Greg Cunningham’s extraordinary rise to the top of Irish soccer continues this week when Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni includes him in the Irish squad for this week’s friendly against Brazil. It is only four weeks since Greg made his debut with the Manchester City FC senior team in their victory over Scunthorpe United… Read more »
Social Dancing Nights take place in the Claregalway Hotel Friday and Sunday nights from 10pm to 1am. Admission: €8 Friday 5th March – Music by Carmel McLoughlin Band (Winner of Glor Tire 2008) Friday 12th March – Music by Johnny Mullen Band (Time change 8pm -11 pm) Sunday 7th March – Music by
The A.G.M. of the 9 Arch Musical Society will be held on Thursday the 4th March at 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Meeting Room beside Claregalway Church. All members are requested to attend and bring a friend or two. All are welcome. Queries to Annette or Fergal on 091-797238 or 087-79826312
CLAREGALWAY 2010 FESTIVAL OF DRAMA in the Claregalway Leisure Centre Thursday 11th March – Friday 19th March Adjudicator: John P. Kelly It’s that time of the year again, when we have the Claregalway Festival of Drama. The event will be staged in the Claregalway Leisure Centre, which will be transformed into a theatre for
The Saw Doctors are putting the finishing touches to their new album at the Westmeath recording studios once used by Michael Jackson – and they are making the final preparations for their first Australian tour in 17 years. The band are completing their new studio album, the succinctly titled The Hazard is back in The… Read more »
Claregalway National School Parents Association is hosting a Secondary School Information Evening on Wednesday 3rd of March from 7pm–9pm. At the time of going to press, seven secondary schools are planning to attend including St Endas, St Marys, the Presentation Galway, Taylor’s Hill, the Mercy, Athenry Vocational and Jarlaths in Tuam. All parents and guardians are welcome to… Read more »
By Declan Tierney The continued renovations of Claregalway Castle can proceed as planned as the go ahead has been given to retain a number of alterations carried out and embark on additional works. This is despite opposition by the Department of the Environment who took the case to An Bord Pleanala and took issue with… Read more »
Director: Joe Johnston Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving Rating: 16 Remakes and re-imaginings are all the rage these days. Thankfully, 2010’s ‘The Wolfman’ can stand apart as one that is genuinely enjoyable. It follows the attempts of Lawrence Talbot
Director: Neil Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copely, Jason Cope Rating: 15 When District 9 was released in cinemas last year, it was a very pleasant surprise. The film managed to draw me in right from the get go, and its original premise works just as well on DVD.
Developer: Valve Publisher: Valve Rating: 18 Valve’s blood-soaked follow-up to last year’s ‘Left 4 Dead’ should satisfy any fan of the original. Taking the apocalypse to the southern states of the U.S. provides an interesting scenery change for the series. There are four new characters for players
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Rating: 3+ New Super Mario Bros. Wii is Nintendo’s first side-scrolling Mario game for a home console since the Super Nintendo days. Players who indulged in the addictive New Super Mario Bros. for the DS a few years back will know what to expect
Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Rating: 16 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the sequel to 2007’s fantastic ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’. Naughty Dog are veterans in the videogame industry, having previously started such lucrative franchises as ‘Crash Bandicoot’ and ‘Jak & Daxter’.
