Securing Seamount College’s future offers solution to school places crisis, says umbrella group

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

The securing of Seamount College’s future will now offer a solution to south Galway’s secondary school accommodation shortage, according to RESCUE, the umbrella group established to campaign for the retention of secondary education in Kinvara.

Help the Lifeboat at Salthill table quiz

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

A table quiz in aid of Galway RNLI Lifeboat will take place in the Salthill Hotel, Galway, on Monday next February 22, commencing 8pm.

Athenry Environmental Network spring meetings

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

The Athenry Environmental Network will begin its spring series of meetings on Saturday March 13.

Aran Island’s charity half marathon celebrates tenth birthday

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

One of the most successful charity athletic events, the Aer Arann Half Marathon, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Heritage and drama at Coole Park

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

The Coole Park series of cultural events is well under way with great attendances at all the events. There are just a few arts events left in the programme with only one taking place this week. The heritage course entitled reading and understanding the landscape which is funded by Galway Rural Development, started this week and takes place on Mondays and Thursdays until mid March. See Coole Park website and the spring cultural programme 2010 brochure for details of the course.

Tomorrow from 8pm to 9pm the Gombeens present Stories of a Yellow Town. This emotional and enlightening journey is based on a collection of real-life personal stories/observations recorded by interviewing Brazilians and Irish people in Gort.

TG4 documentary Ó Bhearna go Cárna to be aired this weekend

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

A new four-part documentary series which has captured the stories of five people living between Barna and Carna is to be aired on TG4 this weekend.

Visiting restrictions at nursing home after winter vomiting bug outbreak

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Visiting restrictions have been put in place at Aras Mhic Dara Community Nursing Unit in Carraroe due to an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

Galway sustainable community project meeting in Westside

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

The development of the first ecological community in the west of Ireland will be discussed at a public meeting hosted by the Galway Sustainable Community Project in the Westside Library this Tuesday.

EPA gives city water the ‘all clear’

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

For the first time in three years there was actually good news in relation to Galway city’s water supply when the Galway City Council received the “all-clear” from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Galway SUBWAY store celebrates top ten rating

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Local businesswoman Lorna Fitzgerald had plenty of cause for celebration this week when the SUBWAY® store that she owns in Galway city was rated as one of the top 10 best run SUBWAY® stores in Ireland.

Public meeting on the future for the arts in Galway

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

How can the arts be made integral to Galway’s future? How can Galway continue to be a city where artists want to work? Is there a wider role for the arts in Galway at a time of recession?

New primary school to open in Doughiska in September

Thu, Feb 18, 2010

A temporary school for the primary school for the Doughiska, Roscam, and Ardaun area is to open in September as parents and pupils wait for the main building to be completed.

You never gave light rail a chance — GLUAS backers lash City Hall

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

The GLUAS light rail system was “never given a real chance” by City Hall or its transport feasibility study, but it remains a valid option for Galway city and is nowhere near as expensive as is being alleged.

Six companies shortlisted for Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh award

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Six companies have been shortlisted for the final of the Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh, an award which acknowledges businesses which actively promote and utilise the Irish langauge.

High Court hearing told that AIB lost confidence in Galway businessman

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

The High Court heard yesterday (Wednesday) how Anglo Irish Bank has irretrievably lost confidence in the Galway businessman John Sweeney, who is currently fighting to save his many businesses.

Toddler rescued from drain taken off critical list

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

A toddler who fell into a drain of water at a temporary halting site in Galway last week has been taken off the critical list.

New dance activities for teenagers in Galway

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Health Promotion Services, HSE West, and the Galway City Sports Partnership have teamed up with ‘Ace High Cheerleaders’ to provide 20 teenage boys and girls with the opportunity to get involved in a unique and rewarding discipline free of charge.

These classes will provide teenagers with an opportunity to develop their basic fitness and participate in fun-based activities that are challenging and team based. These activities will involve dance movements, stunts, jumps, tossing, and tumbling.

Another high-speed boat race adds to Galway’s growing Volvo legacy

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Galway is gearing up to celebrate another legacy of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in June.

Cois Cladaigh perform in FC Schalke’s stadium

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

FC Schalke 04 are one of the most popular football clubs in Germany, but on June 5 their stadium will not be hosting a match, but performances by choirs, including Galway’s Cois Cladaigh.

Essen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of western Germany has been chosen as the European City of Culture 2010. To mark the occasion, a special feast day, entitled Sing! Day of Song will be held on Saturday June 5.

City vice-principal invited to attend world summit on innovation in education

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

The deputy principal of a city secondary school has been invited to attend a prestigious world summit on innovation in education in San Francisco later this month.

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