Nuacht Chláir Archives The first edition of the Nuacht Chláir was published in January 1990, and was just a single A4 sheet delivered door to door. However, the editorial committee disbanded soon thereafter and for several years there was no community newsletter. That was until August 1996, when current Editor, Josette Farrell, formed a small… Read more »

Weekly Column – June 17th 2017 To-ma-toes To-ma-toes Megrim is one of the most frequently caught fish species by the Irish fishing fleet but is almost unknown on dinner tables here.  Almost 100% of our megrim stock is exported, usually to Spain and France, where it is much valued.  It’s a mystery as to why… Read more »

Rockmount Riding Centre, one of the oldest and largest riding centres in the west of Ireland, was established in 1972 by John and Treasa Moore. Now run by their son David and his wife Verran, it is located six kilometres from Galway city centre on the N17, close to Claregalway village. Rockmount provides for all… Read more »

by Kernan Andrews, Galway Advertiser Seán Kyne has been given a junior ministerial portfolio that takes him across two government departments, while Ciaran Cannon has been rescued from his backbenches, having also been appointed a Minister of State, under new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. This week saw Galway West Fine Gael TD Kyne moved from his… Read more »

Galway has gained a junior ministry position under the leadership of Leo Varadkar, bringing the total in the area’s three constituencies to three in addition to one senior minister Previously between the three Galway constituencies there were two junior ministers – Galway West’s Sean Kyne and Galway East’s Sean Canney and one senior minister Galway-Roscommon’s… Read more »

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THE 8th ANNUAL GALWAY GARDEN FESTIVAL with, Music, Street Theatre, Food, Craft and a Medieval Tournament The 2017 Galway Garden Festival will take place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July, at Claregalway Castle. This will be the 8th year of an unique and charming garden event  which has developed a national profile. It  will showcase… Read more »

  expats going home If last week in Qatar was a week for stoic calm for expats, this week was a week of quiet planning. When Saudi Arabia together with the United Arab Emirates and few others decided to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, my current home, last week, the initial reaction among us expats… Read more »

On behalf of the Burren Chernobyl Project, I wish to sincerely thank you for your generosity, kindness, help and time in organising donations for this project e.g. Financial donations, humanitarian aid e.g. Clothes, shoes, bed linen, nappies, toiletries, crutches, Zimmer frames walking sticks, toys, arts and crafts etc. Thanks to all individuals and thanks to… Read more »

  The Summer Football camp is on Monday the 14th August to Friday the 18th August in Knockdoemore Park, for 5 days. For application forms these will be available in June: claregalwaygaabooking@gmail.com The Senior Ladies took on Annaghdown in Round 3 of the Division 1 league in Annaghdown on Sunday morning. Played in brilliant sunshine… Read more »

A major initiative to provide independent living for the elderly in and around Claregalway has commenced with a planning application being lodged for the construction of 14 housing units in the village. It is part of a €2.5 million investment towards the care of the elderly in the area and it is hoped that construction… Read more »

Qatar Gulf Crisis by thereluctantemigrant Stranded apart from the offer of the use airspace from Iran and Oman is not a situation I ever imagined for myself or my four children but stranded in a country that is being strongly accused of supporting terrorism in some manner or form, I certainly never imagined that.   Fours… Read more »