Tributes have been paid to a Corofin man who died in tragic circumstances in a workplace accident last week. Joe Fahy, a 54-year old father of two, was killed after becoming trapped between two vehicles at a dismantler’s yard in Cahermorris, Corrandulla last Wednesday. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which is also… Read more »
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A triumphant Dunmore pensioner has won her battle with her bank to honour a lodgement in an account belonging to her late husband over 40 years ago. Teresa Scahill, who will be 90 this year, has spent the past two years trying to access the money after finding the receipt when going through old documents at… Read more »
When the new M17/M18 Gort to Tuam motorway opens in 2018, motorists won’t be the only ones travelling along the route—bats will be flying overhead on a bridge built specially for them. Early work to enable the area’s bat population to navigate their way across the new road structure has recently been completed along the… Read more »
After forty years running a family business that started in 1833, Liam and Carol Madden have decided to close the nursery end of their business. The decision to retire from the nursery business that has been part of the Madden family for three generations was not taken lightly but having considered a number of factors… Read more »
Galway Independent Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has revealed that the NRA has informed her that the Minister for Transport must recommend the selected bypass route to Europe and sign off on it, prior to it being submitted to An Bord Pleanála. ‘This is a significant piece of information. What it means is that Minister Paschal… Read more »
In March 2015, John Cunniffe took over the management of the Garden Centre in the JPK Complex in Knockdoemore, Claregalway. He stocks a vast variety of trees and shrubs and provides a consultancy landscaping service. If you would like to have your basket, window boxes, tubs or planters filled, he will provide this service also…. Read more »
Local girl Lorraine Hession (27) from Cahernahoon, will represent Ireland in the Special Olympics in Los Angeles this summer. Lorraine is the youngest of five and lives at her home with her Mum and Dad. Lorraine began swimming at three years of age while attending preschool in Tuam. Little did Lorraine know at the time… Read more »
Dear Claregalway GAA Club Supporters, We would like to update and inform you that the Sports Capital Grant of €132k is coming on stream and we have been approved to use it to do the following: Turn Pitch 2 into a winter training pitch with complete drainage system installed Provide flood lighting on this pitch Continue… Read more »
The Claregalway community is holding a music and dance festival on Sunday August 9th in aid of Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity. There is a wide variety of acts and performances on offer to keep the entire family entertained. The star attraction on the day will be none other than Ireland’s leading country star… Read more »
After a couple of quiet weeks it’s time to get busy in the veg patch again, this time with harvesting. Our onions are ready to pick so it’s a job for a quiet Saturday, if the weather plays ball. Gathering onions and getting them ready for winter storage is one of the bigger harvesting jobs… Read more »
At times I often find myself singing, or trying to sing the TR Dallas song Oh Lord it’s so hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way… Unfortunately in modern times we’ve developed some false connotations for the word humility, such as blind obedience, shyness, not standing up for ourselves or taking credit… Read more »
Gout is a type of arthritis, typically caused by a build-up of uric acid in the blood. When levels of uric acid build up, it can cause crystals of uric acid to be formed, which deposit in joints and cause irritation, inflammation and swelling. This is known as a gout attack, which can be very painful. There are… 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.
