A teenage artist from Gort was the big winner as Galway took home five prizes from this year’s 70th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Fifteen-year-old Darragh Granahan, a pupil at Gort Community School, won first prize in the 14-to-15-year age category for his work entitled ‘Unconditional Love’. His artwork is described by Final Adjudicator, Gary Granville, […] The post Gort teen is big winner as five Galway artists are recognised in Texaco Children’s Art Competition appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

It looks like the periscope in a submarine – but this is a concept to take to the highways and byways rather than the depths of the deep blue sea, taking the arts into the community in a whole new way…in a massive portable jukebox. The poetry jukebox does exactly what it says on the […] The post Galway poets make final crowdfunding push to bring Poetry Jukebox to the West appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

A young Galway man with a passion for sport and the Irish language has told a Dáil committee that the Gaelic Games should be used to foster more use of Irish – and not just the token gestures that are made today. Oisín Ó Conaill from Athenry, who works as the Social Media Co-ordinator for […] The post Galway graduate suggests greater use of sport to promote daily use of the language appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

The work of pupils from Carrabane School has featured in an online magazine. It features the work of primary school pupils across Ireland taking part in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Global Goal Getters features Fifth Class pupils who wrote and performed a rap on Sustainable Development Goals. […] The post Carrabane pupils to feature in online magazine with rap about Sustainable Development Goals appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Over four hundred organ donor recipients and their families will be celebrated at a special ceremony in Salthill tomorrow(April 27th.) The event will take place at noon in the Circle of Life Commemorative Garden to mark the final day of Organ Donor Awareness Week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Organ donor families and transplant recipients […] The post Over 400 organ donors and families in Salthill to be honoured in ceremony in Salthill appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Galway’s Boston Scientific and Merit Medical have been awarded best in class for Workplace Wellness. At an event held today to mark National Workplace Wellbeing Day today, Merit Medical received recognition for Best in Class Mental Health and while Boston Scientific was awarded the title of overall large company of the year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle […] The post Galway’s Boston Scientific and Merit Medical awarded best in class for Workplace Wellness appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.