By Arlene Harris ‘No one has contacted us, but I would love to know who Éamonn went on to help’ – mother who lost only son (26) in car accident Martina and Denis Goggin endured the unthinkable: they lost their only son Éamonn in a car accident. Donating his organs was the only way for… Read more »

By John Kennedy  Having sold his first business for an estimated $40m, Irish tech entrepreneur Paul Kenny is back with plans to revolutionise retail in the Middle East. The first time I spoke to Paul Kenny, he had just sold his first e-commerce company, Cobone, for tens of millions of dollars – and yet, very few people in Ireland… Read more »

Claregalway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Baile Chláir Claregalway Village Location in Ireland Coordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°56′44″WCoordinates: 53°20′19″N 8°56′44″W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Galway Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Population (2011)  • Urban 1,217  • Rural 2,375 Irish Grid Reference M370324 As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Baile Chláir is the only official name. The anglicized name Claregalway has no official standing. Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir… Read more »

        For the 20th consecutive year the community of Cregmore National School hosted a Coffee Morning, Cake Sale and Monster Raffle, all proceeds donated to St. Vincent de Paul.                                                                                                                      The occasion, coordinated by the pupils of 6th class, under the guidance of their teachers Ms. McCormack and Mr. Madden, proved to be… Read more »

4th Annual Memorial “Run for Mary” raises €10,200 GALWAY (December 18, 2017)- The 4th memorial ‘Run for Mary’ took place in Peterswell, County Galway on November 4th, 2018. The annual event raised €10,200 for Galway Hospice and Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity. Proceeds raised through the event were divided equally between both charities. Galway Hospice… Read more »

Looking for that online presence you always wanted for your business? Want everyone in the area to have access to your business online? The online Claregalway Directory is the simple solution! You may be familiar with Claregalway.info—the community-curated website and popular Facebook page for Claregalway and its hinterland. This project started more than twenty years… Read more »

  The Claregalway and District Day Care Centre fills a crucial and growing need for excellent care for the elderly in our community.  It enables older people to remain independent in their own community, providing a warm and safe environment in which they can enjoy an array of social activities and excursions. The centre was set up… Read more »

By Declan Tierney, Connacht Tribune INVESTIGATING Gardaí are currently following up on a number of calls they received in relation to the brutal murder of Galway taxi driver Eileen Costello O’Shaughnessy twenty years ago. Gardaí in Mill Street in Galway have confirmed to The Connacht Tribune that “several calls” were received following a reconconstruction of… Read more »

By Dave O’Connell, Connacht Tribune   ALMOST 19,000 workers – or one in four of the county’s labour force – make the stressful commute from towns right across Galway to work in the city every day. That’s revealed in an analysis of Census figures undertaken by the Western Development Commission this week, which also shows… Read more »

Not a bit Christmassy by thereluctantemigrant If you think Christmas is a chore at home, try conjuring up a bit of Christmas atmosphere in Doha. Doesn’t help things that every time you ring home hear that adage, ‘it doesn’t feel a bit Christmassy this year’. And I’m thinking really? doesn’t feel a bit Christmassy? There was… Read more »