Oranmore to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with seven day festival
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
St Patrick’s Day is not so much a day anymore as a festival celebrated over a series of days and Oranmore is no exception, as the town is set to make the national day into a week long festival.
Read more ...Taxi driver accused of sexual assault gets bail
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
A taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in the city last week was remanded on bail with strict conditions at Galway District Court on Monday.
Read more ...Guinness AREA 22 coming to The King’s Head
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Rugby fans will be glad to hear that The King’s Head has been picked as the venue to host the Galway AREA 22 event, in conjuction with Guinness and Today FM, on Thursday March 11.
Guinness teamed up with Today FM to host five AREA 22 supporter events across the country, on the Thursday before each game in the RBS Six Nations. Three hugely sucessful events have already taken place in Dublin, Cork, and Limerick before the Italian, French, and English games.
Read more ...Andres Martorell’s footballing journey back home
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
What is it like to grow up in a soccer mad city, where international footballers are your neighbours and best friends? A new programme on Galway based Uruguayan singer Andres Martorell will reveal the answer.
Read more ...Welcome Rith 2010 when it passes through your town
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Rith 2010, the 1,600km relay run around Ireland, involving thousands running “ar son na Gaeilge” with the specially designed baton, holding a secret message from the President of Ireland, is coming to Galway next week.
Read more ...Parking restrictions on the way for estates around the GMIT
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
The days of GMIT students parking their cars along the roads and in the estates outside the college are numbered as traffic restrictions in these areas will be in place in the coming weeks.
Read more ...Galway businessmen have to outline plans to Commercial Court tomorrow
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Two Galway businessmen are being pursued by Zurich Bank for more than €16 million under personal guarantees over loans made to a construction company.
The bank has brought its action against Donal O'Connor, Stradbally East, Clarenbridge, Co Galway and Martin Roche, of Aille, Loughrea, Co Galway.
Read more ...Cameron secures new footpath for Claremont to Corrach Bui
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Work has begun on a major 300 metre stretch of footpath from the entrance of Claremont to Corrach Bui, and it should be completed by the end of this month.
Read more ...Galway songwriter seeks Eurovision success with new song for Niamh Kavanagh
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Knocknacarra’s Niall Mooney has co-written one of the songs which will be competing to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Read more ...Discover the family tree of Frank Fahy
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Galway politics has had three Frank Fahys. There is the Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey, the Fine Gael candidate Frank Fahy in last year’s local elections, and an important but often overlooked Frank Fahy who was a TD for almost 35 years.
It is this latter Frank Fahy who will be the subject of a public lecture in Oranmore next week. The Family History of Frank Fahy TD - First Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann will be given by Áine Kelly in the Oranmore Lodge Hotel on Wednesday March 10 at 8.15pm. The meeting is organise by The Western Family History Association.
Read more ...Galway university life over the decades
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Being a student in 1950s Galway was a very different experience from being there in the 1970s, just as lecturing or working there changed over the decades.
Read more ...No experience required…
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
I wrote recently of the urgent need for competence in Government. Commercial competence gained through experience at the coalface is essential to successfully negotiate the current economic challenges. In any major public organisation the people at the helm are appointed on ability gained through experience of working at a high level in business.
Read more ...Man jailed for sexual assault of stepdaugher
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
A man who sexually assaulted his stepdaughter when she was aged between six and seven years old was jailed for 11 months this week.
Read more ...University enlists young group to research impact of love busts on young people
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
A mid-western university has joined forces with a Galway based national youth organisation to conduct research into the impact of relationship break-ups on young people’s lives.
Read more ...Free calls to Chile for Galway Chileans worried about home
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Chileans living in Galway and worried about loved ones following the earthquake which has devastated the country can avail of free phonecalls to home until Wednesday March 10.
Read more ...Easter computers for beginners at GMIT
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
An exciting introductory and digital media friendly course on how to use your computer and the internet (in the home) will be run at GMIT after Easter.
Read more ...The Mayoral Ball is back
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
The Mayoral Ball is back for 2010, after last year’s absence from Galway’s social calendar, and takes place on Saturday May 29.
Read more ...Table quiz for local family charity
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
A table quiz is being held in Bodkins Bar, Merlin Park on March 11 at 8pm to help raise much needed funds for the group entitled Families, Fathers and Friends.
Read more ...More than 3,500 people registered with local volunteer centre since 2006
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
More than 3,500 people have registered with Galway Volunteer Centre seeking volunteer work since the service was set up in 2006.
Read more ...Fundraising event for Afghan women
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan is a political/social organisation struggling for peace, freedom, democracy, and women’s rights in Afghanistan since 1977.
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