Four countries, six schools, fourteen years, two and half thousand days, ten thousand arguments over the perimeter of a swimming pool and a million proud moments, there ends my daughters school life. Of course, she’s delighted and can’t wait to say goodbye to school and get on with the next chapter, hard for a teenager… Read more »

For the second week in succession, the parish was abuzz as more Irish titles flooded into the parish of Lackagh – because after the celebration of the U14 hurlers’ All-Ireland Feile na nGael success, a young Waterview girl was the toast of the parish after winning three gold medals at the National Special Olympic at… Read more »

18 June, 2018 The Galway Educate Together Second Level Startup group (GET2LS) is ready for the next stage in the process to decide on patronage of Galway’s new second level school. The Department is expected to launch a survey of parents in the next few days, and the Educate Together group has urged supportive parents… Read more »

The death has occurred of Mary HENEGHAN (née Flaherty) Peake, Loughgeorge, Claregalway, Galway Mary Heneghan Mary Heneghan (nee Flaherty) wife of the late Thomas, 11th June 2018. Peacefully at the Mystical Rose Nursing home, surrounded by her loving family. Sadly missed by her daughters Breda and Carol, sons Paul and Declan, grandchildren Raymond, Ciara, Maeve… Read more »

Claregalway/Carnmore G.A.A. Weekly Lotto Jackpot €3,300. Draw Results for 5th June. No jackpot winner. Match three winners were Gary Fox Carnmore, Ronnie Ferguson Carnmore Elma Grealish Carnmore, David Clarke Lydican. Draw numbers were 3,12,30,32. Weekly Sellers Prize: Tony Stephens. €2.00 per panel or 3 panels for €5.00 Win or share €200 for match three. Last… Read more »

By Declan Varley, May I start by congratulating Josette and Clare and the team from the Hub Claregalway on this special occasion. I’m a great believer in the concept of empathy — Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. Through the concept of empathy, we can see the world through… Read more »

By Declan Varley, Galway Advertiser, Thu, Jun 07, 2018 Sometimes, it is just the simplest of gestures that makes all the difference in the world. When Claregalway farmer Mattie Cormican’s wife Bridie passed away after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, he made a decision that will honour her memory and make a contribution to the future… Read more »

Is there nothing sacred? by thereluctantemigrant Well, there you have it, we have it all now. We’ve got divorce, we’ve got equality between heterosexual and homosexual marriage, we’ve got the Health Service Executive providing gender changes and now we have abortion. Ireland is truly a liberal country. We now have national approval and the supporting… Read more »



Gardening with Anne McKeon. The garden has come on in leaps and bounds after what was along winter and I have been busy photographing progress. I’m particularly happy with my water lilies (purchased some years ago in Carlow) and my peony roses. They are flourishing this yearand about to flower. I must make a note… Read more »

The Hawthorn. Sceach Gheal. Classified in early Irish law as an Aithig fedo or Commoner of the Wood. The Hawthorn is known by a variety of different names, The May Tree, The Beltaine Tree, The May Blossom, The Whitethorn, The Quick etc. In Irish it is Sceach Gael but we also know it as the… Read more »