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We received this information from a reader concerned with the amount of local residents using herbicides to eradicate dandelions. Now that spring has arrived, I would like to share some interesting information with our neighbours. I see a lot of people in the area trying to get rid of dandelions using herbicides. These herbicides can migrate… Read more »
Welcome to the first part of Fashion & All Things Beautiful in Claregalway. There are so many beautiful things in Claregalway it was hard to know where to start. I visited Chez Val run by Valerie Totman to view the latest collection of clothing from Captain Tortue a French clothing label, a comfortable, trendy, original… Read more »
Most people who want to lose weight think they have to avoid chocolate temptations but slimmers at the Claregalway and Renmore Slimming World group know there is no need to turn the Easter bunny away. In fact, Slimming World Consultant Mary Hughes, says members are encouraged to enjoy a little of what they fancy as… Read more »
Jade stopped and through her tears she saw a wolf, majestic and regal looking. Jade thought that she ought to be scared but something about The Wolf made her feel safe. “Hello,” she breathed quietly, not wanting to scare The Wolf, as soon as the thought crossed her mind she thought how silly it was,… Read more »
A few months ago, I was giving a talk about growing things (as you do) to a GIY group and was discussing the growing of spuds when a woman put up her hand to comment. She told us about a tradition in her family when the first new spuds of the season were being harvested…. Read more »
Who is the man in the corn we’d ask, Why is he so forlorn sad and alone, Then granddad used to take us to task Saying, “because the seeds are all sown”. His task is to scare the crows away Who steal the newly sown seed, And works so hard all hours of the day… Read more »
Patrick Dinneen is from Cork but has been living in Galway for the last ten years and has fallen in love with Galway. He finds Galway a vibrant, busy city but one that has retained its personal feel. In these photos he has captured some of the essence of Galway; a traditional pub, The Claddagh and… Read more »
Many children, including my own, are a tad confused about who the Easter Bunny is, while both children and adults are confused about the real meaning of Easter. For some, it means new clothes and a chance to show them off, for others it means eggs, sweets, chocolates, special meals and parties. The school holidays… Read more »
Strokes kill almost twice as many women as breast cancer—and the death rate for Galway females is almost twice that of men. That’s in line with the national average, according to the Irish Heart Foundation which has released its shock stroke statistics to coincide with National Stroke Week which takes place this week. The Galway… Read more »
In the world, human fulfilment is measured by material things, so that the person who has nothing is nothing—Laurens Van der Post People are often so preoccupied with their own concerns, they fail to hear or recognise the cries for help of the person who has nothing and is called nothing. In our society today,… Read more »
With Mother’s Day just gone, my mind is wandering to a memory of my wife’s mother, Kay, who was 80 years of age when she passed away around this time last year. Kay was such a stunningly beautiful woman, who was always well poised and who was fully dressed each morning by 7am, with her… Read more »
This is one of our most familiar weather proverbs here in Ireland. It refers to the fact that the month of March begins with cold wintery winds, only to be replaced by warmer Spring-like weather as it leaves us. If yesterday and today is anything to go by, we are in for a few cold,… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
