A long awaited river drainage scheme which is set to alleviate flooding in the Claregalway area has been given the go-ahead by the Government, with work set to be carried out this year. The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Brian Hayes TD, has confirmed that funding has been put… Read more »
Posts By: Josette Farrell
Hopes For Knockdoe Businesses Hit By N17 Road Changes
Businesses on the busy N17 at Knockdoe, badly hit by controversial traffic calming measures put in place at the junction, are hopeful that the National Roads Authority (NRA) will now sit down with them and make changes that will ensure the loss of trade caused by the alterations can be reversed. Independent Councillor for the Oranmore… Read more »
Love Does Not Need A Reason
Must we have a reason to love someone? Is there a set of criteria by which we can judge those we all love and those we should exclude from our love? Are some people more worthy of our love than others? Maybe we can only love those who are like us. Maybe we should close… Read more »
Green Earth Organics Going for Growth
Kenneth and Jenny Keavey didn’t know “anything about farming or business” when they began delivering boxes of home-grown vegetables to friends and acquaintances eight years ago. Now delivering produce from Mayo to Limerick, their company, Green Earth Organics last week took home the €10,000 top prize in the SCCUL Enterprise Awards, and 2014 looks like… Read more »
Claregalway Students Make Their School’s Debut at BT Young Scientist
Claregalway’s secondary school may still be in its infancy, but a group of first year students are hoping to make their mark at national level at this year’s BT Young Scientists Exhibition next month. Three months into the school’s first ever academic term, a group of four students are pitting their scientific wits against the… Read more »
Where Your Christmas Treasure Is
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Not a quote from any of the world’s economist’s but from the gospel of Matthew 6:21. The gospel quote tells us that true wealth is not about material possessions, but about depth of relationships. Likewise, true progress is not just about economic growth, rather it… Read more »
Claregalway Ladies—A Year of Celebrations
2013 has been a historic year for Claregalway Ladies GAA with the Adult Ladies gaining promotion to Senior ranks for the 2014 Season. In 2013 the Ladies got to 14 County Finals 3 Connaught Finals and the All-Ireland Intermediate Final. Representing Galway with great success in Connaught, Claregalway captured the Connaught Minor and Intermediate Championships… Read more »
Give Your Life Some Real Spirit
by Ronan Scully I was out in a boat recently in what has now become one of my favourite places in Ethiopa, Lake Tana in the North. I was with three of my close friends, Paul, Ciara and Orla, and we stopped to view the lake stretching on forever beneath and in front of us…. Read more »
New School Building For Lackagh NS Expected in the New Year
As the ever expanding Lackagh National School prepare to host its concert The Night Before Christmas this Friday December 13th, the school is also basking in its success in seeing pupil enrolment having increased by 140% over the last ten years. The Department of Education has recognised the need for a new building and have… Read more »
Tuam-Gort Motorway Is On The Map At Last
For the first time, the M17-M18 motorway between Tuam and Gort has appeared on a road atlas. The latest edition of the Collins Ireland Road Atlas shows the road as a route under construction. It was included in a “handy” version with last weekend’s Sunday Times. Contracts for the motorway are due to to be… Read more »
PREDA December 2013 Update
PREDA is a children’s charity which works to free and rehabilitate child trapped in adult prisons and child prostitution in the Philippines. The recent typhoon has devastated thousands of families and with media focus switching elsewhere it is important not to forget that the relief effort must continue. PREDA founder and multiple Nobel Peace Prize… Read more »
R.I.P. Bruce Catchpole
The death has occurred of Bruce Catchpole, Petersfield House, Carnmore, Oranmore, Galway. After a long illness bravely borne, Bruce surrounded by his loving family. Deeply regretted by his heartbroken wife Linda, son Sam, daughter Laura, sisters Janet, Anne and Sheila, mother-in-law Barbara Grealish, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandniece, grandnephew, extended family and a large… Read more »