Dear Fellow Gardeners, Just in case we do get another dry summer you might have to water your plants outdoors.  If you water your plants, give them a thorough soaking.  Watering little and often is a disaster as it brings the plant roots up instead of encouraging them to go down.  Watering is important if… Read more »

Prestigious international radio award for Clare FM • Clare FM documentary, The Rescue, wins Gold Award in the New York Festivals Radio Awards. • Clare FM the only local radio station to win Gold. • The Rescue told the story of Jim Warny, and the international operation to save the trapped Thai soccer team from… Read more »

Lyme disease Overview Lyme disease is caused by four main species of bacteria. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii cause Lyme disease in the United States, while Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are the leading causes in Europe and Asia. The most common tick-borne illness in these regions, Lyme disease is transmitted by the bite of… Read more »

A nice thought for our weekend after a prom walk…… Love grows by giving. Always give something to every person you meet this week and always, whether it be a smile, hug, courage, compassion, care, forgiveness, time, mercy,care, love, prayers, honesty, understanding, acceptance, friendship, strength, inspiration, encouragement, or an act of kindness, no matter how… Read more »

Mairead McWellness QTT PRACTITIONER . COACH . THERMOGRAPHER . BLOGGER . LIVING BEYOND STAGE IV CANCER ABOUT BLOG CONTACT EVENTS TESTIMONIALS WORK WITH ME A love letter of sorts… 1 HOUR AGO LEAVE A COMMENT As you may know, I’m in Istanbul. I got some news today. I wouldn’t even say its bad news, but most… Read more »

Lackagh Museum & Community Development Association latest publication ‘Carnoneen Chapel’ which tells of six hundred years and the story is excellently told by local historian Michael J Hurley. Carnoneen is the old name for what we know today as Lackagh village and means ‘the cairn of the daisies’ and it was fitting that the history… Read more »

As a show organiser, when you look out towards the show grounds entrance on the morning of a show it makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck when the first horse box comes through the gate! a thought enters your mind and you whisper to yourself ‘fair play to them, they… Read more »

Monday, June 10, 2019 Farewell to a West of Ireland dad Irish Current Affairs Blog of the Year 2018   If there is one thing my family learned over the past nine months or so, it’s the amazing public health system we have out in our communities here in Ireland. A team of nurses, carers,… Read more »

Claregalway/Carnmore G.A.A. Weekly Lotto. Jackpot €8,300 Draw Results for 4th June. 1,6,16,28. No jackpot winner. No match three winners. Lucky Dips were Sheena Gill Westport, James Fahy, Ann Girvan Carnmore, Walter King Claregalway, Gerry Higgins Kiniska. Weekly Sellers Prize: Mark Collins. €2.00 per panel or 3 panels for €5.00 Win or share €200 for match… Read more »

Dear Fellow Gardeners, I spent a wonderful day at Bloom yesterday – the morning at the Plant Clinic with the Irish Garden Magazine and then exploring and admiring the displays and gardens.  I was quite amazed and delighted how vegetables are being incorporated into so many display gardens.  One fascinating garden was the show garden… Read more »