Hello Boys and Girls, HOW are you all this week? I’m fine after my bit of a disaster on St Patrick’s Day. Did you read about it in the papers? It is all a bit embarrassing. Aunt Molly is still mad. I haven’t had cake for two weeks now and it’s not because of Lent. [...]
FOLK and Trad sessions recorded in the 1970s by RTE featuring acts such as The Dubliners, Tommy Makem, Paul Brady, Horslips, Andy Irvine, Jimmy Crowley, Freddie White and others are now on release on DVD and CD formats titled Ar Stáitse. The Ar Stáitse series features archive footage from a host of top names in [...]
TEMPLE HOUSE Music and Arts Festival, which takes place in the grounds of Temple House near Ballymote, Sligo from June 10 to 12, has announced more acts for its line-up. Just confirmed are Andy McKee, Mike Joyce (The Smiths) DJ set, Bipolar Empire, Nikki Hayes (DJ set), Roisin O, Hamlet Sweeney, The Minutes, Colin Scallan, [...]
WHILE many artists with over 55 years in the business may well be thinking of slowing down, if not retiring, it’s quite the opposite for longtime US Country star George Hamilton IV. Well known for his hectic tour schedules, both within the United States and internationally, George equally delights his legion of followers with a [...]
BLONDIE and Bell X1 will be among the top attractions at this year’s Galway Arts Festival Big Top, which runs from July 11 to 24. Pop icons Blondie make a welcome return to Galway following one of the most memorable gigs in festival history when the band performed here in 2008. With a string of [...]
Brussels gets tough on dodgy online deals NEW draft rules being adopted by the European Parliament aim to increase online surveillance of e-shopping and ensure that goods bought over the Internet are safe and legally compliant. The proposals would significantly strengthen consumer rights as regards information, delivery and withdrawal from contracts. It would also help [...]
THE economic possibilities to allow Ireland to regain financial stability will be discussed at the Engineers Ireland Annual Conference in Galway this week. Economist David McWilliams, former President of the European Parliament Pat Cox and the Chief Executive of Aer Lingus Christoph Mueller will address the event in the Galway Bay Hotel on March 31 [...]
AGAINST a backdrop of unprecedented turmoil, and the difficult challenges currently facing Irish businesses, Galway Chamber, KPMG and the Revenue have joined forces to bring experts in the field of cash flow, cost reduction and taxation to Galway. Entitled ‘Surviving in these Difficult Times’ the seminar will feature advice from Selwyn Hearns, partner in KPMG, [...]
FOR the time-pressed gardener, onion sets are a godsend. Onion seed can take a long time to germinate and it transplants poorly. It also needs a long season to attain a kitchen-ready bulb size. So it usually makes more sense to grow your onions from sets instead. Sets are one-year-old onion seedlings that are dug [...]
Does my Carer’s Allowance count as a payment for purposes of the Census? Question: I am looking at my census form and question 22 asks whether I provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness or disability. I look after my elderly parents and get Carer’s Allowance from [...]
