In honour of Pat Duddy, Principal of Bawnmore National School from 1976 – 2009, will take place in the Claregalway Hotel on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 from 8.30 p.m. Tickets available from Bawnmore National School. Tel: 091-798600
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Galway Choral Association will be performing in aid of Console, a charity that promotes positive mental health within the community in an effort to reduce the high number of attempted suicides and deaths through suicide, all over Ireland. The concert will be held in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway on Saturday 23rd of
Cormican, Patrick (Pete), Claregalway, Co. Galway—December 31st 2009, peacefully. Beloved husband of Angela and dearest Dad to Helen, Fiona, Susan and David and grandfather to Stacey (deceased) and Daisy; sadly missed by his adoring family, sisters, brother, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, many friends and colleagues. Reposing at Claregalway Mortuary tomorrow (Sunday) from 4pm. Removal at 6pm… Read more »
Feeney, (nee Greaney), Mullacuttra, Claregalway, December 31st 2009, peacefully, at University College Hospital, Galway, Mary (Babbie), beloved wife of Peter and dear mother of Bernie, John, Marie and Tim; sadly missed by her husband and family, grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends. Reposing at… Read more »
Update: Mummers Festival cancelled until further notice. The annual Mummers Festival will take place in the New Inn Leisure Centre this Saturday and Sunday, 2nd and 3rd of January 2010. This will be the 32nd annual staging of the unique festival of traditional music, song, dance, and storytelling, bringing patrons and participants from all over the country to… Read more »
by Rebecca Glavin In September 2009 I packed my bags and jetted off to sunny Malta. As a third year Irish and New Media student in the University of Limerick I was required to spend one semester on an Erasmus programme in a European University. Whilst one should ideally choose their place of study based… Read more »
Claregalway Church, located on the N17-N18 junction in the village, is the main Catholic Church for the Claregalway and Carnmore areas. The details listed below are courtesy of Teresa Payne in the Parish Office, located beside the Church. If you are looking for contact details for Support Groups, you can check in our Local Directory.
President Mary McAleese visited Claregalway village this morning to meet victims of the recent floods. The President started a two day tour yesterday in Cork to visit flood disaster zones all over Ireland. Mary McAleese spoke at Claregalway Community Centre earlier today. Parts of her speech are below. Later today she will speak in Gort,… Read more »
Galway City Karate Club Instructor Sensei Greg Cotter hosted Christmas competition for its senior members on December 17th and invited some members of Claregalway and Turloughmore Karate clubs to attend. Claregalway was represented by Dave Giles while Turloughmore was represented by Anthony Lawless and Evan Flaherty, while Sensei Pat Kelly (Claregalway) was invited to referee… Read more »
Claregalway residents travelling to Dublin will now be able to make the journey in about two hours. Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD and Chairman of the National Roads Authority, Peter Malone, officially opened the highly anticipated M6 today. The €210 million, 56km stretch of Motorway from Galway to Ballinasloe East opened six months ahead of… Read more »
Dressed for dinner The Christmas dinner will feel even more special, when the dining table is dressed for the occasion, so bring out the crystal, polish the silver and set the scene for a great feast with family and friends. It is the perfect time to go to town with festive centrepieces and decorations. You… Read more »
A group of businesses in the Claregalway area have joined forces for a few reasons, but most important of these is to highlight the level of services that are available to future wedding couples here in the village of Claregalway, a village that has grown in familiarity as the place to organise and celebrate that… Read more »
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Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
