Perfect for your elevenses or four o’clock cuppa I am a whole month back in college at this stage of the game. And I love it. I keep calling it ‘grown up college’. Doing a Masters (in Journalism) is quite tough. The contact class hours on campus are long and we are having a lot… Read more »
It is our great pleasure to announce that the Lackagh Comhaltas Branch will be hosting the Echoes of Erin Concert Tour of Ireland in the Claregalway Hotel on October 20th at 7pm. This is a concert of Irish traditional music, song and dance from Ireland’s finest traditional performers. We are proud to announce that our… Read more »
There was a Special Mass to commemorate the Blessing of Lisheens in Claregalway on Sunday 6th of October. Over the past year the Parish Pastoral Council has done some considerable work to identify and mark the seven lisheens (children’s burial grounds) that are located in the following areas throughout the parish: Mointeach, Cahergowan, Lydican, Carnmore, Kiltrogue, Kiniska and… Read more »
The photos in this post were taken during the floods in Claregalway in November 2009. For more, see our album on facebook. Almost four years on from the catastrophic floods that hit Claregalway in 2009, local residents are again facing into a winter of uncertainty with flood relief works yet to be undertaken in the area…. Read more »
Compántas Lir’s annual Autumn Theatre is taking place in Carnmore Community Centre from the 16th–19th October. Two hilarious comedies—What’s For Pudding by David Tristram and Life After Elvis by Jason Milligan with cheese and wine during the interval. It promises to be a very enjoyable night. Tickets available at 085 115 4715, or keep up… Read more »
A fundraising night for Lily-Mae Morrison and other children suffering from neuroblastoma will be held in Monroe’s Live on Saturday October 5th from 9pm. The event will be attended by many of the famous names, friends, and family who gathered to help record Elton John’s classic hit Tiny Dancer, to raise funds for Claregalway girl… Read more »
Two clubs which are no strangers to the senior ranks—Claregalway and Menlough—will face off for what is an interesting county intermediate football decider at Pearse Stadium this Sunday (4pm). Following their demotion last year, a young Claregalway outfit will be anxious to make a swift return to the top flight but in Menlough—the 2006 county… Read more »
No. I am not. I’ve been fighting the urge to set up a second blog for months, nay, even years now. I think I was stifled by the big win at the Blog Awards last year and lost my blogging mojo. I was afraid everyone was watching and listening. Then, with The Sunday Times, I became ‘we’ instead of me,… Read more »
Cards Back Turloughmore Hurling Club card game will return on Tuesday 1st Oct at 9pm with a prize fund of €760. Admission €10. The cards take place each Tuesday night in the Turloughmore Hurling Club Centre and all are welcome. Night for Hospice A night of art, music and dance will be held in the… Read more »
There was much disappointment at the lateness of the hour as almost all of the many young children who had gathered at Turloughmore Social Centre to welcome the victorious All Ireland Camogie team had to be brought home by their parents and missed the visit of the Galway, double All Ireland Camogie champions who brought… Read more »
For over ten years from 1972, Lackagh Macra na Feirme was among the best Macra branches in the country, capturing numerous events and competitions, and were so innovative in their ideas that many of the members went on to be successful in careers and within their community. In previous decades there was also a Macra… Read more »
Claregalway Minor Ladies put in a brilliant performance last Saturday in Caltra to capture the Mairead Meehan Trophy for the first time in our Club’s history. Like last year this was a high quality well contested game between the best to Minor Teams in the County. Claregalway playing into a slight breeze lead at halftime… Read more »
