Search Results for 'Galway Bridge Centre'

A new Kumon study centre has recently opened in Galway. The centre offers Kumon’s unique maths and English study programmes which help children to excel academically, develop their capacity for learning independently, and boost their all-round confidence.

The Galway Junior Chess club will begin its weekend sessions this weekend.

The Galway Junior Chess Club will start up again this Saturday from 1pm to 2.30pm at the Galway Bridge Centre. Chess players from eight to 14 years are welcome.

Nearly 200 competitors from all over Ireland and the UK took part in the HP Galway Chess Open 2008 which was run by the Galway chess club last weekend in the Salthill Hotel.

English travellers came to Ireland in great numbers during the 19th century, and Galway formed an important stop on the typical tour. The stopover invariably involved token visits to Lynch's Castle, St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, and Queen's College. A visit to the Claddagh was part of the complement of must-see places, and it eventually became one of the most written about sites in Ireland. Many of these commentators travelled the same routes, stayed in the same country houses or hotels and the resulting texts are frequently similar in both content and perspective. The sameness of description permeates many travel accounts and over the century, new information is rare.

The eighth Galway International Chess Tournament, held at the Salthill Hotel last weekend, was the most successful yet for local chess players with Galway club members winning two of the three sections and collecting nearly €1,000 in prize money.