A few years ago, one of the Operation Transformation experts asked me what got me to where I am today. “Self belief,” I answered. There are times when you will disappoint yourself and people will let you down, but those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgements and opinions… Read more »
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As we enter into Spring and search for signs of it everywhere we go, the vegetable garden can be one of the best places to start. Small tips of green onions are already poking their heads through the soil in the polytunnel and we can’t wait to start pulling them and adding them to our… Read more »
Ar Scáth a Chéile is a new song by Seo Linn with all proceeds going to Self Help Africa. Last year they clocked in over two million YouTube hits in just over a week with their stunning Irish version of Avicii’s Wake Me Up (above) and after a whirlwind of TV appearances and international tour dates,… Read more »
A group of big-hearted slimmers from Oranmore are doing their bit for the local community and their own health by taking part in a sponsored slim to raise money for their chosen charity. Members of the Oranmore Slimming World group, which is held every Thursday at The Maldron Hotel, Oranmore are taking part in a… Read more »
None of us can help everyone, but each of us can help someone near us. It may be only a smile, an encouraging word, a shoulder to cry on, or a hug to motivate them. Of course, sometimes it takes more. Figuratively speaking, it might require a swift kick in the behind or a warning… Read more »
Let me share something I am embarking on more consciously recently after listening to a discussion about the destructive neknomination games that have been happening on various social media. It’s not that I do not practice this often, but, like others, I am rarely deliberate about acts of kindness and usually just respond involuntarily to… Read more »
Fr Thomas Hosty’s arrival to Claregalway in 1838 coincided with construction of the new church, which was to replace the penal-day, thatched roof chapel, which was also situated in Lakeview, a short distance away. It was completed in 1838 but on the 6th of January 1839—the Night of the Big Wind also known as Oíche… Read more »
Must we have a reason to love someone? Is there a set of criteria by which we can judge those we all love and those we should exclude from our love? Are some people more worthy of our love than others? Maybe we can only love those who are like us. Maybe we should close… Read more »
We are all settled back into the daily routines of work and school and have noticed, as the kids are getting bigger and wiser, their appetites seem to be growing too. Sure—feed them, love them, watch them grow, is every parent’s dream. But shop for them, cook for them and clean up after them can… Read more »
Exciting New Irish Summer College expanding to Athenry is now enrolling. Coláiste Néifinn is an established Irish College in Glenamaddy and Castlebar, and is now enrolling for a course in Athenry. The college caters for the learning of the Irish Language for 12 to 18 year olds. This college is bringing to life our native… Read more »
Kenneth and Jenny Keavey didn’t know “anything about farming or business” when they began delivering boxes of home-grown vegetables to friends and acquaintances eight years ago. Now delivering produce from Mayo to Limerick, their company, Green Earth Organics last week took home the €10,000 top prize in the SCCUL Enterprise Awards, and 2014 looks like… Read more »
Green Earth Organics Farm in Corrandulla has won he top prize of €10,000 cash in the Galway SCCUL Enterprise Awards. From a humble veg box scheme this North Galway farm has grown in eight years to include nationwide delivery of customised organic veg boxes through their online ordering platform, supplying many supermarkets in the West… Read more »
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Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
