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Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Craic in Galway magazine. At the time of writing, we have had two days of fabulous weather, good enough to put the washing out on the line, and have a ’99 in Salthill even. T’was great. I honestly believe we would be a lot more productive if we were automatically entitled to days off work when the sun shone. Sun days. It’s a craicing promise for any election campaigners out there. I’d vote for that for sure. We kept going here at the Craic headquarters to bring you the best of what’s happening over the next two weeks with your daily diary. And as always we have news, views, health, fitness and style to keep you entertained. Festival season is in full swing, with events in Inishbofin, Kinvara and across Connemara, while here in the city, the Early Music Festival comes to town. If you are reading us on a Citylink coach, ‘Hello’ to you from us and you might be joined by the Connacht rugby team at any moment. Just move over a bit, they are big lads. Our photographers have been out and about, capturing everything from wrestling to fashion innovation, as we celebrate this magical City of the Tribes – rain or shine.

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Friday 2nd May 2014 • 10:30am: Fleadh na gCuach, a traditional Irish Music festival takes place this weekend in Kinvara.

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A ha-ha-ha-ha!

• 10:30am: The Connemara Mussel festival kicks off today on the Renvyle Peninsula • 10:30am. The Leenane Walking Festival also begins today with high level mountain walks and low level options for a great weekend outdoors.

• 5pm: Our cover models, Connacht Rugby take on Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground in the Rabodirect Pro 12.

• 6pm: Once Upon a Dreamer, a photographic exhibition by Piotr Bartlomiej Bieniasz, opens this evening at the Town Hall Theatre. All welcome.

• 7pm: The unauthorised Harry Potter experience, Potted Potter, takes place at the Town Hall Theatre.

“For age 6 to Dumbledore”.

• 7pm: A gala dinner night for Grace takes place at the Westwood hotel - to help young Grace in her fight against the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

• 7:30pm: Catch The Joe Heaney Commemorative Festival in Carna, Connemara.

• 7:45pm: Galway FC continue their SSE Airtricity League First Division campaign against Waterford United at Eamonn Deacy Park.

• 9pm: It’s the launch of this year’s Inishbofin Arts Festival at the Inishbofin Community Centre.

• 9pm: Tradiohead return to Kelly’s Bar on Bridge Street, playing songs from such classic albums as The Bends and OK Computer.

• Midnight: Alabama 3 will bring their acoustic and unplugged sound to Monroe’s Live Main Stage.

The Irish Laughter Championships

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ure where else would you get it. The Irish Laughter Championships take place at the Harbour Hotel from 3pm on Sunday, May 4th. It’s the second event of its kind in the city and will raise funds for Jigsaw, Galway. The idea came about as part of a research study into the beneficial effects of laughter. Organiser Siobhan Kavanagh is a PhD student in Child and Youth Research in NUI Galway’s School of Psychology.

“Last year, I was at the conference for the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humour,” explains Siobhan.

“At the conference, Laughologist, Albert Nerenberg hosted the World Laughter Championships, which are his brainchild. I was inspired by the event and thought that an event like this in Ireland would be a great way to communicate the potential benefits of laughter, which is the focus of my PhD research. Myself and Dr. Padraig MacNeela are exploring the effect of laughter yoga on university

students well-being, and the laughter exercises are what are used to create the categories of Laughter for the laughter championships.”

Individual awards will be offered for best laughter in each laughter category, while the winner of each championship will be awarded a trophy - compliments of Galway Crystal. This year is the first ever Junior Irish Laughter Championships, followed by the Irish Laughter Championships for 18+ years. A workshop will be held, from 1-2pm, to go through all of the laughter exercises that will be used during the event. Honestly, it’s just too funny and it’s set to be great craic.

“Sunday will be full of laughter,” says Siobhan. “We will have awards for best laughter in each individual category also, for example, best lion laughter in the junior championships, and best snort laughter in the adult championships.”

Everyone is invited to the championships as a spectator or participant.

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Sligo based designer, Rebecca Marsden, picked up the coveted title of ‘Designer of the Year’ at The Irish Fashion Innovation Awards, which took place at the Radisson hotel on Thursday, April 17th. The Irish fashion scene turned out to see the collections from up-andcoming designers, along with the

finale from special guest, Natalie B. Coleman. Galway was well represented on the catwalk with designer James McKeon of Kiyoni Scarves named ‘Accessory Designer of the Year.’ Ciara Silke, a Galway based designer who has worked for Diane Von Furstenberg had her collection featured in the ‘Ones

to Watch’ category. Collections from Galway jewellery designer Lynsey de Burca along with student designs from GTI were also showcased on the night. There is no doubt about it – we have got some CRAIC’ing fashion talent in Galway!

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Saturday 3rd May 2014

The Love Boat

By Dara KELLY

• 9:30am: Happy 30th birthday to An Ceardlann in Spiddal as they celebrate the milestone with a weekend free festival in the craft village.

• 10:30am: It’s all happening in Connemara, as the Leenane Walking Festival, the Connemara Mussel Festival in Renvyle and the Joe Heaney Commemorative Festival in Carna continue this weekend.

• 2pm: Join award-winning sean-nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan at the Galway City Museum. For adults. A class for intermediate level takes place at 3:30pm.

• 3pm: A matinee performance of the unauthorised Harry Potter experience, Potted Potter, takes place at the Town Hall Theatre.

Shows again at 7pm.

• 4pm: Enjoy drama with A Night in November at the Inishbofin Community Centre as part of this year’s Inishbofin Arts Festival.

• 7pm: The Love Boat II fundraising Kizomba dance party takes place on the Corrib Princess this evening.

• 9pm: Canadian songstress, Jenn Grant will play at the Roisin Dubh - ECMA songwriter of the year.

• 10pm: It’s a blast from the past as The Four of Us take to the stage at the Inishbofin Community Centre.

• 10pm: Minimal Force Records will showcase their talented artists at the Cellar Underground on Eglington Street.

Kizomba for Kinga

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he Kizomba Love Boat will set sail on Saturday, May 3rd, in aid of Kinga Kreft, a 14-year-old who needs a new wheelchair to help her cope with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. This unique two part fundraiser on the Claddagh Princess and at the Claddagh Hall aims to raise €3,000 for Kinga, who lives in Poland and whose father works in Galway. She is currently suffering back, neck and chest pain and requires a bigger chair with spine and neck support.

Kinga’s father works with Slywester Cjaza, who teaches dance with Kizomba Galway. Kizomba is a highly addictive, sensual partner dance from Angola, which is now popular

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in Ireland. The Kizomba Love Boat will cruise along the Corrib from 7-11pm, departing from the Commercial Rowing Club and admission is €25.

Latin-loving landlubbers may wish to stick with Part 2 of the fundraiser: the Latin Party in the Claddagh Hall from 9pm – 1am, where DJ Sabroso will play salsa, bachata, merengue and more, before being joined by DJ Micas and the Love Boat crew from 11pm.

Admission is €10 and free to those coming from the boat.

A great night is assured and all profits go towards Kinga’s wheelchair. Tickets can be purchased on the night on the Corrib Princess and at the Claddagh Hall, or via Kizomba Galway on Facebook.

Galway Festival Funding After the success of The Gathering, a new community tourism initiative has been created with funding of €30,000 available from Galway City Council. The initiative supports local events and festivals, which will attract family and friends living abroad, over the next three years.

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The amount awarded will be based on the number of overseas visitors attending - with a minimum of €500 and maximum €3,000 available.

Galway City Council are seeking applications for the funding - with a closing date of May 9th.

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• 11am: An archaeology workshop: Get to know Vikings, takes place at the Galway City Museum for age 7-12.

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Sunday 4th May 2014 • Galway will turn orange this May Bank Holiday weekend as several thousand cyclists arrive into town today as part of Cycle Against Suicide 2014.

• 11am: Galway will be ringing as the Western Region Brass and Military Band Festival come back to the city streets. Each band will parade through the streets and will meet up in Eyre Square for a recital at noon followed by 15 minute recitals in the ballroom of the Meyrick hotel.

• 12pm: The Galway Bay Jazz Band play live at Busker Brownes for some swingin’ Sunday tunes.

• 12pm: The unauthorised Harry Potter experience, Potted Potter, takes place at the Town Hall Theatre. Shows again at 3pm.

• 3pm: The Irish Laughter Championships take place at the Harbour Hotel in aid of Jigsaw.

• 4:30pm: Celebrate the sea and islands through poetry at the Inishbofin Arts Festival.

• 7pm: Dj Colm K from Cork will take to the decks at the Bierhouse on Henry Street.

• 8pm: Take in some Sunday swing music with Galway trio I Saw Stars at Kellys on Bridge Street.

• 9pm: A new live music night, Alive, showcasing the best in underground talent takes place at the Roisin Dubh this evening.

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Cycle Against Suicide

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alway will turn orange this May Bank Holiday weekend as several thousand cyclists arrive into town as part of Cycle Against Suicide 2014. This year is bigger than before, attracting three times the number of participants in the two week marathon cycle around Ireland. They will be taking an afternoon break in the city on Sunday, May 4th, stopping for lunch at Galway Community College, before travelling on to Tuam, where the cycle will stop overnight.

One of the main aims of this event is to convey Cycle Against Suicide’s core message

Students from Galway Community College have been preparing for months for the arrival of Cycle Against Suicide.

“Cycle Against Suicide means a lot to our students,” says teacher Meabh Ní Fhlaithearta.

“It enables them to make a real difference and the empowering nature of the work sees them increase their understanding, appreciation and development of their own mental health wellbeing.”

For moresee cycleagainstsuicide.com.

Back to the Future The history and heritage of Galway can be downloaded for free on iTunes thanks to a new initiative by the Galway City Museum. A selection of popular talks on topics as diverse as Galway slave traders in the Caribbean, traditional boat songs of the west coast, and the Galway writings of John Millington Synge were recorded as podcasts and are now available to listen to or download, free of charge.

• 10pm: All very excited that the fantastic Kila will play at Monroe’s Live with songs from their new album, Suas Síos.

• 10pm: The wonderful Paul Brady will entertain at the Inishbofin Community Centre as part of this year’s Inishbofin Arts Festival.

that ‘it’s ok not to feel ok, and it’s absolutely ok to ask for help’.

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Monday 5th May 2014

Strike a Blow!!!

By Dara KELLY

• Happy May Day! A traditional Celtic festival and bank holiday.

• 10am: If you haven’t already, then today is the last day for the Big Big Clear Out at Joyce’s Supermarket car park in Knocknacarra. Bring your unwanted clean clothes, shoes, accessories, linens and good quality homewares and proceeds will go to the homeless in Galway.

• 5:30pm: Galway FC are again at home at Eamonn Deacy Park, this evenings opponents are Finn Harps in the EA Sports Cup. • 8pm: The Galway Language Exchange takes place at Kelly’s on Bridge Street for an evening of chat and banter in a range of different languages.

• 9pm: The original punk rock group from Birmingham, The Nightingales, and Ted Chippington are set to entertain at the Roisin Dubh - described as ‘contender for gig of the year’ by Mojo magazine.

• 9:30pm: A toe tapping trad session takes place at the Crane bar on Sea Road with Kevin Whelan and Freda Hatton.

• 10pm: The 18 piece Black Magic Big Band will have the joint a jumpin’ with the best swingin’ tunes at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. And it’s free.

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ara Kelly’s training diary at the Black Dragon Kickboxing Club for the White Collar Boxing event to raise funds for Galway Hospice.

“Come on lads! Keep going ‘til you hear the bell!” I thought I was fit. I thought I was strong.

I thought I was superwoman!

Until I started boxing training with Pete Foley and his team.

Boxing requires a different kind of fitness; it’s intense, muscle-burning, gasp-inducing, exhausting and ultimately exhilarating. Movements are accelerated, quick and agile.

Even the warmup is like a regular fitness class on speed – jogging, punching, jumping jacks, burpees, 50 pushups, 200 situps, holding plank for 2 minutes… it’s amazing how much conditioning is squeezed into 60 minutes. We are progressing quickly: each training session is tougher than the last.

Not a muscle remains unemployed!

Oh, how we love our stretches.

Talk about making the most of 30 seconds rest!

On Day 1 we were shown basic punches – jab, cross, hook – complete with corresponding foot positions. We practiced til our arms grew heavy. On Day 2 we used

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punchbags to practice against resistance. Day 4 saw us work in pairs; one wearing gloves and the other pads. Whole new ball game.

Punching a moving target is when the quick and agile footwork comes in. Next step will be sparring, where both partners wear gloves and try to land (and avoid) punches.

Six weeks to go until Fight Night on June 6th. I feel far from ready.

I didn’t even manage one chinup today so I need to work on my strength. I am constantly lapped by the fitter (and younger) boxers during sprints. But I can hold plank for 2 minutes without shaking and do more situps than some of the others. I’m tenacious. I won’t give up ‘til I hear the bell.

To make a donation to Galway Hospice, contact Dara, Darius or any of the Strike a Blow participants via The Craic in Galway Facebook page. www.mycharity.ie/event/darius_ ivans_event

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• An Tostal - a festival celebration of Irish culture, traditions and music takes place at the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill today.

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Tuesday 6th May 2014

• 10:30am: The Galway City Partnership are holding an information morning today about the In-Tuition course ‘build an online business’. You can learn about SEO, digital marketing, website building, social media and ecommerce with their upcoming courses.

Located at 3, The Plaza, Headford Road. There will also be a second information session at 6:30pm at the Ballybane Enterprise Centre.

• 1pm: Have a classical treat with lunchtime at the library.

The Contempo Quartet will play a free gig as part of their series to introduce people to classical music.

• 8pm: Tracy Bruen, New Pope and Tracy Gallagher will play live at the Roisin Dubh followed by the ever popular Silent Disco.

• 8pm: With special permission to use Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal writings, the play ‘Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London’ takes place at the Town Hall Theatre this evening for one night only.

• 9:30pm: A free trad session takes place upstairs at The Crane bar on Sea Road with Mick Crehan and John O’Halloran.

Straight talking from the trailor trash mouth of Southern Belle, Candy, and the more refined Cara from Connemara.

By Cara LYONS

Dear Candy: I have been with my boyfriend for over a year now, but there is something in the relationship that really bothers me. He has an old foot long sandwich he keeps in the fridge. I mean he got it the day he moved in and that was two years ago. The first time I saw it, he told me he just never got around to throwing it out. I laughed and thought it was a joke, but now I’m really worried. I’m afraid to touch it. It’s so disgusting and mouldy. I don’t want to put anything in the fridge beside it, or eat anything that’s been in there with it. It gets worse! I have woken up and gone down stairs late at night and found him with the fridge door open, peering in, looking at it. I know he talks to it too, because one day I came over on a surprise visit, and saw him holding it close and mumbling away to it. He got star tled when he saw me and tried to put it back in the fridge as if nothing had happened. I tried to tell him to throw it out - or that I will - and he gets so defensive saying it’s his fridge and he can do what he wants. I just don’t know what to do. Please help.

Candy: Well hello to another girl who stays with a guy even though she knows there is something seriously wrong with him.

Maybe that sub sandwich belonged to his last girlfriend but she ‘mysteriously vanished’ and now he keeps it as a trophy.

Maybe someday you will be a sandwich in his fridge too?

One things for sure, if you don’t do something, that sandwich is going to sprout legs and be draggin’ itself around the

apartment after you, trying to cover you in its mouldiness. I bet it’s already got things living in it! It sounds like that sandwich is possessed by evil spirits and you need to travel to Antarctica and get enough ice to fill a bath tub then go to another far away land like Jamaica and find a magic priestess to bless his house. Then put your boyfriend in the ice and make him eat 10 lemons one after the other and he should be fine.

Cara: Your boyfriend clearly has some kind of emotional attachment to this sandwich. To him it may symbolize a significant memory from his past. He still shows sensitivity to you seeing him with it, so at least at some

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level he knows it’s not normal.

You need to explain to him that he can tell you why and that it’s affecting your relationship. If he won’t tell you, suggest he talks to a professional. in GALWAY

• 10am: A solo exhibition by Birgit Lochmann of her oil paintings takes place in the beautifully restored Gallery Café in Gort.

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Wednesday 7th May 2014

Help Blue Teapot to Fund It!

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• 7:30pm: The Westside Library will be going zen like with a new one hour meditation with silences, music, biscuits and tea!

• 8pm: Nanu Nanu; Voids and It Was All A Bit Black and White are set to entertain at the Roisin Dubh with Brett Newski upstairs at 9pm.

• 8pm: Music for Galway closes their 2013-14 season with the Serafino Quartet at the Mick Lally Theatre on Druid Lane.

• 8pm: Enjoy a ‘Night in November’ at the Town Hall Theatre, a humorous and challenging play looking at Protestant identity in the 1990s.

• 9pm: Trad at the Head is back at The King’s Head, with live traditional music, Irish dancers, and no cover charge to boot!

• 9:30pm: Citóg presents a musical line up with My Fellow Sponges; Harry Bird and The Rubber Wellies and Michael O’Connor at the Cellar Bar on Eglington Street.

• 10:30pm: Don’t miss the ‘Screamin’ Bluecats’ at Garvey’s in Eyre Square for a night of rockabilly magic.

You‘aint nothin’but a hound dog!

• Head to Barr an Chaladh in Woodquay for some craicin’trad music with their nightly session.

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ollowing in the success of Sanctuary, the Blue Teapot Theatre Company are set to premiere their latest production, entitled iD, at the Galway Arts Festival this year. In order to achieve this, they have launched a Fund it campaign to raise €12,000 in 21 days. iD is an innovative entertaining piece conceived by the actors, who all have an intellectual disability.

They are working in collaboration with London based Director, Scott Williams and Dramaturg, Gavin Kostick.

Blue Teapot’s mission is to bring about positive change concerning people with intellectual disabilities by promoting their creativity and contribution to cultural life.

for us in the past and is a necessary and integral part of seeing Blue Teapot works brought to the stage,” says Blue Teapot Director Petal Pilley.

Rewards for the campaign start from as little as €10 and Blue Teapot offer one with an interesting twist!

Those who donate €1,000 will be partnered with one of the iD actors and will be sent personal updates over the next 12 months.

“This idea is an inventive one that connects to the ethos of crowd funding, strengthening the bond between the project and the funders who support it,” explains Petal.

To contribute or learn more about Blue Teapot’s iD campaign go to www.fundit.ie and search for iD by Blue Teapot Theatre Company.

“Fund it has been hugely successful

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The CRAIC on • Thursday 8th May 2014 • 10am: The Galway Early Music festival starts today with a free talk on archaeomusicological research at the Moore Institute, NUIG, introducing the concerts and workshops set out for this year’s festival.

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• 1pm: The Contempo Quartet will take their musical talents to the Athenry Heritage Centre got a lunchtime performance.

• 6pm: A talk on the poem ‘1801’ by Adrian Patterson takes place at the Galway City Museum.

• 7:30pm: The Banff Mountain Film Festival rolls into the Town Hall Theatre with extraordinary short films from the world’s leading adventure film makers.

• 8pm: Enjoy the ancient songs and music of Gaelic Scotland at St Nicholas Collegiate Church.

• 8pm: Mario Rosenstock and the Gift Grub crew will perform live in the city at the Radisson Blu hotel. Tickets €39.

• 9pm: It’s time for the Dirty Circus at Kelly’s on Bridge Street, with the Underscore Orkestra, Suadela Bellydance, gypsy jazz and swing!

Your bottom could be resting in a seat previously occupied by none other than the Connacht Rugby squad as Citylink have become their official coach partner. The new two year partnership ensures that Citylink will provide coach travel for the Connacht professional and representative teams. And the company will offer fans the best intercity transfers, whether to interprovincial games around the country or to the Aviva for Ireland internationals. New specially livered Citylink and Connacht Rugby coaches will now be on the roads.

When not being used by the team, supporters can expect to see the Connacht coach operating between Dublin Airport and Galway. So who knows, on your next visit to the airport you may be sitting in Pat Lam, John Muldoon or Robbie Henshaw’s seat. Their sporting prowess might just rub off on you – while reading your favourite Craic in Galway magazine. Copies of the magazine are now available on their services – with four main routes offering 38 daily departures from Galway Coach Station.

Th e Bull Co m es to Town Legendary Munster and Irish rugby ace, John Hayes, was spotted out and about in Moycullen recently, as he showed off skills of a different kind. The Bull is brand ambassador for Irish Hereford Prime and was in town to cook up a storm at the White Gables restaurant. John rears Hereford cattle on his family farm in Cappamore, Co Limerick.

• Midnight: An Anú – a band who play original and traditional Irish music will entertain at Monroe’s Live.

John Hayes pictured with Wayne Williams from Body Dynamics in the White Gables in Moycullen Co. Galway

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Friday 9th May 2014 • 1pm: Norbert Rodenkirchen will reconstruct the performance of a travelling flautist in the late thirteenth century at the Chapel of the Poor Clares as part of the Galway Early Music Festival.

Hitting the Wall

By Kieran PHILBIN

Connemarathon Selfie!

• 4pm: A free event showcasing the sounds of animal horns, Bronze Age cast pairs, Iron Age trumpets and Early Medieval horns takes place at the Mechanics Institute as part of GEM.

• 7pm: The official opening of a ceramic and sculpture exhibition‘Traces Remain’by GMIT students takes place at the Fairgreen Building near the coach station.

• 8pm: Enjoy ‘Music on Board the Royal Swedish Flagship Kronan’ at St Nicholas Collegiate Church.

• 8pm: The Dum Dum Girls and Crocodiles are set to entertain at the Roisin Dubh.

• 8pm: The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Bible: The Complete Word Of God at the Town Hall Theatre – a romp through old time religion.

• 9pm: Derek Ellard music is joined

by Pockets and Ivan Nicolas for the launch of his eagerly anticipated four track EP ‘Candour’ at the Kings Head, High Street.

• 9pm: Enjoy ‘Cabaret’ with a touch of drag at Kelly’s on Bridge Street for one night only!

• 9:30pm: Tome DJs - Eoin, Dylan and Dave – will man the decks at The Vic at the Victoria Hotel.

• Midnight: Liam O Maonlai from the Hothouse Flowers will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live with support from Cronin.

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was working in security, doing up to 7 nightshifts per week. As a result, I slept most of the day, with minimal movement and absolutely no fitness training - ever. I lived on junk food and smoked. ‘Unhealthy’ was the best way to describe me.

I first started thinking about getting into shape when I left my job to become a student at NUIG. Then last January, we got the news that we were expecting our second baby. I decided to quit smoking, both for me and my children and I finally gave up on May 11th last year.

I didn’t realise that with every ‘munch’ I was having at night to replace my habit, my weight was slowly but surely increasing. I was still unaware of my weight creeping up - until around Christmas - when I started to realise my clothes were getting smaller and smaller.

My fiancée mentioned that a local pub in Moycullen was running an Operation Transformation programme in line with the show, so I decided to give it a try. I wanted to get my weight under control once and for all. At the start of my training, I weighed almost 15 stone. The programme consisted of three night time 6.3km walks and two weekend

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walks - with the option of a fitness class.

When I got towards the end of the programme, I was just shy of losing two stone! I wanted to continue with my training, so I looked for events to help motivate myself. A friend was doing the half marathon at the Connemarathon for the Manuela Riedo Foundation and, being a Galway man, I knew exactly what the charity was set up to do.

On the day, I was surprised at how strong and determined I was to keep going and get to the finish line. For the first mile, my legs were telling me I had bitten off more than I could chew, but that feeling wore off, and I kept at a steady pace and focused on each mile as it came at me.

About half way through the 10th mile, I hit the wall. I thought I wasn’t going to see the finish line on my own two feet, but with some encouraging words, and the sight of Peacocks Tower in Maam gave me the boost I needed. When you hit the last mile or two, there are people everywhere cheering you on. I finished it in 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 56 seconds - a time I am really happy about. Thanks to all who sponsored me.

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• 5pm: The launch of the‘By Degrees’ art exhibition by GMIT students takes place at 3 Lombard Street across from St Nicholas Collegiate Church.

The CRAIC at The KING’S HEAD

By Darius IVAN

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Saturday 10th May 2014

5 minutes with Triple M

By Avril HORAN

• 9am: The Connemara Adventure Challenge takes place today at Killary Harbour. This 31km event has three disciplines: trail / mountain running, kayaking and cycling.

• 11am: An artists studio open day takes place today at the 126 gallery; the Galway Arts Centre; Engage Art Studios; Forge Clay Studios; Artspace Studios and The Loft.

• 2pm: The Galway Indian Cultural Community presents the film Ringmaster at the Town Hall Theatre.

• 2pm: Watch out as the Roman’s return to the city streets to give free demonstrations on Roman arms and armour.

• 3pm: A free lecture, performance and workshop on prehistoric musical instruments found in Scandinavia takes place at the Mechanics Institute.

• 6pm: Watch Rossini’s classical fairy-tale, ‘La Cenerentola’, live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York at The Eye Cinema as part of a global event.

• 8pm: The Nualas present their Great Big Shiny Show at the Town Hall Theatre - expect lots of glitz and knee cleavage in this comedy show.

• 8pm: For more comedy magic, the award winning, Jedward hairstyle sporting Russell Kane presents ‘Smallness’ at the Roisin Dubh.

• 8pm: A sound experience will occur at St Nicholas Collegiate Church as the Roman’s meet the Celts for a live music battle like no other!

• Midnight: Elusive New York singer songwriter, Mark Geary, plays his first show at Monroe’s Live tonight.

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alway milliner, Michael Mullins, is making waves on the fashion scene after his creations were recently featured in Vogue and Tatler magazines. We spend 5 minutes with the 28-year-old and find out what’s on trend for this year.

Favourite food: sugar.

Anything with

Name one thing people don’t know about you: I live on a farm, with loads of turkeys.

What book you are reading at the moment? Think and grow rich.

Why hats? I started making hats when it was coming up to the Galway races and I was up at my farm and saw turkey feathers and horse shoes.

The thought came to me to make a hat design from them.

Favourite Place: 37 West Cafe, amazing food and great back garden.

Vogue to feature in their 2014 Hat Stand for milliners around the world.

To be the only Irish milliner to feature in the magazine was pretty amazing.

Where do you socialise: The House Hotel, it has an amazing atmosphere and a really trendy bar.

Top trends for the Galway Races 2014: 60s style has made a huge comeback this year, with Kate Middleton taking inspiration from Jackie Kennedy - one of the biggest fashion icons of the 60s - the original pillbox, summer tweed (bright colours) are all on trend, also lace is still huge for spring/summer 2014.

On Vogue: I was asked by British

To Market! In Salthill?

Salthill should have a craft and farmers market during the summer months, according to City Councillor, Niall McNelis, who has written to the City Manager to look at the possibility.

“The success of the Galway Food Festival, and the weekend market in

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the city centre all year round, shows that there is a desire for something to visit for locals and visitors alike.

Such a market would be very welcome by the businesses and locals in the area and it would create a village-like feel to Salthill.” in GALWAY

• 12pm: Moonfish Theatre Company presents ‘Buile Shuibhne’, a free theatre event at Kelly’s Bar on Bridge Street - telling the tale of Sweeney the Warrior.

The CRAIC at 4 ACES Casino late night club

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Sunday 11th May 2014

CRAICINGFestival Fashion!

By Rebecca CASSERLY

known to pair these with wellies so there’s no excuse. The Jenner sisters set the lace shorts trend this year at Coachella.

Teaming these with lace-up sandals adds some festival chic style to your look.

• Today is the last day of the Irish College of General Practitioners annual conference at the Radisson in the city.

• 9:30am: A guided walk takes place on the tidal Omey Island near Claddaghduff while at 3pm, there will be a walk along Dogs Bay and the Gurteen Peninsula. For more contact walkconnemara@gmail.com. €30.

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• 1pm: The‘Lough Inagh 5 Kilometre Walk’ in memory of Tony O’Halloran and in aid of the Galway Hospice Foundation takes place today from Recess, Connemara.

ow that Coachella 2014 has come and gone, let us bring you some fashion tips for the festivals taking place in Ireland over the summer.

Fair enough we won’t have Oxegen this year, but Ireland still has plenty of festivals to offer for the fashionista festival-goer such as Castlepalooza, Electric Picnic and Westport Music Festival. Once you have decided which festival to attend, the next big decision involves your festival wardrobe! Here anything goes – boho chic, punk rock or even country fashion style. Here are our favourite festival fashion trends:

• 3pm: A bit of Sunday dance takes place at the Town Hall Theatre as D-Dance presents‘5,6,7,8’this afternoon.

Short shorts: You can’t attend a festival without wearing shorts. Regardless of the weather, the Irish fashionista is often

• 12pm: A free dance workshop for all, where you can learn medieval and renaissance dances accompanied by live music, takes place this afternoon. For more check out galwayearlymusic.com.

• 12pm: The Galway Bay Jazz Band play live at Busker Brownes for some swingin’Sunday tunes.

Hats: Hats are effectively the holy grail of festival fashion. Wear a floppy sun-hat or fedora to block the sun from your eyes, stylishly of course. If you don’t fancy wearing a hat, a floral crown makes a girly alternative to this trend.

Boho: Embrace your inner boho goddess and wear a flowy maxi-dress, some fringing detail, headbands or add some tribal print to your look.

Eccentric Sunglasses: This trend proved very popular at Coachella 2014, and with such a wide selection available online you will definitely find a pair to suit your style.

We love the cute heart shaped sunnies or those with floral detail.

Rain gear: Finally let’s be realistic, if you are making your way to a festival in Ireland, chances are you will need a rain mac, so be sure to do it in style! There are many cute and girly raincoat styles available on the high street.

• 4pm: Mystical Union: The medieval songs of brides and bridegrooms takes place at the Augustinian Church as the Galway Early Music Festival comes to a close.

• 9pm: Alive presents: Chewing on Tinfoil; The Radioactive Grandma and Slackers Symphony at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street while a free open mic night also takes place.

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• 8:30pm: The Legends of Folk, with Dolores Keane and Mary Black, takes place at the Salthill hotel. They will be joined by Carmel Dempsey, Maria Fahy, Colm Naughton and many more.

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Monday 12th May 2014 • 2:30pm: A spring daytime creative writing course with Susan Millar DuMars begins today at the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street.

• 7:30pm: The Galway Astronomy Club presents a public lecture ‘Next Generation Robotic Explorers’ with Michael Johnson from the University of Limerick.

For more see galwayastronomyclub.ie.

• 8pm: Roll back the years as a music extravaganza – Reeling in the ‘60s – takes place at the Town Hall Theatre – starring Ronan Collins, Karen Black, Simon Casey, The Sugar Cubes, Tommy Swarbrigg, Tony Kenny and Jimmy Swarbrigg.

• 9:30pm: A toe tapping trad session takes place at Barr An Chaladh Wood Quay.

CRAICING STYLE !!!

By Rebecca CASSERLY

STREET STYLER: Sinead Reilly WEB: http://thispetiteinferno.blogspot.ie/ If I had to describe my style in one word, it would be eclectic. I tend to just wear what feels good on me, and adapt trends to fit my own aesthetic.

In this photo I am wearing a vintage denim jumpsuit from Public Romance, a necklace from Topshop and my Nike Air Force 1 runners.

See your style featured here!

Tweet us @CRAICinGalway or use #CRAICStyle on Twitter or Instagram and you could be the next Street Styler!

Hunting for Races Outfit!

By Sunny JUDDY

• 10pm: The 18 piece Black Magic Big Band will have the joint a jumpin’ with the best swingin’ tunes at Busker Brownes on Cross Street. And it’s free.

Our stylist, Sunny Juddy, is getting ahead in the fashion stakes for the Galway Races as she searches for glamorous pieces from the COPE and

GSPCA charity shops. She can help you to find similar brilliant looks at friendly prices and all for a good cause. Check out her facebook page for more.

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For Styling by Sunny go to facebook.com/sunnyjuddygalway

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Tuesday 13th May 2014

CRAICING NEWS!!!

By Darius IVAN

• 4pm: The Contempo Quartet will bring their classical sounds to the Westside Library this afternoon.

• 9am: Scientists and developers from around the world will converge on NUI, Galway for a three day

Mine’s Bigger Than Yours

conference on Speed and Sensitivity

Galway Mayor, Cllr Padraig Conneely, found a new way to out do other local candidates, by creating a life size image of himself. He now carries it around for company when attending events.

– expanding astronomical horizons.

• 7pm: Spring poetry workshops with Kevin Higgins take place at the Galway Arts Centre on Dominick Street, beginning this evening for 8 weeks.

• 8pm: Enjoy an audience with legendary

sports

commentator,

Jimmy McGee, at the Town Hall Theatre as he recounts tales from half a century behind the microphone.

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• 8pm: Join the Junior Chamber Galway as they hold their meeting tonight at the Galway Harbour Hotel.

• 8pm: Drop in Blues dance classes take place tonight at De Burgos, Augustine Street, with social dancing afterwards from 9pm. No partner or experience needed.

• 11pm:

Headphones at the

ready! It’s time for the Silent Disco at the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street.

Cllr. Niall McNelis cracks a smile when we finally spelt his name correctly. Cllr Neil McNeilis was chuffed as he inspects the work to date at the Solas Picture Palace.

Galway jeweller and labour’s candidate in local election Níal is pictured with Lelia Doolan, Chairperson of the Picture Palace project.

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Irish rugby coach, Joe Schmidt comes to enjoy PureSkill with his family!

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Wednesday 14th May 2014 • 10am: Dr Maggie Vance from the University of Sheffield will discuss speech and language therapies for children at a special event today at NUI, Galway.

CRAICING NEWS!!!

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INline Hockey Champions

• 3pm: The Contempo Quartet will liven up the wards as they play some classical tunes at University Hospital, Galway in a free afternoon concert.

• 8:30pm: Enjoy some Wednesday night comedy at the Roisin Dubh with ‘Who the hell are Eleanor and Chris?’ Join Eleanor Tiernan and Chris Kent on tour around Ireland.

• 8pm: Irish Modern Dance Theatre presents Magnetic at the Town Hall Theatre, a funny and crazy adventure with some nudity.

• 9pm: Citóg celebrates their 4th anniversary bringing the best of independent music to the masses with the Hardcore Priests of Yemen and others at the Cellar bar on Eglington Street.

Craicing congrats to the Galway Pitbulls who won the national inline hockey league championships in Portadown recently. Well done all!

Currafest 2014 X-factor’s Matt Cardle is set to make a welcome return to Galway, joining The Riptide Movement and Frank and Walters at this year’s Currafest, taking place at the Curra West golf club in Loughrea, on Saturday, July 12th. They will be joined by Kerbdog, Fergal D’Arcy, Leading Armies, Corner Boy and many more in this highly anticipated music

extravaganza. There will also be a comedy tent, food festival and currakids playzone, along with the new option of camping overnight.

This year Currafest has partnered with Our Lady’s Crumlin Children’s Hospital and are looking forward to helping to raise funds and create awareness for this extremely worthy cause.

• 9pm: Trad at the Head is back at The King’s Head, with live traditional music, Irish dancers, and no cover charge to boot!

• 10:30pm: Don’t miss the ‘Screamin’ Bluecats’ at Garvey’s in Eyre Square for a night of rockabilly magic. You ‘aint nothin’ but a hound dog!

Tickets from €25.

For more information visit www.currafest.ie

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Thursday 15th May 2014 • 3pm: The Contempo Quartet will play an afternoon concert at the Ballybane Library with their favourite classical pieces.

• 6pm: A Reading Poetry talk on Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella takes place at the Galway City Museum with Clíodhna Carney.

CRAICING HEALTH!!!

By Dara KELLY

Conas an cháisc a cheiliúradh gan d’aiste bia a bhriseadh Réamhaclaíocht: jogáil nó scipeáil ar feadh 5 nóiméad Matáin an Bhoilg: *Déan “planc” le do chorp (cosúil le suíomh brú aníos ach uilinneacha ar an talamh agus cosa le chéile).

Coinnigh matáin an bhoilg teann.

Crap peilbheas fút beagán chun íochtar an droma a chosaint.

Moore will be in concert tonight at

*Fan mar sin ar feadh 30 soicind, ansin 40 soicind, ansin 50 soicind, le scíth 10 soicind idir gach ceann.

Leisureland in Salthill.

Matáin na Tóna:

• 8pm: The Town Hall Theatre

*Luí ar do dhroim, glúine san aer, cosa ar an talamh. Ardaigh na cromáin chomh hard agus is féidir.

• 7pm: The legendary Christy

will screen award winning feature film screenplay, The Minnitts Of Anabeg, this evening based on the generations that lived in Anabeg House in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

• 8:30pm: Omagh’s indie rockers, Meb Jon Sol, will play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh with support from Ego the Jackal.

electronic

Catch experimental punk/rock

band,

Meltybrains, at the Róisín Dubh.

• 11pm: The Crooked Jacks, a folk ballad band from Portlaoise who have supported the likes of the Wolf Tones will play at Monroe’s Live.

*Déan amhlaid leis an gcos dheis.

Cromáin thuas i gcónaí. Déan an trí chéim sin arís 10 n-uaire.

Matán na Lámh: *Seas suas díreach, sínigh lámha amach ar gach taobh, airde na nguaillí, bosa thíos. *Cas siar na lámha go mbeidh na bosa thuas.Cas chun tosaigh go mbeidh na bosa thíos arís.

*Déan 100 uair.

ARÍS!

Abs, Ass & Arms Workout Warmup: jogging or skipping for 5 minutes.

Abs: *Assume plank position (like pushup position but elbows on ground and feet together. Pull abs in tight.

Tuck pelvis under to protect lower back). *Hold for 30 seconds, then 40 seconds, then 50 seconds, with 10 second rest in between.

Ass: *Lie on back, knees up, feet flat on floor. Raise hips as high as possible. *Hold for 30 seconds. From here, lift left leg, toes pointed, knees togeth-

Affirmative Rituals, Irresistible Success

er. Hold 30 seconds. *Repeat on right leg. Keep hips up all the time. Perform all 3 segments 10 times.

Arms: Stand tall, extend arms out to sides, shoulder height, palms down. *Rotate arms backward until palms face up. *Rotate arms forward until palms face down.

*Repeat 100 times.

Stretch whole body (email me for more workouts: dara.n.kelly@gmail. com)

CRAICing night out at Westend Silent Disco

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• 9pm:

*Fan mar sin ar feadh 30 soicind.

Ansin ardaigh cos chlé, ladhracha pointeáilte, glúine le chéile. Fan mar sin 30 soicind.