A 43 year old female who stole crystal bowls from Claregalway Church was the same woman who lay on a trolley in a maternity ward some months later and refused to leave for staff. Jane Ward, 30 Tierboy,Tuam and formerly of 62 Parkmore Estate, Tuam appeared before Galway District Court last Monday, where she was given suspended… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2015
Intermediate Girls into Semi-Finals After Powerful Display ICC Quarter Final, Turloughmore, Sep 26th Carnmore 0–15 Killtula/Kilimordaly 0–9 Carnmore are quickly earning a reputation as one of the top Camogie clubs in Galway with the dominant displays of their juvenile teams, particularity in this year. On Sunday evening it was the turn of the Intermediate girls… Read more »
Students from the MSc Marketing Practice to the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway have taken on the challenge of securing one million registrations in just one week to launch new social media platform, SpeakTalkChat and put NUI Galway on the global social media map, just as Facebook did for Harvard… Read more »
Two Galway charities are to feature on the new Monopoly board for Galway. The public voted to feature Galway SPCA and Galway Autism Partnership on the new Monopoly board for Galway, which will be launched on Friday 2nd of October. Galway SPCA will feature on one of the Community Chest square on the board, while Galway Autism Partnership… Read more »
The following are some of the thoughts that came to me while reflecting in the darkness of a metal 10×20ft container recently, where I had 24 hours to think about life and some of the lessons that it has taught me so far. Inside the Container of My Head Life can be so unfair and… Read more »
One of Galway’s best known travel agencies has closed its doors after more than thirty years in operation. 1-Stop Travel at Eyre Square in the city ceased trading at 9am yesterday with the loss of six jobs. The travel shop was owned and managed by husband and wife Colm and Caryl McDonagh. Colm has been in the travel… Read more »
It hardly seems possible but it’s already October, and appropriately enough this week I was out in the veg patch harvesting our pumpkins and squashes. The commercial food chain hasn’t really caught on to the stunning diversity of pumpkins and squashes that can be grown and savoured. Supermarkets have a depressing reliance on the ubiquitous… Read more »
September is one of the best gardening months of the year. Don’t be discouraged that the summer is over—your garden can still remain full of colour and life through the next season. Jobs in the garden in September September is an ideal time to reseed or to sow a new lawn using lawn seed. Kill the… Read more »
Have a firm handshake. Look people in the eye. Sing in the shower. Own a great stereo system. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard. Keep secrets. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday. Always accept an outstretched hand. Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell… Read more »
If your child has difficulty speaking and tends to hesitate on or repeat certain syllables, words, or phrases, he/she may have a speech dysfluency or stuttering problem. However he simply may be going through a period of normal non-fluency that most children experience as they learn to speak. The normally non-fluent child occasionally repeats syllables or words once or… Read more »
The death has occurred of Martin Morris, Carnmore, Oranmore/Claregalway, Co. Galway. Peacefully in Castleturvin Nursing Home. Predeceased by his brothers Conor and Paddy, sadly missed by his sisters, Sr Martina (Athenry) and Sr Pauline (Galway), sisters-in-law Eileen (Knocknacarra) and Lily (Dublin), nieces, nephews, in-laws, relatives, neighbours, and friends. Rest in Peace Reposing at Síoraíocht, in the grounds… Read more »
After eight successful years Dr David Hanney, Dr Catherine O’Mahony, Dr Lorna Joyce and Dr Dan Delaney are moving from their thriving practice in the Orantown Centre to a recently renovated building on the Dublin Road, Oramore. The new premises are strategically located just off the Oranbeg roundabout and comprises of 4000 sq feet with thirteen consultation… Read more »