Up for the Races
While the masses are coming to see the racing, they are keeping a firm grip on the pennies, figures from the Galway Race Festival would suggest. Attendance figures topped last year for the opening day of the Galway Races Festival,...
Astra shows strength
My first impressions of the new Astra were good and I was happy to drive a petrol-powered car after months with diesel engines. I was not to be disappointed; this car performed every bit as well as it looks.
The Astra's...
Soul Man
Known as Ireland's 'Soul Man', Buck Taylor promises to have Dominick Street grooving, as he takes to the stage at Monroe's Live this Friday, 30 July.
Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, Buck is best loved for his unparalled vocal ability and has...
Quote of the day
To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
Edel Ramberg - Milliner
Name: Edel Ramberg
Location: College Road
Occupation: Milliner
Favourite thing about Galway: Being near my family.
Worst thing about Galway: I'm from Galway; I couldn't pick anything bad about it!
Education Column - 28th July 2010
Q. My daughter is starting her Leaving Cert this September and I am very concerned that she may have learning difficulties. Over the years, I have seen how hard she works yet she never gets good results. She wants to...
Large property with exceptional views
This property at Teac Mor, Loughaunbeg, Inverin really is an exceptional home with wonderful views over Galway Bay. Situated on approximately 3.8 acres, some of which is landscaped, the property has many wonderful features including a large detached garage of 1,200...
Single And The City
An uphill struggle
Imagine feeling a weakness or limp in your foot, which slowly worsens until you completely lose your mobility. Imagine that after you finally get a diagnosis, you are told that you are suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND), a highly...
New light on the horizon
With news on the employment front turning from job losses to the announcement of new positions, Marie Madden talks to the heads of two Galway companies that have recently taken people on and asks them 'Is the worst behind us?'...
Which people will Crowe put first?
A chara, Cllr Crowe's attack on me in your paper last week (Galway Independent Wednesday 21 July - 'Mr Farrell only concerned about his own agenda') would suggest the man is delusional. Please allow me to present my case.
Tipping point
Ladies and Gentlemen racegoers of the Galway Race Festival of 2010, eat something! If I could offer you one piece of advice before you head to Ballybrit this week, 'eat something' would be it. Only around 40,000 of a projected...
Rankin file
Crime novel fans who cursed the ash cloud for Ian Rankin's no show at this year's Cuirt Festival of Literature will have a second chance to whet their appetites this July.
Rankin will talk to Philip King about his work...
Heartbreaking
Tipperary 3-17
Galway 3-16
Lar Corbett was the toast of Tipperary with a point in stoppage time with the winner that put them into the All-Ireland semi-final against Waterford. But for Galway his score was sheer heartbreak.
Feilim agus Tarry Flynn
Beidh Féilim ó hAoláin, as na Forbacha, mar dhuine de na h-aisteoirí/ceoltóirí a bheidh ar stáitse do sheó mór Amharclainn na Cathrach, Tarry Flynn, a bheidh ar siúl i dtús mhí Lúnasa. Seo an triú dráma ag Féilim, a...
View from the front Torben Grael, Ericsson 4
Holding a 13-point lead over Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue boat, the Ericsson 4 crew, led by the legendary Torben Greal, look set for overall race victory, barring a major catastrophe. Victory in the Leg 7 race from Boston to Galway extended...
Me and the Sea - Niamh Nolan
On 10 July, the NUIG-GMIT Sub Aqua Club carried out its annual sponsorship dive to raise money for the Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station. This year the dive was extended from 24 hours to 30 hours in the hope of raising...
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