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Thu, Mar 23, 2023

Night shots of Gort focus of exhibition by Ukrainian woman

A unique exhibition of photographs by a Ukrainian woman living in a Co Galway town is being launched this coming Sunday March 26 in The Hidden Gem Café in Bridge Street, in Gort.

Young Galway entrepreneurs to represent the county at national level

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

Local enterprise office Galway has announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Gort and Salthill will represent Galway at this year’s student enterprise programme national finals on Friday May 5. The finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019.

Becca’s trek to Everest Base Camp raises funds for worthy charities

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

Kinvara teenager Rebecca Patterson, who had vowed to undertake an adventure to raise funds for two worthy charities, is on her way back down from Everest Base Camp after completing her trek this week.

People Before Profit to launch ‘Galway Transport Vision’

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

People Before Profit Galway have produced a document putting forward their vision for the future of transport in Galway, to be launched in the city tomorrow. The party will hold a launch of the document on Friday 24th March, at 2pm downstairs in Áras na nGael, Dominick Street.

Speaking at the launch will be People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny, and the party’s three candidates for the 2024 local elections in Galway city – Adrian Curran (City Central), Maisie McMaster (City West) and Denman Rooke (City East).

Irish Vegan Gala in city this weekend

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

The second Irish Vegan Gala will be held in the Western Hotel on Prospect Hill this Sunday from 12-5pm and everyone is invited to attend.

Irish Vegan Gala was set up last April, 2022 in Galway by local vegans to advocate for veganism by showcasing local food and other producers including art, music, crafts in a relaxed social setting allowing vegans and not as yet-vegans to mix and interact.

Sports Centre of Excellence in Renville gets green light

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

The sporting needs of this and future generations in the Oranmore area received a mega boost this week when An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission for the much needed Renville Sports & Community Grounds, a Sports Centre of Excellence, in the area of Oranmore-Maree. Renville Sports & Community Grounds will serve the sporting needs of the area with a number of all-weather and full size pitches, and other community facilities.

City centre street rehabilitation and drainage to start next week

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

A Galway charity has been added to a list of seven organisations nationwide that will benefit from government funding of over €700,000 in a bid to support and improve employment opportunities for family carers.

The scheme focuses on the demands placed on young carers in balancing their learning and caring commitments, and will provide practical support to help them re-enter work and education.

Rally celebrating the diversity of Galway to take place this weekend

Thu, Mar 23, 2023

There will be a rally to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Saturday, March 25, organised by the newly formed Galway CARD (Communities Against Racism & Discrimination) Network.

Polly Needs A Very Special Hooman! Could it be you?

Mon, Mar 20, 2023

Anyone who follows Madra on socia media has probably seen their Polly many times. Madra are devastated to announce that next month Polly will have been in their care for 2 years, the majority of which has been spent in kennels. Despite everything Madra's staff and volunteers do for her and the love they have for her, this just isn't a suitable life for her. And if they are quite honest, they just don't understand why it has never been Polly's turn to find her forever home.

Thousands to flock to city as Galway pulls out the stops for best parade ever

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

More than 40,000 people are expected to flock into Galway tomorrow for what is expected to be the biggest St Patrick’s Day Parade the city has held.

Trad greats line up for concert in aid of COPE Galway

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Some of Galway’s biggest names in traditional music will come together on stage at the Town Hall Theatre later this month to launch a new album by ‘unsung hero of Irish traditional music’, Iomar Barrett, with all proceeds from the event going to COPE Galway.

Galway woman urges support for cancer patient services this Daffodil Day

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

A Galway woman who was diagnosed with a stage 3 triple breast cancer last year is urging the people of Galway to support cancer patients by getting involved with the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on Friday March 24.

Inspiring Teresa ‘doing it for her donor’ as she goes for gold in Perth

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

An inspiring Galway grandmother who was recently widowed and who received a kidney transplant 22 years ago could be forgiven for putting up her feet and taking it easy, but that’s not the ethos of driven Teresa Smyth from Dunmore.

EZ Living Furniture wins prestigious website awards for two consecutive years

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

EZ Living Furniture has been crowned winner of the National Website of the Year at the National Digital Awards. The popular furniture retailer also picked up another award for Medium Business Website of the Year for the second time in a row. Every year, Digital Business Ireland in collaboration with Permanent TSB recognises businesses and individuals that dominate the digital space. This year, the award ceremony took place in the Gibson Hotel in Dublin.

Save money with a free financial review from Murray Financial Services

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Murray Financial Services was established by Adrian Murray who has more than a decade’s experience in financial services.

Fancy a taste of Galway towns in the 1990s?

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Loughrea-native photographer/videographer Aengus Devine worked and lived in London and the US for many years. On his trips home on holidays, he used his cameras to shoot insightful and beautiful videos of towns around the county.

­Through the glass darkly

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Sometime before 1905, John Bagnell Bury, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, son of a Church of Ireland clergyman, and already one of the most distinguished historians of his time, turned his attentions to St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Bury’s historical focus was Classical Greece and Rome. In 1888 he had published A History of the Later Roman Empire from Arcadius to Irene (AD395 to AD800), and he was at this time researching another study of this period.

Getting to know...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY?
I remember spending a lot of time on the beach as a child with my brothers. That is my earliest memory.

Galway choir changing the definition of choral singing

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

A Galway-based singing group, RISE Choir is changing the definition of choral singing by celebrating diversity, empowering different voice types, and promoting positivity and connectivity through singing.

Lyons welcomes Clybaun Heights public lighting upgrade

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

Galway City Council has appointed a contractor in conjunction with Electric Skyline to undertake ground works and install a complete new public lighting in Clybaun Heights.

Galway City West and Knocknacarra councillor Donal Lyons said that in mid February, the public lighting had to be turned off in Clybaun Heights due to a serious fault on the network.

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