I have hit a wall and I cannot tell a lie. Being back in college for final year of my degree course is hard. The course work is harder (no surprise there) but I think what is hardest is the fact that I am away from the home and hearth almost five days a week…. Read more »
Claregalway U-12 Gold Panel – Winners of D Championship V Caherlistrane Front Row L-R: Kaitlin Doherty, Cheleen Trill, Shannon O Connell, Emily Duggan, Kathelynn Roche, Kate Slevin, Kiara Kearney, Saoirse Moran. Back Row L-R: Sarah McHale, Nicola King, Ciara Burke, Mary Duggan, Irene Ciobanu, Miriam Greene, Laura Flynn, Niamh McGrath, Kaitlin Quinn (Capt) Missing from… Read more »
An innovative Galway based website that promotes learning and revision for students outside the classroom has been nominated for a prestigious national web design award. Created by Kieran Coleman and Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa, www.thebigtest.ie has been short-listed as a finalist in this year’s 2012 Eircom sponsored Golden Spider Awards competition. thebigtest.ie not… Read more »
10% of People in Ireland living in Food Poverty Home-grown food could help lift people out of the Food Poverty trap Average sized vegetable patch can yield €500 worth of food each year GIY calls on Government to make more land available for allotments Not for profit organisation GIY (Grow it Yourself) Ireland has today… Read more »
We live in very difficult times in Ireland at the moment but we live in a country with clean air, water and healthy food. Doctors have proven that these simple things can add 2 years life expectancy to a child who lives in an area affected by the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Accident.
Claregalway woman Móna Wise swept the boards at the first ever Blog Awards Ireland event held in the Osprey Hotel, Naas Co. Kildare on Saturday night. In addition to winning “Best Blog Award” for www.wisewords.ie, a blog on food, family and lifestyle, Ms. Wise won awards for ‘Best Blog by a Journalist‘, ‘Best Photography Blog‘,… Read more »
Pictured above: Cormac Evans presenting a cheque to Tuam Cancer Care Committee members Cormac Evans ran a very successful Table Quiz in the Claregalway Hotel last Friday night in aid of Tuam Cancer Care Centre. A huge crowd showed up on the night & there was a total of 55 tables in the event. Quiz MC… Read more »
Drama fans are in for a treat this week when the annual Compántas Lir Autumn Theatre takes place at Carnmore Centre. The two-play offering, which opens tonight (Wednesday) and runs until Saturday night is into its third decade. It’s always a sell-out occasion with audiences treated to an hilarious night of fun and frolics, with… Read more »
The Inaugural Self Help Africa Dinner will take place this year on Friday, 9th of November in the Meyrick Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway. We hope that you will put this date into your diary and will consider organising a table or some tickets for a night out, with friends, family or work colleagues coming close… Read more »
Senior Ladies: Claregalway Senior Ladies travelled to Clonbur on Sunday morning for round 5 of the Div1 league. Clonbur scored the first two scores a goal and a point but Claregalway got on top and lead at halftime 2-6 to 2-3. The second half was end to end football with the greater fitnesss of the… Read more »
The Claregalway U14 girls made it four-in-a-row in the County U14 Championships on Saturday 13th October. This means that Claregalway have won U14 Ladies Championships in seven out of the last eight years. This year Claregalway ladies played Killannin in the Final in Moycullen having overcome arch rivals Corofin in the semi. Played in ideal conditions the… Read more »
Cregmore-Claregalway FC U12 girls soccer team did their Club, County and Province proud at the Umbro National finals held in the AUL, Dublin last Saturday, October 13th when they progressed to the All Ireland Plate final, only to fall at the last hurdle to a very impressive Donegal side. The side were undefeated in the… Read more »
