Claregalway Leisure Centre indoor season is well under way, with all Saturday Sessions and most of the evening sessions being fully booked up. A very limited number of hours are still available. Anyone interested in making a booking should telephone the Centre at 798371 (Mon–Fri, 6–10pm). At present Basketball, Badminton and Indoor Soccer are the… Read more »
Posts By: Josette Farrell
Claregalway Badminton Club October 2000 Updates
Junior Badminton continues on Tuesday nights 5.30–8.30pm. 5.30–6.30pm beginners and new members. Children wishing to join the Club must be over 7 years of age. All membership fees will be collected in the Community Centre on Tuesday 10th October between 5.30 and 8.30. The amount payable is £25. This includes B.U.I. Insurance, Registration, shuttlecocks, Hall… Read more »
My Soccer Trip
It was Tuesday, August 1st and at 4 o’clock we left Salthill for Dublin Port. We left the Port at 9 o’clock and arrived in Holyhead shortly after 12. Then we had a 5 hour bus drive to Huddersfield. We were to play in an international tournament—The Yorkshire Cup. That first night we didn’t do… Read more »
My Day at Croke Park
For two or three weeks prior to the All-Ireland Football Final my Dad had searched for tickets but had no success. On the Friday before the match Dad came home from work and still had no tickets, so we decided to watch the match on the television. Dad was reading the paper and saw a… Read more »
Carnmore Ladies Club October 2000 Updates
Carnmore Ladies Club have concluded their busiest year to date with varied courses, including art classes, aqua aerobics, computer training and crafts. Their activities included outings to the theatre, social evenings, annual children and senior citizens Christmas parties. The club is indebted to the V.E.C. through Conor Morris for the generous grant of £3,000. Conor… Read more »
Claregalway & Lackagh Community Games October 2000 Update
Claregalway Cross Country The County Galway Cross Country was at 2pm in Renmore on the 26th of September, 2000. Both teams trained very hard to get into the Championship. The Girls ran in the first race, the boys in the second. The boys finished in fourth place by five points (so close) and the girls… Read more »
Carnmore Hurling Club October 2000 Updates
Carnmore Senior Hurlers bowed out of the Senior Championship race at a wet and windy Athenry pitch on Sunday afternoon, 1st October having won all their group matches, they went on to beat Castlegar in the quarter final and faced All Ireland Club champions, Athenry, in the semi-final. Athenry’s strength and ability proved too dominant… Read more »
Lavender Oil
Claregalway Skin Care & Aromatherapy Clinic, Claregalway Lavender oil is the most popular of all the essential oils. The French have long been familiar with the benefits of Lavender, and it is to France that one must look for the first scientific reports on the clinic use of Lavender. During the first world war, applications… Read more »
Carnmore.net Website Launch
On Friday night the 8th of September the Carnmore Community Centre and Carnmore Hurling Club jointly launched the Carnmore website and the hurling club’s supporters gear in Grealish’s lounge. A large crowd turned out for what proved to be a very enteraining night as a number of guest speakers spoke eloquently about the website and… Read more »
October 2000 Special News
Wedding congratulations to Geraldine Fahy, Lydican and Paul McHugh, Belclare, married on the 2nd September. Congratulations also to Martin Flaherty, Cahergowan who wed Breda Waldron, Corrib Park on the 2nd September. Congratulations to Orla Qualter, Knockdoe and Michael Corcoran, The Claddagh, who got married on the 23rd September. Best wishes also to Louise Higgins, Lydican… Read more »
Dyslexia Explained
Characteristics of Dyslexia: History of delay in speaking or pronunciation difficulties Oral language errors (eg. spoonerisms, malapropisms) Difficulty learning and/or recalling letters and/or sounds Letter, number and/or whole-word reversals Difficulty learning or recalling words for reading and writing Transposing or omitting letters or syllables in reading and/or spelling Fine motor co-ordination problems (tying laces, gripping… Read more »
Choosing a Career—Cabinet Making
Conneely Furniture Ltd. is located in Carnmore, on the main Monivea road. It was formed after two brothers—David and Sean Conneely—graduated from the prestigious Furniture College in Letterfrack, with National Certificates in Fine Furniture and Design. This background together with vast experience working both at home and abroad, provided the brothers with the necessary skills… Read more »