The death has occurred of Bridie Toner, Cúirt na hAbhainn, Claregalway, Galway / Termon, Donegal / Dublin. Predeceased by her sister Evelyn Rodden (Dublin). Deeply regretted by her sisters Peggy Mc Dermot and Anne Welby (Galway), Una Mc Donagh (Dublin), brothers James (Termon), and Pat (Galway), sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Reposing at her… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2015
With over 1000 parishes in Ireland the Catholic Church and other churches must do more. Independent Galway Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has called for the immediate recall of the Seanad next week to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and Europe. The Galway Senator says that it is clear that Ireland must step… Read more »
Karen (Broderick) Comer is Proprieter & Head Therapist at Beyond Beauty Claregalway. I qualified in Beauty Therapy in May 2000. I began working full time straight away but having grown up in business myself I knew it would not be too long before I ventured out on my own! I worked in a salon in Tuam… Read more »
It’s all about time. Everything is. Days, hours, minutes, seconds, years. Time plays such a key role in how we create memories, about how we anticipate them. We use and abuse time in so many ways. We rush from A to B to get there a minute early, then waste many minutes doodling or daydreaming… Read more »
It’s official—Galway is the friendliest city on the planet! Even better, it’s joined by Dublin and Cork in the top four friendliest cities in the world, according to the annual reader survey of Travel+Leisure, a major US travel magazine based in New York. Every year, Travel+Leisure asks its readers to weight in on their favourite… Read more »
I was walking the new unbelievably scenic Burren walk along the Cliffs of Moher from Doolin to Liscannór recently and my mind was filled with anguish after reading about the rise of homelessness in our so-called beautiful country and especially the rise in the amount of families and children that are now in need of… Read more »
There was a large attendance at Claregalway Castle for the lecture on the works of folklore collector Ciarán Bairéad on Saturday evening. Ciarán Bairéad lived with the Kearney family of Lackagh from 1955 until his death in 1976 and on Saturday evening four speakers spoke on the wonderful work of Ciarán and the Irish Folklore Commission…. Read more »
Fundraising Draw A Massive Success Congratulations to the winners of the All-Ireland tickets and other prizes in our fundraising draw in the Arches Hotel on Saturday night. Over €14,000 was raised and a great night was had by all. Carnmore GAA Club would like to sincerely thank everyone for their help and support, particularly during… Read more »
There was huge local disappointment that some people in society would destroy great work which was carried out by local people with a mindless act of vandalism which was carried out in an area beside Lackagh cemetery. Local people went to great expense and trouble to enhance an area of improvement works by Galway County… Read more »
A senior Council official has confirmed that the Claregalway bypass is not off the agenda. In fact Director of Roads Liam Gavin said that the local authority was putting pressure on the Department of Transport to advance the project to the next stage. The route for the Claregalway Bypass has been selected and now it has… Read more »
Technology giant Apple will deliver a workplace travel plan as part of its development of €850 million data centre at Athenry. Apple have delivered a detailed response to county planners addressing concerns in relation to the building of the 24,505m² single-storey data centre building, which will provide 300 jobs. Assessing Apple’s planning applications, Galway County… Read more »
I have often been to Croke Park to watch the various Gaelic football and hurling matches and I hope to be going yet again to see the All-Ireland Hurling Final with my Dad to see the great Anthony Cunningham’s chargers from Galway there in all their glory. It’s been an integral part of our father-son… Read more »