Galway Indian community to celebrates Diwali
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Galway’s Hindus are preparing to celebrate Diwali, the faith’s major festival of lights and celebration of life, with a special event in Galway city next week.
Read more ...Capone’s offers new menu and delivery service
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Capone's diner and takeaway is a family run business situated across the road from the Knocknacarra Shopping Centre at Kingston Hall.
Read more ...Lit’n’Deb to debate the beauty of football
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Pelé and the Brazilian team at Mexico 70 truly played ‘the beautiful game’, elevating football into the realms of art with a display of skill and brilliance not seen since.
Read more ...Galway Science and Technology Festival ready for lift off
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Eager young students will have plenty of treats in store with the 13th Galway Science and Technology Festival kicks off next month.
Read more ...Spanish for children starting soon
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Saturday morning Spanish language classes specially designed for children are starting soon at the Spanish Institute of the Granary Learning Centre.
Read more ...Boston Scientific wins top engineers award
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
A Galway based company which is the world’s leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of less invasive medical devices, has won a major engineers award.
Read more ...Movember in Galway’s West End
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
‘Movember’ is a ‘growing’ movement which happens annually to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues. It started in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. The plan was simple; to bring the moustache back as a bit of a joke and do something for men’s health. No money was raised in 2003, but the guys behind the Mo realized the potential a moustache had in generating conversations about men’s health.
Read more ...Health & Beauty X-PO for Cope’
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
The Health & Beauty X-PO in aid of Cope will be held this Sunday October 17 at the Salthill Hotel, Galway.
Read more ...Social Inclusion Week starts on Monday
Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Social Inclusion Week 2010 takes place next week and it will be officially launched by the Mayor of Galway Michael J Crowe on Monday at 11.30am in City Hall.
Read more ...Decision to close St Francis’ Nursing Home ‘stinks’, says senator
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
The HSE’s decision to close St Francis public nursing home as a residential facility and instead operate it as a daycare centre has been described as a “huge loss” to Galway.
Read more ...Elderly Galway woman influenced to hand over €124,000 to couple, High Court hears
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
A “highly vulnerable” and elderly Co Galway woman had been unduly influenced to withdraw €124,000 of her life savings and hand it over to a couple who had befriended her, the High Court heard this week.
Read more ...FG to hold selection convention in November
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Fine Gael will hold its Galway West General Election Selection Convention next month, possibly in Salthill, with the most likely date being Sunday November 21.
Read more ...Vicious assault shows vulnerability of taxi drivers, says judge
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Taxi drivers are “very vulnerable” and open to attack while carrying out their business in the city, a concerned District Court judge said this week before sentencing a 20-year-old man to five months-detention for assault.
Read more ...Delay in appointing manager saw ‘rot set in’ and led to worst hospital tag, says health forum chair
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has blamed University Hospital Galway’s poor rating in the HSE’s latest league tables on the health authority’s year-long delay in appointing a manager there.
Read more ...Priest sexual assault trial deferred
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
The trial of a priest charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy on two separate occasions in the west of Ireland more than 40 years ago has been deferred.
Read more ...Cheeky Tuam suitcase shoplifter jailed
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
A heroin addict who cheekily took a suitcase from a shop shelf and then proceeded to fill it up with more stolen goods worth up to €300 was jailed for four months this week.
Read more ...Galway Science and Technology Festival to launch next week
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Medtronic global head William Hawkins will be in Galway next week as guest of honour at the launch of this year’s Galway Science and Technology Festival. The festival, which showcases Galway’s many science and technology companies and institutes to young people and families, will take place from November 8 to 21.
Read more ...Dramatic fall in Galway property prices since peak, says myhome.ie survey
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Galway city has experienced the most dramatic fall in property prices since the peak of market four years ago with a 43 per cent decline, the latest figures from myhome.ie has revealed.
Read more ...New unit to cater for women requiring further investigation following smear tests
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
A dedicated colposcopy unit for women requiring further investigation following a cervical smear test was officially opened at University Hospital Galway at the weekend.
Read more ...Mayor hopeful of re-introduction of sports funding
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
In spite of the expected ‘hair shirt’ Budget in December, Mayor of Galway Michael J Crowe remains confident that the sports capital grant will still be introduced this year.
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