Central Statistics Office Figures

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Dear Editor, We are all suffering from the effects of the “Housing Bubble” but there is a “Dependency Bubble” looming, which if we ignore will be more divesting than anything we have ever experienced. The reason for this is the recent figures given by the Central Statistics Office which show that the number of people… Read more »

U10 Ladies Football October 2012 News

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U10 Ladies Tuam Cortoon hosted the U10s ladies in Tuam Cortoon last weekend for the cup and shield finals. There were great performances from all involved with the Claregalway girls reaching the finals but losing out narrowly by a single point. Well done to the girls and all the Clubs involved, in particular a big… Read more »

Gerry Cronnelly Aims to Smash World Record

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Funds raised will benefit Cancer Care in the west of Ireland and Monivea Boxing Club On the 20th of October in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Gerry Cronnelly will attempt to smash the Guinness World Record for consecutive rounds of boxing. The current record is 120 and he will set a new record of 122 rounds,… Read more »

Claregalway Secondary School Begins Enrolment

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Co. Galway VEC has begun the enrolment process for prospective students of the new Claregalway Post Primary School for the school year 2013/2014. Application forms for student enrolment were last sent last Thursday directly to the 112 parents and guardians who supported Co. Galway VEC’s application for patronage of the new school and who indicated… Read more »

U14 Boys Win 2012 County Final

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Result: Claregalway 2-06, Bearna 1-05. Match: A Championship Final Date: Saturday 22nd September 2012 Venue: Loughgeorge Claregalway U14 boys defeated Bearna in the U14A Championship final played in Loughgeorge on Saturday 22nd September. Both teams went toe to toe from the off, but it was Bearna who made the better start going 4 points up… Read more »

Lily-Mae, The Tiny Dancer Whose Plight Has Touched The Heart of a Nation

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Four year old Lily-Mae Morrison from Claregalway is suffering from Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, a rare and extremely aggressive childhood cancer of the nervous system. She is the daughter of professional ballet dancers, Judith Sibley and Leighton Morrison. When she grows up, she wants to be a ballet dancer like her Mummy and Daddy but Neuroblastoma… Read more »

Claregalway Ladies GAA September 2012 Update

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U12 Green Ladies played Kilkerrin Clonberne in the fourth game of the Championship in Claregalway on Monday evening. This was a tightly fought contest from start to finish with nothing to separate the two teams. Both sets of defenders worked hard to minimise scores and there was just 3 points between the teams at the… Read more »

The Need to Fill the Void

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To have any form of decent mental health, a person needs to have hope for the future along, with a belief that life has a purpose regardless of one’s state of health or wealth. Our grandparents believed you got Crosses in life to make you stronger, which they bore with dignity and mostly silence. Men’s… Read more »

Marie Cahill & Michael Kearney Do Claregalway Proud

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It is a great honour for a parish when one of their own is awarded with the honour as a Galway Person of the Years but last weekend two Claregalway natives were honoured at the Rehab Galway People of the Year Awards. Marie Cahill from River Oaks, Claregalway was nominated for a prestigious award for… Read more »