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Richard’s Ramblings; inventing a new Scandinavian-sounding word to achieve fame April 20, 2018 The sun on my back as the soil gently crumbles under my rake, it doesn’t get much better than this for a gardener. All the hard work of double digging, removing rocks and getting organic matter and life into the soil was… Read more »
GIY: Courgettes are easy to grow and incredibly prolific, growing freakishly fast Your only problem in fact will be working out what to do with all those courgettes, writes Michael Kelly. Michael KellyGrower THERE WERE MORE than a few points last year when I wondered whether my tomato obsession had led me to bite off… Read more »
Congrats to the U14 Girls who are Galway Feile Champions for 2018. The Girls played brilliant Football in Clonbern to win the Title. In their Group Games which were all keenly contested Claregalway first defeated Monivea Abbey 2-2 to 0-5 then drew with Caherlistrane 0-4 each and finally over came Naomh Mhuire 3-2 to 1-0… Read more »
Make me an Island by thereluctantemigrant ‘Take me and break me and close all your windows and doors, shut me off, cut me off, make me an island, I’m yours, take me away from the world, take me away from the girls, take me and break me and make me an island, I’m yours’. This, imaginably, is… Read more »
Surgery, self care and festivals! I’ve left it so long between blog posts that I don’t know where to start!! There has been a LOT going on. So you know I’ve started my business. If you don’t know this, WHERE have you been? I’ve been flooding my Facebook page with self-advertising so if you’ve missed it, here is my… Read more »
Sean Kyne TD Galway, Monday, 23rd April ‘18 28 Galway roads to be improved with €942,000 Local Improvement Scheme funding Seán Kyne, Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, has confirmed today (Monday) that 28 roads across Galway will be improved through the… Read more »
BURREN CHERNOBYL PROJECT – THANK YOU On behalf of the Burren Chernobyl Project, I wish to sincerely thank you for your continued generosity, kindness, help and time in organising donations for this project e.g. Financial donations, humanitarian aid e.g. Clothes, shoes, bed linen, nappies, toiletries, crutches, Zimmer frames walking sticks, toys, arts and crafts etc…. Read more »
‘We need a more compassionate response. We need to repeal the Eighth’ Dep Hildegarde Naughton on the journey which has led her to call for a Yes vote BY KERNAN ANDREWS Galway Advertiser, Thu, Apr 19, 2018 Fine Gael Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton. Photo:- Kernan Andrews Hildegarde Naughton is one of many Irish… Read more »
The death has occurred of James (Jimmy) DUGGAN Lakeview, Claregalway, Galway Predeceased by his parents Henry and Mary and his brothers Tommy and Frank; (peacefully) in the excellent care of doctors, nurses and staff at University Hospital, Galway surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his brothers and sisters Peter, Martin, Johnny, Pat, Harry,… Read more »
Claregalway/Carnmore G.A.A. Weekly Lotto Jackpot is €2,500. Draw Results for 9th April were 3,19,20,26. Match Three Winners Tim Hynes Carnmore, John O’Brien Waterdale Weekly Sellers Prize: Jimmy Heneghan. €2.00 per panel or 3 panels for €5.00. Win or share €200 for match three. Last draw was in the Claregalway Hotel on Monday 16th April. Congratulations… Read more »
GIY Weekly Column, April 14th 2018 It is fair to say that it has been a long and thoroughly miserable winter, with almost 6 months of grim weather at this stage. The impact has been minimal enough for the home-grower but we should of course spare a thought for the people who make a living… Read more »
Seán Kyne TD Galway, Friday, 13th April ‘18 New 1000-pupil secondary school planned for Galway Sean Kyne, Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South has today (Friday) confirmed that Galway is to receive a new secondary school as part of a national programme of new schools… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
