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 »

APR 10 It was this month, April, six years ago when I was ordered by the CDF/Redemptorist superiors to step down from priestly ministry. There was a short period during the summer months when I was allowed back, while efforts were being made to sort things out, and then in September the sanction was re-enforced,… Read more »

After their award-winning run on this year’s festival circuit, Compántas Lir are back in town with their emotive interpretation of the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams before it opens the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone on May 3rd.  No strangers to competing in this renowned festival, Compántas Lir won the confined… Read more »

https://designsbyshimmer.com/blogs/news/a-tribute-to-sinead   A Tribute to Sinéad April 05, 2018 The following article was written by Sinéad’s husband Glen and her sisters Lisa and Emer. It was published in local newspapers on March 16th and we wanted to also share it here in the hope that it may raise awareness and help others. The full text of the article… Read more »

Richard’s Ramblings (Or His Garden Diary For March 31st) I seem to have gone up in the world in the last few weeks because I now have my own little patch of Mediterranean garden, not some second home on a Spanish hillside but a new glasshouse in our GROW HQ veg patch. I always reckon… Read more »

Follow Irish Seed Savers on Social Media Fruit DNA Identification Scheme 2018 Historically fruit identification has involved visually examing a fruit and trying to determine its identity from this. As there are 000’s of varieties this is an error prone process and is largely dependent on the level of expertise of the identifier. Advances with DNA… Read more »

PRESS RELEASE Capital Grant Funding for Play and Recreation 2018 22nd March 2018 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Dr Katherine Zappone TD, today announced funding for children’s play and recreation facilities across Ireland. The purpose of the Scheme is to support new and existing play and recreation amenities for children and young people…. Read more »