Seventy County Galway children had a miraculous escape at lunchtime on Wednesday after a large truck lost control and crashed into the school yard where they were waiting to be collected by parents. The junior and senior infant students of Cregmore National School and some of their parents looked on helplessly in horror as the truck… Read more »
Galway will no longer lose musicians to other counties and countries following the setting up of Galway’s first School of Music. Galway musicians flocked to St Mary’s School in the city this week for the official launch of Galway’s first School of Music, Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe. A budding idea from Hugh Kelly has been transformed… Read more »
The group are the winners in the West’s Got Talent competition. They were musician Dylan Connolly, Gortbeg performing with The Interference band members Evan Barrows, Conor Brinn, Melissa Payne (Tuam) and Kevin Brennan (Claregalway).
On Sunday April 11th, the athletes who had qualified from Connaught Finals in the Relays participated in the All-Ireland Indoor Athletics Championships which were held in Nenagh. The under 12 boys ran brilliantly at these national championships narrowly missing the previous course record by less than half a second. The photo below shows the U12… Read more »
U16 Boys League: Claregalway 3 – 14; Tuam Stars 0 – 3. Claregalway U16 boys had a good win against Tuam Stars last Tuesday night in the U16 Coiste Peil na nOg league game played in Claregalway. Claregalway won the toss and played with the light breeze & were quickly off the mark with points… Read more »
Director: Louis Letterrier Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton Rating: 12A As a massive fan of the 1981 original, I was very interested to see how the intriguing myth of Perseus would be brought to a 2010 audience. Put simply, I was very pleased.
Senior Panel Sweeney Oil League The opening round of the Sweeney oil league saw Claregalway win by three points Cleargalway managed to get over Annaghdown. This was a tight game with both teams kicking a lot of wides. a few points late in the game to pull away at the end.
Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Rating: 16 Final Fantasy XIII is likely to polarize the fans of this beloved franchise. It takes an extremely streamlined approach to what people know about the immensely customisable and tactical games which have come before it.
Below is the interactive edition of this month’s Nuacht Chláir. This issue features local news including information about a playground site secured for the area, a report on a local resident’s trip to Africa, a movie review from local resident Christopher Carton, some Gardening Tips from Horticulturist Josette Farrell, an explanation of NAMA including an… Read more »
Summer Sports Day: The Community Games Summer Sports day will be held on 17th April at Dangan Track – registration from 1pm. All children resident in Claregalway or Lackagh parish are welcome to participate. It is always a great day with children and parents alike enjoying the fun. There will be events for all age… Read more »
Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley Rating: 15A Martin Scorsese’s latest sees him once again reunited with Leonardo DiCaprio for the mystery-thriller Shutter Island. Based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, the film deals with the arrival of U.S. Marshal Ted Daniels to Shutter Island, where… Read more »
It was County Mayo I was born in, Under the sign of a Horologist star, At dawn on a cold frosty morning Near to a town called Ballina. I roamed the byways of Connaught Practising my clockmakers art, The skill of my hands all sought— They knew I was good at my craft. Odd kinds… Read more »
