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The following are some of the thoughts that came to me while reflecting in the darkness of a metal 10×20ft container recently, where I had 24 hours to think about life and some of the lessons that it has taught me so far. Inside the Container of My Head Life can be so unfair and… Read more »
It hardly seems possible but it’s already October, and appropriately enough this week I was out in the veg patch harvesting our pumpkins and squashes. The commercial food chain hasn’t really caught on to the stunning diversity of pumpkins and squashes that can be grown and savoured. Supermarkets have a depressing reliance on the ubiquitous… Read more »
September is one of the best gardening months of the year. Don’t be discouraged that the summer is over—your garden can still remain full of colour and life through the next season. Jobs in the garden in September September is an ideal time to reseed or to sow a new lawn using lawn seed. Kill the… Read more »
Have a firm handshake. Look people in the eye. Sing in the shower. Own a great stereo system. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard. Keep secrets. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday. Always accept an outstretched hand. Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell… Read more »
Sometimes people come into our lives and we know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some purpose, whether it is to teach us a lesson or to help us figure out who we are or who we want to become. Sometimes things happen us that seem horrible, painful or unfair,… Read more »
Gerry Connolly who passed away on Saturday, will always be remembered as a talented club hurler who was Cashel to the core. Hundreds of mourners, and in particular from Galway’s hurling heartlands and GAA, turned out at the funeral of Gerry Connolly this week to pay respects to one of the country’s great club hurlers from… Read more »
Laura got an amazing response when she read the following letter live on the Keith Finnegan show this morning. My Nana is 80 today. She doesn’t know that because she has Alzheimer’s. She has not recognised us since the age of 72. She has not been able to speak since the age of 76. She has… Read more »
Toddlers and young children are always on the move, never wanting to stop. They go through each day with more enthusiasm than a grown up can ever imagine and they never tire. They coast hopefully through their early years with no real trouble, and usually with a smile on their faces. Children seem to have… Read more »
Independent Galway Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has written to Galway County Council asking them to revise Enurement clauses for families facing repossession and in difficulties with Banks. ‘I have sight of a letter from the Bank telling a Conamara-based family that their home will be repossessed in November unless the family can come up with… Read more »
The Galway minor hurling team won the 2016 GAA hurling minor championship, beating Tipperary 4–13 to 1–16 in Croke Park in the final. The Galway minor team arrived back in Galway with the Irish Press cup and visited some clubs around Galway county to large crowds of fans. Manager Geoff Lynskey of Liam Mellows, captain Seán Loftus and… Read more »
Céad Míle Fáilte We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new students and staff joining us this year at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir. Wishing you every success. Thank you to our third year Cairdeas leaders who returned to school early to welcome our new first years. Handball World Champion Congratulations once again to… Read more »
What an emotional few days we had in the Scully household over the last week or so with our youngest daughter Sophie starting school as I am sure it was for many families the length and breadth of Ireland. It’s a huge occasion especially, I suppose, when it’s the last child in the family. It’s… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
