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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 »
Good Friday no more by thereluctantemigrant When you live abroad, it’s impossible to make it back home to Ireland for every, birthday, anniversary, wedding and celebration, if they’re on outside of summer, you have possibly one chance, so you must choose your battles carefully. I’ve one priority for mid-year visits and that is that there is something… Read more »
APR 10 It was this month, April, six years ago when I was ordered by the CDF/Redemptorist superiors to step down from priestly ministry. There was a short period during the summer months when I was allowed back, while efforts were being made to sort things out, and then in September the sanction was re-enforced,… Read more »
Claregalway/Carnmore G.A.A. Weekly Lotto Jackpot is €2,650. Draw Results for 20th March were 20,22,31,32. Match Three Winners Teresa Healy Carnmore Weekly Sellers Prize: Shaun Killilea. €2.00 per panel or 3 panels for €5.00. Win or share €200 for match three. Last draw was in Egan’s Bar on Monday 9th April. Well… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
