Update: For photos of the Claregalway Tidy Towns BBQ, see here. The Saturday night of the Galway race week – the marquee at the Arches bar in Claregalway is the place to be, at the Claregalway tidy towns fundraising BBQ, fabulous food , great entertainment from local band Together Again and a worthy cause. The… Read more »
Posts By: Emmet Farrell
Traffic Chaos Predicted As Claregalway Bridge To Close For A Month
It is looking increasingly likely that the N17 will be blocked off for up to a month this winter while flood prevention measures are installed at Claregalway Bridge. Engineers are planning what is termed a flood eye at the bridge which means they will be adding an additional channel on one side of the river… Read more »
Glynn’s Fruit & Veg Celebrates 75 Years in Business
Glynn’s Fruit & Veg celebrates its 75th year serving businesses around Ireland the freshest fruit and vegetables this year. To celebrate this huge achievement, An Taoiseach Brian Cowan was in Lydican earlier today. To the right you can see an article written in the Connacht Tribune at the time Glynn’s first opened for business in 1935…. Read more »
Clare River Flood Study
This report has been prepared with the objective of identifying practical measures to address flooding on the Clare River and on its main tributary, the Abbert River, within a study area from Lough Corrib to Corofin in County Galway. The study was commissioned as result of severe damage and disruption caused by flooding in the… Read more »
HB Ice Cream Fundraiser
On Friday the 30th June 2010 we held an ice cream day in Claregalway National School. We raised €436 for the Downs Syndrome Ireland. The amount includes donations from the pupils and teachers plus some private donations which I want to sincerely thank. I would like to take this opportunity to offer sincere thank you… Read more »
Toy Story 3 Review
Director: Lee Unkrich Starring the Voices of: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Rating: G Where to start? I was six years old when the original Toy Story was released, way back in 1995. Needless to say, I was absolutely captivated like most other people in the world, young and old alike. It was superbly… Read more »
Claregalway GAA July Update
Club News: A General meeting of the Club took place on Thursday 22nd July in the Claregalway Hotel. The meeting was very informative with each section giving a comprehensive report on Club activities. A full report will be circulated to all members. Congratulations to our 4 Club ladies who were part of the Galway All… Read more »
Mad Science Space Camp
Rockets, Comets, Solar Systems … & much more … Build and take home your very own Space Models every day! Mad Science Space Camp was developed by Mad Science & NASA.
New Second Level School in Place in Claregalway by 2011?
A new secondary school may be in sight for Claregalway following what was described a “very positive meeting” with Minister for Education Mary Coughlan last evening (Tuesday). Sean Duffy, Education Officer with Co Galway VEC, who was on the delegation, said they asked the Minister to give the go-ahead for the new school. “She replied that… Read more »
20th Anniversary Celebrations for Claregalway Agricultural Show
In 1991 a small enthusiastic group of people got together, formed a committee and the first Claregalway Agricultural Show was launched. Twenty years later the committee is still small but equally enthusiastic and the show has blossomed from the small show it was then to the now very well known large show. An enormous effort… Read more »
Predators Review
Director: Nimród Antal Starring: Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace Rating: 15A ‘Predators’ is the latest instalment in the popular sci-fi horror franchise which follows a viscous type of alien that lives for the hunt, and ultimately, the kill. The big change from the previous two films is the setting. Where the 1987… Read more »
“Family Fun Day & Motorsport Show” returns to Oranmore
Following the success of last years “Family Fun Day & Motorsport Show”, Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs in Oranmore are delighted to announce that they will once again host this wonderful day out for all the family. The event, run in aid of CD’s Helping Hands, the children’s cancer charity for the west of Ireland will… Read more »