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To mark World AIDS day, AIDS West will present a special candlelit memorial service on Tuesday 1 December at 7:00pm sharp in the wonderful surroundings of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in Galway. This will be the 15th anniversary of the annual event – admission is free to all.

Following on from their hugely successful Christmas customer event last year, Standún of Spiddal - Galway’s very own destination store, are hosting a ‘Cracking Christmas’ event on December 5 with Celebrity chef Clodagh McKenna.

The Parlour at the Meyrick has long been popular as a meeting place for coffee, lunch, or afternoon tea. While the room adjacent to it has been transformed in recent times into The Gaslight, one of Galway’s hottest spots, a vibrant city centre venue for dinner or drinks, The Parlour still retains all of its old world charm.

The Western Hotel, bar, and restaurant is a family owned establishment in the heart of Galway city, conveniently located only two minutes from Eyre Square. 

Irish shoppers are set to spend an estimated €1.59 billion on Christmas this year, according to new research by ecommerce partner Webloyalty.

One of the great business success stories in Galway has to be the rise and rise of the Sheridan brothers, who began selling cheese from a small stall at the Saturday market, to become a national brand, with products selling in major British food stores, and across the continent.

St Ignatius College’ on Sea Road opened its doors for the first time in 1862. The Jesuits built a residence and a church at the same time and the move proved to be a success for them. Attendances at Mass and ceremonies grew rapidly. The college, however, was more of a challenge. The boys ranged in age from nine to 13 and the subjects taught included mathematics, Latin, Greek, and elocution. The numbers at first were as expected. They grew steadily to 90 in 1865 and reached 110 by 1874, but they began to fall thereafter and were inconsistent from year to year. The number recorded for 1899 was 49. 

Entries are now open on RunIreland.com for the 14th annual Fields of Athenry 10k to be held as usual on St Stephen’s Day, at 11am.

Galway listeners who tune into Newstalk to hear presenters discuss a range of topics from Galway this mornings are in with a chance of winning a cool €1,000 in the run up to Christmas.

The reliance of thousands of Irish families on the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has remained consistently high over the past five years. And the numbers show no sign of decreasing in any significant way, says SVP Galway as it launched its annual appeal.