Claregalway/Carnmore G.A.A. Weekly Lotto Jackpot €3,000. Draw Results for 14th May. No jackpot winner. Match three winners were Kate Hynes Carnmore, Paul Lonergan Waterdale Richard Donovan Lydicanwood, Padraic Forde Lackagh, Joe Duggan Claregalway Draw numbers were 8   9   13   20. Weekly Sellers Prize: James Heneghan €2.00 per panel or 3… Read more »

Throwing caution to the wind, Claregalway Agricultural Show committee have abandoned their traditional August date for a brand new show day, Sunday 10th June.  It will take place in Duffy’s Equestrian Centre, Rockwood, Claregalway. The launch of the 28th Show schedule took place in the Arches Hotel, Claregalway on Sunday May 6th. The Show Committee… Read more »

The Beirne’s – Ireland’s Fittest Family – help launch IKA’s Run for a Life News Reporter 2 May 2018 Pictured from left: Ireland’s Fittest Family, Keith, Jonathan and Dearbháile Beirne and their father Michael with Tara Madigan, age 11, a liver transplant recipient from Castleconnell, Co Limerick and Darragh O’Haire, age 9, a kidney transplant… Read more »

HOW I MET HENRY LUPTON May 6, 2018 This is a picture of Henry and me on a tea break in his house during one of the many days we spent working on my boat, ‘Doireann’. His walls are covered in pictures of sailing trips he took with his wife Marina. His basement is an… Read more »

Yoga Flow Teacher Grainne O’Malley Grainne O Malley is a very positive minded teacher with a very supportive and caring way about her. She has been practicing yoga for over 12 years and currently she teaches a number of different styles of yoga including Yoga Flow, Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, Hot yoga and also Hatha yoga…. Read more »

Richard’s Ramblings; inventing a new Scandinavian-sounding word to achieve fame April 20, 2018 The sun on my back as the soil gently crumbles under my rake, it doesn’t get much better than this for a gardener. All the hard work of double digging, removing rocks and getting organic matter and life into the soil was… Read more »

Surgery, self care and festivals! I’ve left it so long between blog posts that I don’t know where to start!! There has been a LOT going on. So you know I’ve started my business. If you don’t know this, WHERE have you been? I’ve been flooding my Facebook page with self-advertising so if you’ve missed it, here is my… Read more »

Sean Kyne TD Galway, Monday, 23rd April ‘18 28 Galway roads to be improved with €942,000 Local Improvement Scheme funding  Seán Kyne, Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South, has confirmed today (Monday) that 28 roads across Galway will be improved through the… Read more »

BURREN CHERNOBYL PROJECT – THANK YOU  On behalf of the Burren Chernobyl Project, I wish to sincerely thank you for your continued generosity, kindness, help and time in organising donations for this project e.g. Financial donations, humanitarian aid e.g. Clothes, shoes, bed linen, nappies, toiletries, crutches, Zimmer frames walking sticks, toys, arts and crafts etc…. Read more »

The death has occurred of James (Jimmy) DUGGAN Lakeview, Claregalway, Galway Predeceased by his parents Henry and Mary and his brothers Tommy and Frank; (peacefully) in the excellent care of doctors, nurses and staff at University Hospital, Galway surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his brothers and sisters Peter, Martin, Johnny, Pat, Harry,… Read more »

Seán Kyne TD Galway, Friday, 13th April ‘18 New 1000-pupil secondary school planned for Galway Sean Kyne, Minister for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South has today (Friday) confirmed that Galway is to receive a new secondary school as part of a national programme of new schools… Read more »