The Galway minor hurling team won the 2016 GAA hurling minor championship, beating Tipperary 4–13 to 1–16 in Croke Park in the final. The Galway minor team arrived back in Galway with the Irish Press cup and visited some clubs around Galway county to large crowds of fans. Manager Geoff Lynskey of Liam Mellows, captain Seán Loftus and… Read more »
It was a week that the Hession family will never forget as they proudly watched Lorraine achieve a series of personal bests at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. Lorraine Hession carried the good wishes of her native village Cahernahoon, her parish of Lackagh, her colleagues in Team South Galway and of course… 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 »
Turloughmore Mum Alice Shaughnessy and her 11-month-old twins Allegra and Francesca are one of seven families in Ireland chosen to share their toddler tales and experiences in an online community. Toddlebox is a new feeding and nutrition website dedicated to families with toddlers. The Toddlebox challenge is to share tales from their toddler’s high chair and… Read more »
Turloughmore Camogie Club held its AGM recently and the following were the officers elected for the coming year: Patron Fr Des Walsh President Gerry Costello and Mattie Coen Chairperson Johnny Kane Vice-Chairperson Anne Kearney Secretary Martina Collins Treasurer David Flaherty Assistant Treasurer Pat Forde PRO Leonie Finn Registrars Emer Kearney and Ann Forde The manager’s… Read more »
The members and players of the Turloughmore Hurling Club wish to express their disappointment at the decision of the DRA on Monday the 17th November to uphold the sanction of forfeiture imposed on them by the Galway CCC. As previously stated by the DRA this sanction was draconian in nature. Turloughmore Hurling Club prides itself… Read more »
The committee, members and players of Turloughmore Hurling Club are deeply disappointed that the Galway Competitions Control Committee overturned the outcome of a group game after an investigation determined an ineligible player was used. Defender Matthew Keating played in the United States during the summer having been granted an inter-county transfer. A stipulation of that type of… Read more »
Turloughmore 2–17 Loughrea 2–7 Turloughmore won their second county Minor A title in a row when they defeated Loughrea in the County Minor final in Athenry on Sunday. A squad that has enjoyed fantastic success since U12 level eked out a seventh Minor success for the Club in splendid sunshine in Athenry. By half time Turloughmore… Read more »
Cards Back Turloughmore Hurling Club card game will return on Tuesday 1st Oct at 9pm with a prize fund of €760. Admission €10. The cards take place each Tuesday night in the Turloughmore Hurling Club Centre and all are welcome. Night for Hospice A night of art, music and dance will be held in the… Read more »
There was much disappointment at the lateness of the hour as almost all of the many young children who had gathered at Turloughmore Social Centre to welcome the victorious All Ireland Camogie team had to be brought home by their parents and missed the visit of the Galway, double All Ireland Camogie champions who brought… Read more »
The dreams and the hopes that Turloughmore could go one step better this year in the Galway Senior Hurling Championship and reach the county final for the first time since 1990, were dashed by a committed performance by Beagh that Turloughmore simply were unable to answer on Saturday evening. Beagh had never reached a semi-final… Read more »
For the man with something to celebrate there is a cruise of a lifetime available as the Turloughmore Community Bus will take the people of the area to Inisheer on the Aran Islands. Cruise will leave Doolin in West Clare on Sunday 14th of July, departing the harbour at 10am and will take the gathering… Read more »
