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  1. The PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour got underway in Galway yesterday with the Irish Poker Championship main event at the Radisson SAS
  2. Get your skates on!!! Galway Christmas on Ice has just opened at Nimmos Peir in the center of Galway from 28th Nov until 10th Jan 2010.
  3. Galway Jazz Festival 2009 starts this Thursday 19th until Sunday 22nd Nov. Acts coming from Norway, New York, London, Rome and Berlin!!!
  4. Work on €1bn new look Galway city centre to start in 18 months. The massive project will be built in tandem with new €200m Galway Port.
  5. Figures released show the Galway leg of the Volvo Ocean Race generated €56m with 650,000 visitors and a TV audience globally of 1.3 billion!
  6. Report to show Volvo Race leg generated €80m.The report carried out by Deloitte will show that the global yacht race created 80m in revenue
  7. Huge re-enactment of Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance routine will take place in Galway next Saturday night for the Aboo Halloween Festival!
  8. Cnoc Suain Holiday village in Spiddal Galway wins eco-tourism award at the Guardian Observer Travel Awards 2009, many congratulations!!!
  9. Action packed bank holiday wknd in Galway ahead, Galway Theatre Festival, Connemara Sea Week and Galway Comedy Festival all kicking off!!!
  10. Galway Beer Festival on from 30th - 31st Oct. If you like beer you should come here! For more see - http://bit.ly/48EK51 via @addthis
  11. Connemara Sea Week (16th - 26th Oct) has begun and will bring renowned speakers & musicians to Letterfrack to celebrate our marine heritage.
  12. Tourism hit hard in 2009. The number of trips made to Ireland so far this year is down by 600,000 compared with the same period last year.
  13. Galway Theatre Festival, 20th - 26th Oct has unveiled their lineup. For details see - http://bit.ly/DINBq
  14. Some Acts confirmed for Comedy Fest..Des Bishop, Reginald D Hunter, Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Jim Jeffries & Andrew Maxwell..more to come!
  15. Galway Comedy Festival confirmed to run from October 21st to 25th. Will be confirming line-up as comedians are announced!
  16. Linton Kwesi Johnson, the brilliant Jamaican dub poet/singer will be among the highlights at this year’s Spirit Of Voice festival (Nov 6-8).
  17. Manuela Riedo Foundation events tomorow 2nd Oct. 100's of balloons to be released on Ladies beach with a concert in Salthill Hotel after.
  18. Celebrate Arthur's Day today in Galway. Free pints in Kelly's Bar from 5:30pm (first 50 people) and then €2.50 all weekend...Slainté!
  19. The Galway Oyster Festival weekend of non-stop entertainment starts this Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September. Guinness & oysters for all!
  20. Salthill Community Arts Festival taking place this weekend from 18th - 20th September, fun for all the family, not to be missed!!!