I know that sometimes I can be guilty of hyperbole, but recently I visited a garden that I think could transform Ireland. One of the recipients of a community food growing grant from AIB via the GIY Get Ireland Growing Fund last year was the Headlands Community Garden. Headlands is an attractive housing estate in… Read more »
Congratulations to Claregalway/Lackagh U12 Girls and U10 Boys footballers who won the Co Galway Community Games finals in Ballinderreen. Our U10s competed last weekend in an invitational tournament hosted by Na Fianna GAA club in Dublin. A total of 27 of our players took part in an 11 a-side and a 9 a-side competition against… Read more »
The following was read out at a very special Mass of the Angels today in remembrance of baby Doireann Dunleavy, daughter of Cathy and Brendan, Claregalway, by Fr David Cribbin in Claregalway Church, which we feel is worth sharing as it is so poignant. It was written by an old man who shares his thoughts with… Read more »
Claregalway U14 Ladies have been busy preparing for the upcoming National Féile which will take place in Connaught over the last weekend in June. Claregalway will be the host Club to Kilkenny City Ladies for the weekend. Our visitors won the Division 2 Title last year in Derry and will be seeking to add the… Read more »
Carnmore National School The boys from Carnmore National School were victorious in their bid for the title of Cumann na mBunscol Gaelic Football County Champions on Wednesday last, 4th June in Loughgeorge. They earned their place in the County final by winning all their games and topping their group, in a series of matches played… Read more »
There was general disbelief as the news spread that John McGrath had passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning. John, a larger than life figure, was well known and hugely popular. He farmed for most of his life and was a great judge of livestock and an excellent tillage farmer. In his younger days he captured… Read more »
Claregalway/Lackagh U16s are the proud Galway Community Games Chess champions for 2014. This is the first time that Claregalway/Lackagh team won the U16 competition, having been runners up last year. The breakthrough was made when they defeated Ballinasloe in the final. Claregalway/Lackagh defeated both Clarenbridge and Castlegar on their way to the finals. Claregalway/Lackagh will… Read more »
Claregalway Basketball Club has had a very successful season this year with many teams competing in the local Galway Leagues and Cups for U10 boys and girls up to Senior men and women. Our Annual All-Star Awards Night was a huge success again in the Claregalway Hotel. A massive thank you to the Claregalway Hotel… Read more »
Ursula Ociepka, from leading hair salon Spa Hair Studio in Claregalway, has been recognised as one of Ireland’s leading professional hair stylists following her success at reaching the Irish Heat of the hairdressing industry’s most prestigious competition, the Wella Professionals Trend Vision Award 2014, in the Color category. Following the first round of judging for the… Read more »
This year’s World Fly Fishing Competition is being held in Czech Republic at the moment, the competition finishes on Sunday the 1st June. Eugene Nolan of Annaghdown Angling Club is this year’s Captain. Eugene (wearing a hat in the photo) represented Ireland in the same competition in Norway last August when the team came in… Read more »
The death has occurred of John McGrath, The Wood, Cregmore, Claregalway, Galway. John McGrath, unexpectedly, darling husband of Bernie, devoted father of Emma, Barry, Lisa and Brian and adoring grandfather of dearest Ben, beloved brother of Mag and uncle to Hannah, Ella and Sean, John will be sadly missed by his loving family, uncles, aunts, mother-in-law,… Read more »
From Claregalway to Thailand, 21 year old Rachel Maher from Claregalway, County Galway has won an eight week EIL Travel Award to Thailand. The fully funded award was given by Cork-based EIL Intercultural Learning, which organises cultural and educational travel programmes worldwide. Rachel has done a lot of volunteer work with her local community over… Read more »
