The Claregalway Branch of the Apostolic Society meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8pm in the Sacristy. The members and their many helpers are working away knitting and sewing and making vestments for the Missions. We are very grateful to all the people who help us, to the many honorary… Read more »
Posts By: Josette Farrell
June 1999 Special News
Best wishes to Tom McKenna, Summerfield Bar, for a full recovery after his recent illness. Looking forward to seeing you behind the bar soon. Birthday greetings to Shane Brennan, Loughgeorge and to Patrick Farrell, Cregboy, who will both be 11 on the 22nd and 24th June respectively. (Enjoy your Spanish birthday Patrick) Welcome to baby… Read more »
Claregalway Badminton Club May 1999 Updates
Congratulations to our Community games team who were successful in the County finals last Saturday. They are now going into a very intensive period of training in preparation for the Connacht Finals which will be held in Claregalway on 24th July. Junior Badminton continues every Tuesday from 5.30–8.30pm. Adult Badminton on the same night from… Read more »
St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society Outing April 1999
On Saturday, 23rd April, four members of the Claregalway Branch of the above society went on a trip to Maynooth with members of several other branches throughout the County. On the way, we stopped in Tyrellspass Castle for a break and enjoyed a cup of tea and scone. The weather was perfect for such a… Read more »
Trip to Omagh
After a somewhat false start on January 16th, due to severe weather conditions, we set off on Saturday, 6th March on our trip to Omagh. Our original plan was to fill one bus, but such was the demand for seats, that we hired a minibus as well. The weather looked promising on this occasion and… Read more »
Fr David Cribbin’s Missionary Work in the Philippines
It is amazing how quickly the last two years have gone by since I went back to the Philippines. At present I am back home for a short visit, as I have to attend a two-week meeting in Navan this month. I was asked to write a few lines for this issue of the Nuacht… Read more »
Claregalway Leisure Centre May 1999 Updates
A major fundraising Golf Competition, to help finance the laying of tarmac in the car-park at the Centre, was held in Tuam Golf Club on Saturday, 17th April. In spite of the weather, which deteriorated steadily as the day progressed, the Competition was a wonderful success. 72 teams of two competed in the 2-ball scramble…. Read more »
Community Games May 1999 Updates
There was a large entry from the local schools for the Community Games Art Competition. They would like to thank all the schools who took the time to allow for the competition and especially to the teachers who gave their time to the children. The organisers would like also to congratulate all who entered with… Read more »
May 1999 Special News
Very special congratulations to Jarlath and Maura Keating on the birth of their triplets. Their two baby sons and baby daughter are about one month old now and we wish the entire family all the very best. No doubt it will take some time for the household to get used to the huge increase in… Read more »
Gardening with Bosco—May 1999
May is the month when temperatures rise and the day length increases. The growth rate and workload springs into overdrive. The bare earth of the spring has disappeared and in every corner of the garden plants are shouting for attention: feed me, trim me, plant me out, stake me, so start now. May can also… Read more »
Claregalway Badminton Club April 1999 Updates
Junior Badminton The U11 and U17 County Championships took place on Sunday 20th March in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club. In the U11 Competition, Mark Loughlin was the star of the day. He played extremely well to win three gold medals. He won the boys singles, the boys doubles with Gregory Hehir and the mixed… Read more »
Claregalway Leisure Centre April 1999 News
Attention all Golfers The Committee of the Leisure Centre are anxious to make sure all golfers in the parish are aware that Saturday 17th April is the date for their golfing fundraiser. The venue is Tuam Golf Club and the competition itself will take a different form from last years AM/AM. This time, teams of… Read more »