When the Galway-Salthill Tramway ceased trading in 1918, it caused a problem for locals who had been using the service as public transport so a group of local businessmen came together on April 5, 1919 to register The Galway General Omnibus Company Limited as a public company. The directors were Thomas McDonough, Joe Young, Robert Mackie, Michael Crowley, Philip O’Gorman, Martin Hynes and Martin Finan. John Leech was the secretary and Joseph Garvey the manager.
Awash in a deep golden-orange glow, violinists Vita Yee and Jory Fankuchen, violist Ivo Bokulic and cellist Samsun van Loon settled in a circle beneath the church’s intricately embellished dome, prepared to usher audiences into their wildest dreams.
GEORGE TOWN: The RM50mil grant to Melaka and Penang for conservation and management of their Unesco World Heritage Sites will help promote the peaceful coexistence and celebration of their multicultural heritage here, says George Town World Heritage Inc (GTWHI).