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Thu, Mar 22, 2018
Fly a kite for peace
The public is being invited to ‘Come fly a kite for Peace’ to mark the Afghan New Year this Saturday at 2pm on Salthill Promenade.
The price to be paid for mild voyeurism
Thu, Mar 22, 2018
I remember long ago in the mists of time, being stuck in a marketing class and being told about the power of subliminal advertising. How the ad with the sound of a can of cola being opened was sending a message to the brain to tell us that we wanted to quench our thirst there and then. How the colours in certain global brands stirred some desire in us, a desire undetected until it was pointed out.
And so the power of subliminal advertising has grown — from the hidden arrow in the Fedex logo; to the A to Z smily face in the Amazon logo, every day we are being assailed with images that are telling us things that we had not quite signed up for. And every day, we give more and more of ourselves to the world in the mistaken belief that it amounts to some sort of new era global credit.
Read more ...Ireland West Airport announces charity partners for 2018
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
Ireland West Airport is delighted to announce that Mayo & Roscommon Hospice Foundation, Down Syndrome Ireland and the Children's Medical Research Foundation Crumlin have been selected by airport staff as its charity partners for 2018.
Read more ...Nine nights of suberb stagework as Claregalway Drama Festival opens tonight
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
It’s that time of year once again when Claregalway Leisure Centre is magically transformed from a busy sports hall into an extravagant theatre, ready to showcase nine nights of spectacular drama from some of the best drama societies around the country.
The Festival Committee have been working tirelessly to complete this transformation. The groups have been rehearsing since as far back as early November to ensure only top quality drama is on display.
Read more ...Cannon says additional €5m will ease overcrowding in hospitals
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
An additional €5m allocated by Minister Simon Harris will help the overcrowding crisis in hospitals in Galway and across the country, according to Minister Ciaran Cannon.
Read more ...We need a long term rental sector, says Threshold
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
For a growing number of people, the possibility of owning their own home is becoming less and less likely. A shortage of supply and significant growth in house prices means that for more and more people renting is the only viable housing option, according to Diarmaid O’Sullivan, Regional Services Manager, Threshold.
Read more ...Friday deadline for consultation submissions on Tuam Mother and Baby Home
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Members of the public have until 4pm tomorrow (Friday) to make submissions as part of the independent consultation process on the five possible options identified by the Expert Technical Group for responding to the discovery of infant remains at the site of the former Mother and Baby Home, Tuam.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...‘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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
Read more ...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.
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