Gaelic4Girls has taken Claregalway by storm, with over 60 girls from Claregalway/Turloughmore and the surrounding areas descending onto Knockdoemore Pitch to be treated to 60 minutes of great fun and coaching in Ladies Gaelic Football yesterday afternoon. This programme continues for another seven weeks every Saturday from 4pm in Knockdoemore. There will be a second… Read more »
R.I.P. Frank Duggan, Cornacarton, Barnadearg and formerly Lakeview, Claregalway, who died peacefully at UHG after a short illness, surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his beloved wife Bridget, son Mark, daughter Andrea and their respective partners Sarah and Mike and baby James, Frank’s brothers and sisters Peter, Martin, Johnny, Pat, Jimmy, Harry, Joe,… Read more »
Best Stage Crew (Confined) No Romance, Skibbereen Theatre Society. Best Supporting Actress (Confined) Una Duffy, Eclipsed. Best Supporting Actor (Confined) Sean McCarthy, No Romance. Best Actress (Confined), Anna Flaherty, Glenamaddy Players, Agnes of God. Best Actor (Confined), DADS, On Such As We, Kevin O’Dwyer. Best Plays (Confined) 1st Glenmaddy, Agnes of God. 2nd Compántas Lir, Eclipsed. 3rd Skibberreen, No Romance. Best Director (Confined), Coman Keaveny. Best Lighting (Open) Philip McIntyre,… Read more »
Senior ladies Training on Saturday in Claregalway at 11am. Claregalway play Corofin on Sunday in Division 1 league and Salthill\Knocknacara in Division 4 League this weekend. Hard Luck to our Girls who played for Calasanctius College, Oranmore in their All-Ireland Junior Camoige Schools Final last weekend. Best wishes to all our players playing for Presentation… Read more »
Embrace that person inside you that has ideas and strengths like no one else. Be the person you know yourself to be. And above all, be true to yourself and put your heart in it. Don’t try to change the world but also don’t let the world change the person you want to be. Starting… Read more »
This is a response to a Letter to the Editor from last week by Councillor Nuala Nolan, which you can find here. Dear Editor, In the editorial of the Galway Independent on Wednesday 26th of February, you ask a very pertinent question in discussing the local elections, “Is the €460,000 spent on Galway City Councillors… Read more »
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has effectively ruled out the prospect of a bypass of Claregalway being built any time soon, if at all. The Minister said that his department doesn’t have any money to build the €21 million road around the traffic-jammed village. He also intimated that even if his department had the money, there… Read more »
Lackagh Parish Centre was one of a number of Galway groups to benefit in the latest round of funding under the €1 million Irish Public Bodies Youth & Community Fund. The Fund was distributed throughout the country with each county receiving funding for a minimum of four projects. These organisations engage with local communities, increase… Read more »
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir is the February winner of the All-Ireland Secondary Schools Challenge Cup on mathletes.ie. MATHletes Challenge 2014 is a maths tournament for Ireland based on the Khan Academy approach to learning and teaching maths. Students compete online through the Khan Academy website. Students in the Schools Challenge can work on Khan Academy both… Read more »
There was deep sadness throughout the entire area as news spread of the tragic death of Nathan Coen of Sheeaun Park. The loss of another young man at a young age came as devastating news for the community, but especially for his family. Nathan was much loved and cherished among his friends and his passing… Read more »
The death has occurred of Mary O’Connor (née Greaney), Ardilaun Road, Newcastle, Galway (formerly Loughgeorge, Claregalway, Co Galway). Reposing at the O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue, Galway on Wednesday 12th March from 5pm with Removal at 7pm to Galway Cathedral. Funeral after 12 noon Requiem Mass on Thursday 13th March to Rahoon Cemetery. Family flowers only… Read more »
Dear Editor, There is a lot of confusion out there among the new Irish and EU citizens resident in Ireland as to who can vote in the various Elections the information below is taken from the Citizens Information website which will clarify the issue. “If you have applied and been approved for Irish citizenship, you… Read more »
