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Throwing caution to the wind, Claregalway Agricultural Show committee have abandoned their traditional August date for a brand new show day, Sunday 10th June. It will take place in Duffy’s Equestrian Centre, Rockwood, Claregalway. The launch of the 28th Show schedule took place in the Arches Hotel, Claregalway on Sunday May 6th. The Show Committee… Read more »
The Beirne’s – Ireland’s Fittest Family – help launch IKA’s Run for a Life News Reporter 2 May 2018 Pictured from left: Ireland’s Fittest Family, Keith, Jonathan and Dearbháile Beirne and their father Michael with Tara Madigan, age 11, a liver transplant recipient from Castleconnell, Co Limerick and Darragh O’Haire, age 9, a kidney transplant… Read more »
It every girl’s dream and every parent’s nightmare, prom. Call it what you want, I called it the debs, others called it graduation and more called it passing out. The passing out part was what I was afraid of. Back in my day the debs was an awkward affair, firstly you had to ask a… Read more »
FOOD EXPERIENCE & WHOLE WELLNESS RETREAT COOKERY CLASSES, OCEAN WALKS, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND MOVING & RELAXING IN OUR YOGA STUDIO MAY 13TH – MAY 18TH We believe in being healthy. We want to empower you to make lasting lifestyle changes, leading to a healthier and happier life. Join us for this unique and simple health… Read more »
HOW I MET HENRY LUPTON May 6, 2018 This is a picture of Henry and me on a tea break in his house during one of the many days we spent working on my boat, ‘Doireann’. His walls are covered in pictures of sailing trips he took with his wife Marina. His basement is an… Read more »
Dear Fellow Gardeners, The next step on our Global Agricultural Focus Tour was Canada – British Columbia. I was very impressed with agriculture in British Columbia. Unlike the rest of the country, it’s mainly small scale producers with lots of artisan producers of beer and wine. The area we stayed in is Kelowna (Okanagan valley)… Read more »
Summary of Adjudicators Comments for ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by Tennessee Williams presented by Compántas Lir The adjudicator, Anna Walker ADA, said that she adjudicated at a confined All-Ireland, and saw an amazing version of the play Proof, which was presented by Compántas Lir, so she said it was lovely for her to begin her adjudication with… Read more »
Yoga Flow Teacher Grainne O’Malley Grainne O Malley is a very positive minded teacher with a very supportive and caring way about her. She has been practicing yoga for over 12 years and currently she teaches a number of different styles of yoga including Yoga Flow, Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, Hot yoga and also Hatha yoga…. Read more »
Gardening with Anne McKeon I am quite sure that many of you have never gardened before and are coping at present with a new house, new garden project. Frightening I know but never fear, Anne is here! Seriously though, remember that gardening should be a hobby not a chore! On the other-hand many of… Read more »
The book “By the Banks of the River Clare” by Michael J Hurley tells the story of the river which has played such an important part in the lives of the people of the area since earliest times. This is the waterway that has flooded vast tracts of land and turlough in an unpredictable manner… Read more »
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 »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
