Ladies News: Claregalway Ladies held their first Gaelic 4 Mothers Blitz in Claregalway at the weekend with visiting clubs Clonbur and Caherlistrane. It was a great afternoon of football and hopefully the first of many blitzes throughout the County. Many thanks to Gerry Moran for organising the pitch and Mick O Connell for refereeing the games…. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
The other week we went to the National Vegetable Society championships in Llangollen. The exhibition standard of the vegetables was one of the highest, which is quite amazing considering it’s hardly been an ideal growing year so far. I don’t grow for show myself but for those interested, my friend John Trim has written some… Read more »
The other week we went to the National Vegetable Society championships in Llangollen. The exhibition standard of the vegetables was one of the highest, which is quite amazing considering it’s hardly been an ideal growing year so far. I don’t grow for show myself but for those interested, my friend John Trim has written some… Read more »
The nightmare caused by the flooding in County Galway in 2009 still continues for dozens of families more than 20 months later as they are being denied insurance cover in the event of a similar disaster occurring. And to compound their difficulties, the Government along with the Insurance Regulator have ‘washed their hands’ of the… Read more »
By Declan Tierney A rural County Galway community is left distraught following the theft of items from more than a dozen graves in the local cemetery. And the fact that six ceramic angels were stolen from the grave of a baby in Lackagh Cemetery has made it all the more distressing for locals. Gardai are… Read more »
The Championship begins for all age groups in the coming days and weeks and we wish all of our players the very best of luck. U14 Ladies begin their championship this Thursday the 1st September with the Lions travelling to Kilkerrin Clonberne. Meet at Fahys Turloughmore at 6pm. The Tigers play Clonbur at home on… Read more »
Formerly of Maynooth, Co Kildare. Peacefully, at University College Hospital, Galway; Sadly missed by his loving wife Monica, family Veronica, Susan, Valerie, Patrick, Derek, Kieran, Bobby, Sharon, Ronan, grandchildren, great-grandchild, brothers Sean and Eamonn, in-laws, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace Reposing at Claregalway Mortuary Chapel tomorrow, Tuesday evening, from 5pm with removal… Read more »
FAS placement programme good way for young teachers to complete probation, in absence of job – Healy Eames With growing number of newly qualified Galway teachers joining the dole queue and unable to find employment, Galway West Senator Healy Eames, Ph.D., a former teacher and teacher educator, has highlighted the benefits of the FAS work… Read more »
It was nothing but talk of horses, ponies, foals, brood mares, sires and dams in the early part of the morning at Claregalway Agricultural Show. Later in the day the topic changed to dogs, cats and chickens. Then there was talk of Rachel Farrell, the Show Queen, and the way she might look at you!… Read more »
Brief heads-up … World Rowing championships commence in Bled, Slovenia this coming Sunday. Finals are Sunday 4th sept Ireland is represented by a Womens Lightweight Double Scull, Womens Openweight Double Scull, and a mens Lightweight Quadruple Scull Galway has an interest in all three boats. Tribesmen’s Siobhan McCrohan is in the Lightweight Double, Tribesmen’s Lisa… Read more »
Brief heads-up … World Rowing championships commence in Bled, Slovenia this coming Sunday. Finals are Sunday 4th sept Ireland is represented by a Womens Lightweight Double Scull, Womens Openweight Double Scull, and a mens Lightweight Quadruple Scull Galway has an interest in all three boats. Tribesmen’s Siobhan McCrohan is in the Lightweight Double, Tribesmen’s Lisa… Read more »
Galway based band The Sun Seekers have been on the go since 2003, bringing their pop/rock sound to venues throughout Ireland, along the way sharing the stage with the likes of “The Walls” and “The Revs”