I recently did a charity cycle from Maynooth to Galway. It’s a really long way for an amateur to cycle, especially when you’re cycling against the wind and rain! A cycle challenge is an athletic endeavour but it is also a metaphor for life. Just as in life, the cycle is all about the journey,… Read more »
Posts By: Josette Farrell
R.I.P. Paddy Conneely, Cregmore
The death has occurred of Patrick (Paddy) Conneely, Cregmore, Claregalway, Galway. Formerly of Carnmore and New York. (Passed away peacefully on May 20th2013); sadly missed by his cherished wife Catherine, son Thomas and his wife Tina, daughters Marie and Tomas Grealish (Carnmore), Donna and Kerril Rohan (Athenry), brothers Michael and JJ, sisters Mary, Bridie, Sally and… Read more »
Claregalway/Lackagh Community Games Soccer U12 Girls—County Galway Winners
Claregalway/Lackagh Community Games Soccer U12 Girls team won Galway County Final on Monday 13th May. Opponents Athenry hosted the game at Athenry FC grounds in what proved to be an entertaining night of football. Scorers on the night for Claregalway/Lackagh were Chellene Trill, Kate Slevin, Sinead Donovan and Rhiann Heery. Many thanks to the parents,… Read more »
Claregalway Ladies GAA Update
Claregalway Ladies played Clonbur in the senior league in Claregalway on Sunday morning. Leading at halftime by 3–9 to 2–5 Claregalway went on to win by 4–17 to 5–6. Team: D Cullina, R Horkan, H Moran, K Casserly, M Glynn, K Dowd, C Cooney, C Newell, E Gavin, A Newell, L Brennan, D Brennan, S… Read more »
R.I.P. Martin Noone
O’Connaire Road, Shantalla and formerly of Lakeview, Claregalway. Reposing at Síoraíocht in the grounds of Church of the Assumption and St. James, Claregalway tomorrow Tuesday from 5. Removal at 7 to the church. Mass for Martin Noone on Wednesday at 11. Funeral afterwards to Glasnevin crematorium, Dublin. No flowers, by request. Donations if desired to Galway Hospice.
25,000 Children Dig In For The Greener Side of Life
Over 25,000 kids all over Ireland have dug in and are now sowing and growing with thanks to innocent & GIY. The sow & grow project aims to get kids growing through a fun, free learning experience that will show them just how easy it is to produce their own greens and eat their crop…. Read more »
Big Cheque for Tiny Dancer
Galway’s Tiny Dancer Lily-Mae Morrison was presented with a cheque for €95,000 at a special fundraising night held in Monroe’s Live, Dominick Street on Friday night. The cheque, the proceeds of the charity single Tiny Dancer, will be divided between the Sunni Mae Trust and the Neuroblastoma Society, and was presented in person to Lily-Mae and… Read more »
Stunned Silence at Tragic Funeral of Padraic O’Brien, Turloughmore.
Many hundreds, young and old, gathered to pay a final farewell to popular young man Padraic O’Brien who died tragically last week. Hardly a word was spoken as thousands of people assembled at the Church of Our Lady of Knock, Lackagh for his funeral. The stunned silence that echoed throughout the area clearly demonstrated the… Read more »
Claregalway Ladies May 2013 Updates
Best of luck to our U16 Ladies who are part of the U16 County Panel who begin their intercounty league this weekend. The U14s play away to St Gabriels on Monday in Aughrim at 7pm and the Green team are at home to Carraroe the same evening. Training for both panels on Saturday at 5:30.U16… Read more »
New Park-And-Ride Service at Carnmore Airport
A new park-and-ride service between Galway Airport and Galway city centre starts on Monday 13th of May 2013. For this pilot service, buses will run between the airport and Galway Coach Station, with no intermediate stops. The service is being operated by Farrell Travel, under their BusLink brand. Timetable Buses will leave from the airport,… Read more »
Donal Walsh’s Plea to Us All
Unfortunately, Donal has passed away since this interview. “A few months left, he said. There it was I was given a timeline on the rest if my life. No choice, no say, no matter. It was given to me as easy as dinner. I couldn’t believe it, that all I had was 16 years here… Read more »
Commemorative Golf Outing for the late Micheál and Margaret Hughes
The family of the late Micheál and Margaret Hughes (Hughes SuperValu) are organising a commemorative golf outing in Galway Golf club on May 17th with all funds raised going towards Galway Hospice. Galway Hospice Foundation is a voluntary organisation. It was established in 1986 when a group of local doctors and nurses came together with… Read more »