You try to enter your password on the microwave. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South America, but you haven’t spoken to your next door neighbour yet this… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 1999
Claregalway were the winners of this year’s Coiste Peil na nÓg U14 (B) North football league. After an indifferent start to the league the team improved gradually to qualify for a semi-final meeting with unbeaten Mountbellew. A 3–7 to 2–4 victory saw them through to the final where they proved too strong for Milltown. The… Read more »
Training is continuing in all age groups, each section now has its own coach and we welcome the extra help from Sinead Greally, U13 girls, Liam Egan for the U11 boys, James McDonagh, the U13 boys and Liam Ryder. This help makes a great difference as we now have 140 members in the club. The… Read more »
Congratulations to Gerry Rohan, Lakeview, who ran in the Dublin City Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday in aid of Shay Kinsella’s Share a Dream Foundation, who make dreams come true for children with life threatening illnesses. Gerry raised £600 and would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who contributed so generously. Mary… Read more »
The recent highlight in Badminton Circles was the International Match between China and Ireland, which was held in Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday 6th November. Hopefully everyone who went along to see these top world-class players enjoyed the experience. Seldom is an opportunity like this available locally. Junior Badminton continues every Tuesday 5.30–8.30pm. Coaching… Read more »
It never ceases to amaze and humble me, the generosity of people, especially in our own parish. I have been leaving out the honey pots in the now familiar yellow boxes for the past three years to various stores throughout the parish. At £1 per pot, all 1 oz or 28g of it, you surely… Read more »
During its period in office the Committee secured a grant from Social Welfare of £24,700. To date 90 Aid Alert Units have been bought, most are installed. The feedback to the Committee from recipients and their relatives has been very positive. The aid-alert units offers a greater security to the elderly, especially those whose who… Read more »
Gardeners look at Autumn in the different ways, the lazier of us because garden maintenance is greatly reduced now that the grass has stopped growing and the weeds are no longer germinating in their hundreds. The rest of us see Autumn as a busy and rewarding time in the garden, as the leaves change to… Read more »
The steering committee set up, at a public meeting held on 27th September last, to organise the setting up of a Community Council has concluded that the Council would comprise of people willing to allow their names to go forward for election at a public meeting. The objective is to create a council that best… Read more »
Congratulations and best wishes to the new Naíonra which opened on the 6th September in Claregalway GAA Centre. The Naíonra is called Clúidín na mBabaí (Children’s Den or Haven), and will be run by Síle Conneely who is a fluent Irish speaker. The new Naíonra is in a central location adjacent to the Claregalway Leisure… Read more »
All things considered, this summer hasn’t been a bad one weather-wise, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that Sunday August 22nd—the day of the ninth Annual Claregalway Agricultural Show would be fine. However, no matter how organised a show can be, the weather is always unpredictable until the day arrives. The morning wasn’t bad,… Read more »
The Annual Summer Camp took place in the Claregalway Leisure Centre (Monday 12th–Friday 16th July). A total of over a hundred local children enjoyed five days of fun and games, which included highlights such as Amphicats on the River, Water games in the pitch, Drama & Video Making, in the GAA Rooms, all sorts of… Read more »