Congratulations to Kevin Kenny, Clogher, who was recently nominated Sportsman of the Year in Moneenageisha Community College. Kevin,who has excelled locally on the Badminton and Basketball scene for many years, has continued to do so throughout his years in Secondary School. Anyone who has watched Kevin compete, cannot fail to be impressed by his skill,… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 1999
The Claregalway Festival of Drama Committee held their AGM on Thursday night, 27th May. All present were in agreement that it was a very successful with large attendances most nights. The mixture of some new plays along with some of the old reliables running over the nine nights went down very well with the audience…. Read more »
Our new sponsor for this year is Harry’s Cycles and Garden Machinery. We are indebted to them for their very generous sponsorship and look forward to a challenging year knowing that our finances are stable. Thanks to Greaney Glass who has sponsored the Club for so long. It is heartening to see new faces willing… Read more »
The Claregalway Branch of the Apostolic Society meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8pm in the Sacristy. The members and their many helpers are working away knitting and sewing and making vestments for the Missions. We are very grateful to all the people who help us, to the many honorary… Read more »
Best wishes to Tom McKenna, Summerfield Bar, for a full recovery after his recent illness. Looking forward to seeing you behind the bar soon. Birthday greetings to Shane Brennan, Loughgeorge and to Patrick Farrell, Cregboy, who will both be 11 on the 22nd and 24th June respectively. (Enjoy your Spanish birthday Patrick) Welcome to baby… Read more »
Congratulations to our Community games team who were successful in the County finals last Saturday. They are now going into a very intensive period of training in preparation for the Connacht Finals which will be held in Claregalway on 24th July. Junior Badminton continues every Tuesday from 5.30–8.30pm. Adult Badminton on the same night from… Read more »
On Saturday, 23rd April, four members of the Claregalway Branch of the above society went on a trip to Maynooth with members of several other branches throughout the County. On the way, we stopped in Tyrellspass Castle for a break and enjoyed a cup of tea and scone. The weather was perfect for such a… Read more »
After a somewhat false start on January 16th, due to severe weather conditions, we set off on Saturday, 6th March on our trip to Omagh. Our original plan was to fill one bus, but such was the demand for seats, that we hired a minibus as well. The weather looked promising on this occasion and… Read more »
It is amazing how quickly the last two years have gone by since I went back to the Philippines. At present I am back home for a short visit, as I have to attend a two-week meeting in Navan this month. I was asked to write a few lines for this issue of the Nuacht… Read more »
A major fundraising Golf Competition, to help finance the laying of tarmac in the car-park at the Centre, was held in Tuam Golf Club on Saturday, 17th April. In spite of the weather, which deteriorated steadily as the day progressed, the Competition was a wonderful success. 72 teams of two competed in the 2-ball scramble…. Read more »
There was a large entry from the local schools for the Community Games Art Competition. They would like to thank all the schools who took the time to allow for the competition and especially to the teachers who gave their time to the children. The organisers would like also to congratulate all who entered with… Read more »
Very special congratulations to Jarlath and Maura Keating on the birth of their triplets. Their two baby sons and baby daughter are about one month old now and we wish the entire family all the very best. No doubt it will take some time for the household to get used to the huge increase in… Read more »