Posts By: Josette Farrell

Tickets are on sale for the 2018 Hand in Hand Annual Ball Hand in Hand look forward to another successful event to raise money to support families of children with cancer. Hand in Hand has launched ticket sales for their Annual Ball which will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Ardilaun House Hotel,… Read more »

By Enda Cuningham, Connacht Tribune GALWAY-owned restaurant giant Supermac’s recorded a pre-tax profit of more than €15.9 million in 2016,according to new accounts filed with Companies Registration Office. The after-tax profit was €13.3m (up from around €11.5m in 2015).  Pre-tax profits in 2015 were recorded at just over €14m. Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd, which is owned… Read more »

By Stephen Corrigan, Connacht Tribune December 7, 2017   Galway city…costs survey. Galway could be set to attract a significant number of jobs from Dublin – with lower salary expectations making the county a tempting prospect for employers. A survey carried out by recruitment firm, Brightwater Group, has revealed that in almost all of the… Read more »

My Story “In my work, I combine all experiences from every aspect of my professional and personal life to help people to find and awaken their true potential. Like many of you, I too have come through my own struggles and challenges. From an early age, I have been intuitively aware of people’s energy and… Read more »

By Declan Tierney. Connacht Tribune.    Bus Eireann’s decision to cut fares from several of the county’s towns into Galway city in the run-up to Christmas has infuriated local businesses, who have accused the state company of sucking the life out of their retail sector. Bus Eireann is to reduce fares to €10 return on… Read more »

COMPÁNTAS Lir are now in the process of completing their casting for ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by Tennessee Williams which they will present in the annual drama circuit in the spring. The Claregalway Carnmore Drama Group will  have rehearsals on three or four evenings each week in January and February which clearly demonstrates the effort that… Read more »

COPE Galway CEO Jacquie Horan. Photo:- Mike Shaughnessy Last Friday night was the occasion for COPE Galway’s annual Sleep Out where 30 of the city’s business and community leaders spent 12 hours sleeping on the streets in a venture that has raised €110,000 to date for homelessness services. Earlier that afternoon, at the Fairgreen Hostel,… Read more »

Naíona Bhaile Chláir na Gaillimhe (established 1991) which is located in Turloughmore Social Centre is one of the most successful Naíonra groups around. The Naionra consists of two staff: Mairéad Uí Churnáin and Cáit de Búrca. Mairéad Uí Churnáin is from Athenry and took over the position of príomhstiúrthóir in September 2017 following the retirement… Read more »

Thank you all so much for the messages of support, encouragement, texts and well wishes. You have made this journey so much easier for me. My knowledge and understanding of our situation has increased again thanks to embarking on this journey. I really think that in my own situation, now the finishing line or discharge… Read more »

The objectors are trying to get their appeal heard by the Supreme Court – The Journal. LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO are opposed to Apple’s plan to build a data centre in Athenry have launched a last-gasp bid to stall the project. Last month, a High Court judge refused to allow Sinead Fitzpatrick and Allan Daly, who… Read more »

BY DECLAN VARLEY Galway Advertiser, Thu, Nov 30, 2017 Paul Giblin was one of the most amazing athletes to come out of the west of Ireland in recent years. He was one of the most successful oarsman to come from NUIG BC, with 19 national titles, multiple representations and medals at international level and two medals… Read more »