€350k for Claregalway & District Day Care Centre! THE planned expansion of the Claregalway and District Day Care Centre is to benefit from a capital allocation of €350,000 towards the cost of its new purpose-built day care facility and independent living units. Construction is currently underway on a site in the village, which was generously… Read more »

There was stunned silence as news spread of the untimely and unexpected passing of Agnes Lenihan of Claregalway.  Just over twelve months ago the family and friends gathered to pay respects to her husband tom who lost a long battle with cancer, and the passing of Agnes came as a huge blow to the entire… Read more »

Dear Fellow Gardeners, The year 2018 has been a very busy and exciting year for me travelling and discovering new (or old) vegetable crops from the Andes and trialling them here. Apart from the Inca crops we also trialled a North American crop that has been grown in Europe since the 1700’s but has never… Read more »

GIY Weekly Column November 24th 2018 Pretty much every taxi journey I’ve ever been on has resulted in the driver telling me how his Dad or Grandad grew all their own food. It’s a common theme whenever I tell people what I work at.  It always strikes me just how many people in my generation… Read more »

Preaseisiúint ó Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe & Gaillimh le Gaeilge                                                                                                 English version follows LÁNCHOSC GO DTÍ:  DÉ LUAIN 26 SAMHAIN 2018 @ 8.00R.N                                                                                                                                                   Plean Teanga do Chathair na Gaillimhe Déanfaidh an Oifig Taighde, laistigh d’Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh, plean teanga seacht mbliana (2019-2026) a ullmhú agus a sheachadadh do Chathair na Gaillimhe. Sna míonna amach… Read more »

The last days of October are cold and confusing. The Autumnal colours are gone, the trees are bare and the air is damp. The clocks are set back hour making the days short, and the nights long and lonesome. The grass won’t grow again until Spring, and so livestock are taken in from the fields… Read more »

High-profile business women urge others to join development programme for ambitious female entrepreneurs 30th October 2018 L-R: Olivia Lynch Partner KPMG; Mary O’Brien CEO videoDoc and Julie Sinnamon CEO Enterprise Ireland Going for Growth launches call for applicants for the 11th cycle of award-winning programme  Susan Spence and Marissa Carter among Lead Entrepreneurs  Focus on ambitious… Read more »

The Nine Enneagram Type Descriptions Click on any of the titles below to read detailed descriptions about each of the nine Enneagram types.  1 THE REFORMER The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic 2 THE HELPER The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive 3 THE ACHIEVER The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive,… Read more »

by Declan Varley, Galway Advertiser. Paul Kilgannon lives and breathes coaching. The Claregalway native has been donning the whistle, and running the drills all his adult life. He has been the man to inspire teams from kids to adults. As an active member of Carnmore hurling club for decades, he is driven by the desire… Read more »

GIY Weekly Column November 10th 2018 An update about what i am doing this week, lift/store beetroot and picking parsnips. Regular readers will know that I’m a massive fan of beetroot – actually I don’t think that there’s much you can say against it.  You can grow large quantities in a small space, it’s easy… Read more »

Learn to Garden     Paraic’s Tips For Your Garden In November Are you looking for inspiration on what to do in your garden in November? Then you have come to the right place. Paraic is sharing his top tips for looking after your garden during the turn of weather and telling you how best… Read more »