantalla

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

A €10 million primary care facility is to be located on the site of the Shantalla Health Centre.

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Thu, Mar 01, 2018

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A fundraising table quiz for Cumann Siúl Cois Coiribe - Corribside Hillwalking Club will take place at Crowe’s Bar, Bohermore, Galway, on Thursday March 8 at 8pm.

Scientists battle it out for FAMELAB success tonight

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Local scientists and science enthusiasts will battle it out this evening (Thursday) for a place in the national final of FAMELAB, the largest science communication competition in the world. The regional heat will take place at 7pm tonight at An Taibhdhearc in Galway and the event is free to attend.

No White House visit for Galway’s hurlers

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

It was confirmed at the county council meeting on Monday that there will be no trip for Galway’s All-Ireland winning hurlers to the White House for St Patrick’s Day.

King’s Head Bistro to host Special International Women’s Day Lunch for Africa

Thu, Mar 01, 2018

Paul and Mary Grealish and the staff of The Kings Head Bistro at 15 High Street, Galway are inviting people to join them on Thursday next March 8 from 12.30pm to 2.30pm for a special lunch to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Cloosh Valley fire inspires Merlin College students in Junk Kouture competition

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Transition year students from Merlin College have made it through to the regional finals of the prestigious Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition, with its entry ‘Wildfire’, inspired by the fires in the Cloosh Valley, Connemara.

Child and adolescent mental health teams in the West operating at only 53% of necessary staff levels

Mon, Feb 26, 2018

Child and adolescent mental health teams in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon are operating with only 53 per cent of necessary staff levels, a situation a Galway city councillor has called “a disgrace”.

What does the future hold for casinos in Ireland?

Mon, Feb 26, 2018

This is a question that many have been asking in recent times, and particularly in the aftermath of the 2013 Gambling Control Bill and the 2015 Betting Amendment Act, and it is by no means an easy one to answer. But before it is attempted it would be a good idea to take a look at the history of gambling in Ireland in general to put the current role played by casinos into context.

Reel time at last - Pálás Cinema opens this weekend

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

A decade after it was first announced, and after many delays and setbacks along the way, Galway's three-screen arthouse cinema, Pálás, finally opens its doors tomorrow evening, Friday February 23.

Thousands still wait for operations despite Merlin Park theatre repairs

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

Operating theatres in Merlin Park Hospital, which have been closed for six months, are still not open, despite having undergone repairs, resulting in some 1,500 patients still awaiting operations.

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