By Declan Tierney, Connacht Tribune Roise Lavery. The heartbroken parents of a seven year old Galway girl with Cerebral Palsy – this week awarded a €2.5 million interim payment from the HSE – said that they would give every penny back if only their daughter could walk and talk. Roise Lavery suffers from epilepsy and… Read more »

At the recent Clare River Harriers Athletic Club the attendees were informed that during 2017 the club was possibly the fastest growing athletic club in the country with adult membership up from 44 to 68 and juvenile memvership up from 0 to 168. All members associated with the Juvenile section were thanked for their tremendous… Read more »

This St. Stephen’s day the Claregalway Football Club are hosting a charity fundraiser to support he ‘Sineád McGovern healing Stage 4 cancer’ fund and breast cancer research. This is an ideal opportunity to get out of the house and get involved in a community effort as well as see the stars of Claregalway’s 2002 Intermediate… Read more »

By Siobhán Holliman, Tuam Herald   WORK on one of the largest regeneration and social housing projects in Connacht begins in Tuam early in the New Year. Construction workers will move on to the Gilmartin Road site in January and the €8 million project is expected to be complete within 18 months. The development will… Read more »

Michael KellyGrower BECAUSE OF THE colder and shorter days, the supply of fresh eggs from our flock of 10 laying hens has dwindled to almost nothing. From a summertime high of nearly an egg a day from each hen, we’re down to a handful of eggs some days and none at all on others. For… Read more »

By Arlene Harris ‘No one has contacted us, but I would love to know who Éamonn went on to help’ – mother who lost only son (26) in car accident Martina and Denis Goggin endured the unthinkable: they lost their only son Éamonn in a car accident. Donating his organs was the only way for… Read more »

By John Kennedy  Having sold his first business for an estimated $40m, Irish tech entrepreneur Paul Kenny is back with plans to revolutionise retail in the Middle East. The first time I spoke to Paul Kenny, he had just sold his first e-commerce company, Cobone, for tens of millions of dollars – and yet, very few people in Ireland… Read more »

Claregalway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baile Chláir Claregalway Village Location in Ireland Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°56′44″WCoordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°56′44″W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Galway Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Population (2011)  • Urban 1,217  • Rural 2,375 Irish Grid Reference M370324 As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Baile Chláir is the only official name. The anglicized name Claregalway has no official standing. Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir… Read more »

        For the 20th consecutive year the community of Cregmore National School hosted a Coffee Morning, Cake Sale and Monster Raffle, all proceeds donated to St. Vincent de Paul.                                                                                                                      The occasion, coordinated by the pupils of 6th class, under the guidance of their teachers Ms. McCormack and Mr. Madden, proved to be… Read more »

4th Annual Memorial “Run for Mary” raises €10,200 GALWAY (December 18, 2017)- The 4th memorial ‘Run for Mary’ took place in Peterswell, County Galway on November 4th, 2018. The annual event raised €10,200 for Galway Hospice and Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity. Proceeds raised through the event were divided equally between both charities. Galway Hospice… Read more »

Looking for that online presence you always wanted for your business? Want everyone in the area to have access to your business online? The online Claregalway Directory is the simple solution! You may be familiar with Claregalway.info—the community-curated website and popular Facebook page for Claregalway and its hinterland. This project started more than twenty years… Read more »