The Helen Hughes Gilligan Memorial Dance will take place in the Clayton Hotel in Galway this Saturday April 17th, with the legendary Jimmy Buckley and his band. All proceeds will go towards funding equipment for Home Sharing Contract families through Home Share Galway which is a partnership between Brothers of Charity Galway and Ability West…. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2015
A Galway-based company has made approaches to elected members and officials with a view to transforming Galway Airport in Carnmore into a TV and film studio. The South Connemara production company is currently in discussions with a number of overseas interests in relation to TV and film projects to be shot in Galway. Danu Media… Read more »
This month sees the opening of the new Community, Sports & Social Centre at Knockdoemore. The centre comprises four changing rooms, an assembly room, exercise rooms, kitchen and meeting rooms will be able to cater for the hundreds of adults and children in the community wishing to avail of the facility. The site for the… Read more »
I pray daily that we may all live in peace together. We have seen what peace can do for people in Northern Ireland and in South Africa. Unfortunately, you only have to watch the news or read the papers to find conflict and suffering in every corner of the world. I would like to dedicate… Read more »
Younger in springtime are you… the song goes and how true it is. Though the days have been by and large cold and wet, we have already had a sweet taste of the spring and it has given us a new spring in our step. It makes you feel younger and more alive! I love spring…. Read more »
We received this information from a reader concerned with the amount of local residents using herbicides to eradicate dandelions. Now that spring has arrived, I would like to share some interesting information with our neighbours. I see a lot of people in the area trying to get rid of dandelions using herbicides. These herbicides can migrate… Read more »
Please note registration is on this Sunday at Cairde Mór, Knockdoemore Park, from 10am ’til 12 noon. We will also be having a competition on the Valerie Hughes, Galway Bay FM Saturday Show next Saturday 18th of April, in advance of the Twice as Nice fundraiser on Sunday. There will be a phone-in competition and the winner will… Read more »
There was deep sadness as the news spread of the passing of Mary Mullins of Cregmore last week. Mary and her husband Eamon returned from England and she quickly became a popular person in the community. Mary became one of the younger members of the Lackagh ICA Guild in the 70s and played a leading… Read more »
Welcome to the first part of Fashion & All Things Beautiful in Claregalway. There are so many beautiful things in Claregalway it was hard to know where to start. I visited Chez Val run by Valerie Totman to view the latest collection of clothing from Captain Tortue a French clothing label, a comfortable, trendy, original… Read more »
Most people who want to lose weight think they have to avoid chocolate temptations but slimmers at the Claregalway and Renmore Slimming World group know there is no need to turn the Easter bunny away. In fact, Slimming World Consultant Mary Hughes, says members are encouraged to enjoy a little of what they fancy as… Read more »
Jade stopped and through her tears she saw a wolf, majestic and regal looking. Jade thought that she ought to be scared but something about The Wolf made her feel safe. “Hello,” she breathed quietly, not wanting to scare The Wolf, as soon as the thought crossed her mind she thought how silly it was,… Read more »
A few months ago, I was giving a talk about growing things (as you do) to a GIY group and was discussing the growing of spuds when a woman put up her hand to comment. She told us about a tradition in her family when the first new spuds of the season were being harvested…. Read more »