FROM March 1 nearly 8,000 public and civil servants who are taking the enhanced early retirement package, will be able to start enjoying their retirement with an income that will be worth 50% of their final salary, proportionate with their years of service. Their biggest decision will be, what to do with the tax free [...]
Question: I get Rent Supplement for my wife and myself and I hear that it is to be reduced. Can you tell me by how much? Answer: From January 1, 2012 couples must now pay a minimum of €35 per week towards their rent. The new minimum contribution by single tenants is now €30 [...]
61 GALWAY hotels and guesthouses have joined other businesses from across the country to celebrate the launch of the 2012 Irelandhotels.com Guide as part of the Irish Hotels Federation’s (IHF) international marketing drive for 2012. Over 200,000 copies of the guide are being distributed across 23 countries and it is seen as a key marketing [...]
I SPY crocuses, I spy daffodils, and I spy snowdrops. With the garden starting to warm up it’s time for us gardeners to emerge from our sheds, blinking into the light whilst stumbling over last year’s pots and compost bags. Once you find your feet, here are three jobs for you to get warmed up [...]
THE Walls are back with album number three, Stop The Lights, and make a welcome return to Galway on Saturday, March 31 when they play Monroe’s Live Venue with their always captivating and unpredictable live show. It’s been six long years since the release of their last album, New Dawn Breaking. Six years of starts, [...]
MEMORIAL concerts celebrating Galway’s links with Mozart take place in the city over the coming days, hosted by Music for Galway and NUI Galway. Emily Anderson, daughter of the then President of Queen’s College Galway, translated a large number of letters and correspondence from Mozart, written in the late 18th century. The work resulted in [...]
CLONBERNE’S rising Country Music star Jason Travers and his band recently won Best Western Band at the Irish Country Music Awards. The 22-year-old singer was invited to perform on RTÉ’s John Murray Show. Jason has been tipped by Daniel O’Donnell as ‘the one to watch in 2012’ and he is about to launch a new [...]
Malignant cancer was the main cause of death and specified illness claims in Galway city and county last year, according to Irish Life. The figures show that cancer accounted for 32 out of a total of 70 death and serious illness cover claims in 2011. The average age of death claims in Galway was 63 [...]
IT seems that we’re a bit weather obsessed in the West. A survey by Yakult has found that almost two-thirds of people in Connacht are consumed with the weather and it’s on our minds more than food, fashion or even our health. The survey revealed that three-quarters of those living in the province regard health [...]
DESPITE two out of three adults being overweight in Ireland, only 40 per cent of them think they are. The research from Safefood shows that thousands of Irish men and women who don’t believe that they are overweight are putting themselves at increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Since the [...]
