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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 »
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 »
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 »
Galway’s Local Development Companies—including Forum Connemara, Comhar na nOileáin Teo and Galway Rural Development—will be able to continue with Leader projects across Galway with the news that €42 million is to be made available immediately by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. The €42 million for projects across the country is part of… Read more »
Ireland’s internationally renowned summer music school and festival for music students and musicians of all ages, from beginners to professionals, has planned a week of events at Claregalway Castle for its 20th Anniversary ‘Gathering’ season in Galway, August 5th–August 11th. Similar to a number of successful classical music festivals for music students in North America, one of the… Read more »
Galway County Council will be able to advance the Claregalway and Milltown Sewerage Scheme following the approval granted by Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, TD, to proceed to tender stage. In a letter to Galway West Deputy, Seán Kyne, Minister Hogan confirmed the approval of the project which totals over… Read more »
This weekend, 12th of May, Oranmore Civil Defence volunteers will run the 10km from Oranmore Garda Station to Galway City Fire Station carrying a field stretcher in a bid to raise crucial funds for CRY, an Irish charity that promotes research and awareness of cardiac risk in the young. CRY in Ireland was founded over ten… Read more »
by Marie Madden, Galway Independent ([email protected]) A new rail station in Oranmore is to open in mid-July, Irish Rail has confirmed. A spokesperson for the company told the Galway Independent this week that station works are “progressing well”, with the project “about 75%” complete at this stage. The new station is located beside the level crossing… Read more »
The death has occurred of John Grealish of St Anne’s, Carnmore Cross, Oranmore. Galway Beloved husband of Mary and much loved father of Seán and Gerry. Sadly missed by his wife and sons, brothers Martin and Rick, sister Kitty, grandchildren, relatives, neighbours and many friends. Reposing at Síoraíocht within the grounds of the Church of the… Read more »
Christy Langan (Rooaunmore, Claregalway, Co Galway, formerly of Ballinvoher, Turloughmore) April 21st 2013, (Peacefully); Sadly missed by his loving wife Margaret, daughters Paula and Emma, sons Declan and Kevin, son in law Martin, daughter in law Deirdre, Paula’s fiancé Joe, cherished grandchildren Cian and Éabha, brothers and sisters, relatives, neighbours and many friends. Rest in… Read more »
Tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tairiscint Scoláireachtaí Printíseachta gur fiú níos mó ná €2,000 an ceann iad d’iarrthóirí le cáilíocht mar cheardaí a bhaint amach. Ní mór d’iarrthóirí a bheith sé bliana déag d’aois ar a laghad agus na buncháilíochtaí seo a leanas a bheith acu: Teastas Grúpa/Meánteastas/Teastas Sóisearach, le pas i gcúig ábhar nó… Read more »
Tom Moran (Cloon, Claregalway, Co Galway). April 16th, 2013, (Peacefully), sadly missed by his loving wife Bernie, sons Paddy and Robert, brother Sonny, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends. Rest in Peace. Reposing at Síoraíocht in the grounds of the Church of the Assumption and St James, Claregalway on this (Thursday) evening from 6pm with… Read more »
Beautiful photo taken this evening by Marie Dempsey at 7pm while saying the Rosary at the Grotto in Claregalway Church.
