Claregalway Castle Planning Go Ahead

By Declan Tierney
The continued renovations of Claregalway Castle can proceed as planned as the go ahead has been given to retain a number of alterations carried out and embark on additional works.
This is despite opposition by the Department of the Environment who took the case to An Bord Pleanala and took issue with a roof opening which READ MORE

Local Lad Up for an Oscar

A Galway student could be walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards next month after the animatedfilm he ’stars’ in was nominated for an Oscar.
Fourteen year old Evan McGuire from Liscannanaun, Claregalway, stars in the animated movie ‘The Secret of Kells’ as the voice of Brendan, alongside Irish greats Mick Lally and Brendan Gleeson. READ MORE

Flood Recovery Fund

The Flood Recovery Fund is continuing to accept applications from community and voluntary groups working in the areas affected by recent flooding.
For the fund criteria and application form please visit www.communityfoundation.ie/grants.
In response to the devastation wrought by recent widespread flooding across many parts of Ireland, this fund has been READ MORE

Tribute to Father Noel

The following poem was written by local resident Maura Kavanagh, following the death of Parish Priest for Claregalway, Father Noel Mullin.
We posted a tribute to Father Mullin shortly after his death and that can be viewed here. READ MORE

Friendship “rains” in Claregalway

In September 2009 I packed my bags and jetted off to sunny Malta. As a third year Irish and New Media student in the University of Limerick I was required to spend one semester on an Erasmus programme in a European University. Whilst one should ideally choose their place of study based on academic criteria I must admit I was greatly influenced by the prospect of average temperatures exceeding 20 ̊ C READ MORE

President Mary McAleese visits Claregalway

President Mary McAleese visited Claregalway village this morning to meet victims of the recent floods. The President started a two day tour yesterday in Cork to visit flood disaster zones all over Ireland.

Mary McAleese spoke at Claregalway Community Centre earlier today. Parts of her speech are below. Later today she will speak in Gort, Ballinasloe and Ennis in Co. Clare, which were all READ MORE

Report on Claregalway GAA Club AGM

The Club Executive committee held its AGM in the Claregalway Hotel on Monday 14^th December 2009 with a large number of Club Officers and Members present.

To begin the meeting, Joe O Connell, outgoing Club Secretary gave a comprehensive report of Club activities for 2009 and acknowledgement was made to the READ MORE

M6 Motorway opens

Claregalway residents travelling to Dublin will now be able to make the journey in about two hours.
Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey TD and Chairman of the National Roads Authority, Peter Malone, officially opened the highly anticipated M6 today.
The €210 million, 56km stretch of Motorway from Galway to READ MORE