THIS poem The Mission is about the death of my nephew John Divine. I had met him on the prom in Galway about a month before this and he was telling me about how he’d like to do something to surprise his mother (my sister) for her 60th birthday. We chatted for ages that… Read more »
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Award-winning Michelin Star chef and TV personality Michel Roux will be in Claregalway tomorrow Friday 15th of April where he will cook as part of a fundraiser for Ability West. The famous chef will be joined by his daughter, pastry chef Emily Roux, and will be assisted by a team of GMIT Culinary Arts students at… Read more »
Claregalway Parish Church hold a monthly Youth Mass and have invited Claregalway GAA Club to take part in the next Mass which takes place on Saturday 23rd April 7.30pm. This is an opportunity for our members who wish to attend, (please wear your club colours on the night) and/or participate in the community and to… Read more »
As the national commemoration of 1916 reaches its pitch, one Galway woman offers a personal insight into a story that could be replicated by so man. Josephine Moran (née Higgins) lives in Cregboy, Claregalway and is formerly from Ballyheane, Castlebar. Some time ago when finally sorting through my deceased mother’s things I came upon an old, slightly… Read more »
A Claregalway teen has lined out for her country after earning her first cap for Ireland having played for the Irish Schools U15 Team. Sinéad Donovan, 14, is a second year student at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir and was selected for the Irish squad that took part in the Bob Docherty International Tournament in Wales last week…. Read more »
A busy, smiling boy in Brierfield, Moylough, who is looking forward to his second birthday is unaware of how he underwent a life-saving heart operation in the first week of his life. Energetic Martin Fleming loves keeping an eye on his younger 10-month-old sister Emma but it wasn’t that long ago when he was under… Read more »
Bank of Ireland FAI Schools Minor Girls National Cup Semi Final Friday April 8th 2016 Claregalway College—1 Ballincollig Community School—0 A solitary goal courtesy of Andrea Trill was enough to see the Claregalway College overcome a gallant Ballincollig Community School in Pike Rovers, Limerick yesterday April 7th. Fabienne Cooney’s charges came into this encounter following… Read more »
Sinéad Donovan, from Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, became an International Soccer player in February this year when she played two International friendlies against Northern Ireland on 20th February in Oriel Park Dundalk and against England in Knutsford in Cheshire on 6th March. These games were all in preparation of the Bob Docherty U15 International tournament which this… Read more »
Tabletopping Compántas Lir, the Claregalway/Carnmore drama group head to the All-Ireland Drama Finals in Castleblayney later this month having amassed the most points among all the confined drama groups in Ireland for their production of the David Auburn play Proof. The multi-award-winning play directed by Dermot Hession, toured the country for the last two months,… Read more »
Proclamation Ceremony at Carnmore CrossLocals pay tribute to their brave ancestors and the events of 1916 with a ceremony at Carnmore Cross Posted by Claregalway.info on Sunday, 27 March 2016 A large crowd assembled at Carnmore Cross on Easter Sunday morning, 27th March 2016 at 8am. The tricolour was raised by Ann Bannon, daughter of… Read more »
A young Corofin photography enthusiast has won a regional prize in a national photo competition. Jonathan Connolly, a student at Archbishop McHale College in Tuam, is an avid photographer in his community and his hobby led him to him taking the Connacht Regional Award in the Home Instead Senior Care. Entrants were encouraged to capture an image… Read more »
Galway Airport (Aerphort na Gaillimhe) is located at Carnmore 7.4km east of Galway City, and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited. It has not serviced any flights since 31st of October 2011, when Aer Arann ceased commercial operations at the airport. At 1289m (4230 ft), the runway is too short to handle most jet airliners and… 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.
