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Negotiations have resumed between GMIT and the owners of the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel, as the third level institute seeks to expand its Dublin Road campus to facilitate student numbers doubling in the coming years. The owners of the site, Trigo Property Company and Welcorrib Ltd are currently seeking a five-year extension on permission… Read more »
Delivering relevant local news content across a range of platforms will ensure the future of local newspapers in Ireland, stated Terry Kroeger, President and CEO Berkshire Hathaway Media, at a local newspaper symposium held in Croke Park last week. Over 150 delegates representing local weekly newspapers, national advertisers, advertising agencies and academia attended the Local Newspapers… Read more »
The country’s first support centre for families across the country with children who have been diagnosed with cancer will be opened in Oranmore by a charity which provides practical assistance as they go through treatment. The Hand in Hand Charity has been an invaluable source of assistance to distraught families since it was set up… Read more »
Up to 10,000 devotees per day are expected to flock to Galway this week for the Galway Solemn Novena, which commenced on Monday and takes place until next Tuesday 17th of February. The 2015 Novena centres on the message of The Church on the streets—living the Gospel today. This year marks the 30th Galway Solemn… Read more »
Claregalway/Carnmore Drama Group Compántas Lir grace the stage in An Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe on February 22nd with its production of Shelagh Stephenson’s award-winning comedy The Memory of Water. The group will present the play at the Galway city venue before they take on the Festival Circuit and will again be back for three nights after they… Read more »
Residents in Knockdoe on the busy N17 are unhappy at the delay in changing traffic calming measures there. They say fixtures are erected in the middle and at the side of the road over two years ago are dangerous for drivers and damaging for businesses in the area. Apart from complaints from residents about difficulty turning… Read more »
In a major jobs boost for Tuam, Steeltech, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of steel sheds, garages, home offices, chalets and greenhouses, plans to create up to 100 new jobs at the former Coca-Cola Plant at Galway Road which they have just purchased. The company, which has branches all over Ireland, plans to expand its business into… Read more »
What do pop superstar Beyoncé and the annual Galway Cathedral novena have in common? A suggestive press release would suggest a lot, so The Irish Catholic went to investigate. In May 2003, Beyoncé released Crazy in Love which went straight to the top of the charts and has subsequently become one of the most performed songs of the… Read more »
Fairy tales, myths and childhood imagination have inspired Catching Dreams, a new exhibition by Kathy Ross, which will open next Tuesday February 10th in Áras na Mac Léinn at NUIG. The show is part of this year’s Múscailt Arts Festival, hosted by the University, which will run until March. “Catching Dreams seeks to explore those heroes and… Read more »
Minister Alex White met participants of Irish Rural Link basic computer course at Digital Hub and announced new projects being funded in 2015 delivering basic internet skills, training to groups including unemployed, farming communities, job seekers, older people, people with mental health problems. Lackagh IT Centre is one of the centres rolling out this training… Read more »
by Fiona Place for the Irish Times Black leather suites, American fridges Black and white wedding photo Wooden floors, all bedrooms ensuite Barbecue and trampoline in the garden Patio decking, drinks on the veranda 2 single beds from the social 1 small fridge, 1 oven no wooden floors, no patio a garden with a wire… Read more »
2015 is the UN FAO’s Year of Soil. The year-long project aims to raise awareness in society about the ‘profound importance’ of soil for human life and promote the sustainable management of soil. FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said that we are not paying enough attention to soil, our silent ally, which I reckon… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
