On Sunday evening viewers will see local talented girl Ailbhe Hession sing for the coaches in ‘blind’ auditions – the coaches will not be allowed to see any of the singers, only to hear them. The four coaches sit with their backs to the singer and so rely only on their ears when it comes to selecting a voice for their team. If they like what they hear, they press their buttons and turn their chairs around to face the singer. The coaches pick 12 singers each for their team who they will mentor. (more…)
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Cumann Seandálaíochta agus Staire na Gaillimhe
Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
Website: www.gahs.info
HARBOUR HOTEL, DOCK ROAD, GALWAY
Monday, 09 January 2012 @ 7:30PM
“Recent Excavations at Claregalway.”.
By Mr. Brian Mac Domhnaill
Lecture duration will be 30mins and will be followed by our AGM
All are welcome to attend. (more…)
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Thought for the week – New Years 2012 – For those of us making Resolutions take heed!
It’s a new year it’s a new dawn etc, and we will all try to start off the year in a good way but will slowly or surely go back into the bad habits. The following is a list of life’s lesson written by Regina Brett, a 90-year-old retired journalist that I think would be a good template for 2012.!! To celebrate growing older, she once wrote about the lessons life taught her. It was the most requested column she had ever written. So here is the column she wrote in celebration of her 90th birthday. Take heed: (more…)
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Thought for the week – What Goes Around, Comes Around
The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly very wealthy. ‘Leave me alone,’ he growled. The woman continued standing. ‘Are you hungry?’ she asked. ‘No,’ he answered sarcastically. ‘I’ve just come from dining with the President. Now go away.’ The woman smiled. Suddenly the man felt a hand under his arm. ‘What are you doing, lady?’ the man asked. ‘Leave me alone’. Just then a garda came up. ‘Is there any problem, ma’am?’ he asked. ‘No problem here,’ the woman answered. ‘I’m just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?’ (more…)
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Fox, (Clochmaol, Carnmore West, Oranmore, Co. Galway) – Dec. 20, 2011, Martin, sadly missed by his loving wife Evelyn and his adoring daughter Grace: deeply regretted by his brother Michael and his sisters Mary and Anne, sister-in-law Margaret, brothers-in-law Sean and Pat, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends and his very close friend Walter. (more…)
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Smoking Cessation
Did you know?
Every 6.5 seconds someone in the world dies from tobacco use = 1.5 million people dying needlessly each year.
Every cigarette a person smokes reduces his/her life by five and a half minutes.
In Ireland, smoking is the leading cause of avoidable death. Nearly 7,000 people die each year from the effects of smoking and thousands of others are ill because of smoking-related diseases. (more…)
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“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Not a quote from RTE’s George Lee or the author David McWilliams but from Matthew 6.21
The gospel quote tells us that true wealth is not about material possessions, but about depth of relationships. Likewise, true progress is not just about economic growth, rather it is about the development of the individual. (more…)
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Lorraine O’Hanlon, Galway Independent
Bookmakers Pady Power could pay out over €7,000 to punters who have backed The Saw Doctors in their bid for the Christmas No. 1, if the Tuam group make it to the top of the charts this Friday. (more…)
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The SawDoctors this week launched their campaign for a Galway Christmas No. 1 with their version of Petula Clark’s 1960′s hit ‘Downtown”.
The song, which has already proved a big hit online, features a cameo from 79-year old Clark in the pop video for the song, which was filmed by Eugene O’Connor on the streets of Galway and in Paris last month. (more…)
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Thought for the week:
I was at a meeting recently to help organise the 25th annual Maynooth to Galway charity cycle of which I was a founding member. Earlier this year it made close on €86,000 for Pieta house a fantastic charity supporting mental illness and suicide prevention. Next year is our 25th year of the event and we have chosen Down Syndrome Ireland a charity that is very close to my heart. (more…)
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