Local Businesses Working Together To Create Sales
BNI Claddagh Chapter has been running since June 2010 and in that time those businesses have shared €800,000 plus of business together
BNI is the most successful organization of it’s type in the world. It provides a platform for many businesses to work together to help keep opportunities for business in each locality where there is a Chapter. (more…)
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The restoration of Claregalway Castle by Dr. Eamon O’Donoghue and his team won the Oranmore Area Award for this large scale project.
Eamon O’Donoghue and his restoration team have put many years into the restoration of Claregalway Castle.
The Castle will, for many centuries to come, be a window to life in the distant past. It will play host to an exhibition of all the artifacts found in the recent archaeological dig which was carried out to facilitate the bridge works as well as hosting a garden festival in July celebrating the tree in Irish life. (more…)
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The new Community Playground at Lackagh will open to the public on this coming Saturday February 4th at 12 noon. The official opening will be held at a later date but the playground will be available for all to use from this coming Saturday. However parents are reminded that safety and care must be taken by users at the new playground. Tremendous credit is due to the hardworking committee that has put in place a playground that will be of huge benefit to the community. Persons are asked to enjoy this excellent facility and play safe.
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Independent Deputy for Galway West, Noel Grealish has welcomed the allocation of €158,000 for the design stage of the Claregalway Inner Relief Road, which was announced as part of the National Roads Authority funding to Galway County Council for 2012. (more…)
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Independent Deputy for Galway West, Noel Grealish has welcomed news that Galway County Council are now seeking tenders for the laying of the pipe network for the Claregalway and Milltown Sewerage Schemes.
‘Galway County Council hope to accept a tender in the next few months and work will commence on the laying of pipes in mid to late summer,’ said Deputy Grealish. (more…)
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It is estimated that thousands of sports-related oral injuries are prevented each year by the use of mouth guards. Mouth guards, much like air bags, cushion the force of a blow to the jaw and dissipate the energy, greatly decreasing the incidence and severity of concussions because the lower jaw (the mandible), is not forced back into the base of the skull (the TMJ), and harmful forces are not transmitted to the brain.
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In life it is faith that starts us off, but it is charity that keeps us going in any undertaking in life. Little acts of charity can awaken life-giving confidence in you and in others. Charity can be enacted in many ways, such as giving food and clothes to the needy, cheerful care of the sick, a warm greeting or smile to the people that you meet, or even listening to a friend’s worries. As the saying goes ‘Charity sees the need not the cause’. As usual a story from my Nana Scully’s prayer book might help us understand more. (more…)
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2012 is here and another exciting and busy year ahead for all involved in Community Games Activities. As an aim of Community Games is to introduce children to a wide range of sports and activities, Claregalway/Lackagh Community Games are holding an Open Night on Wed 1st February in Claregalway Community Centre from 7.30 – 8.30 pm.
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The way we grow is from the inside out
International Coaching week is February 6th-10th, so as a national board member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) I thought I would play my part and promote coaching.
Many people are not sure what coaching is, especially in Ireland, as it is relatively new here. When I tell people that I am a coach they often misunderstand and assume my business is focused on sports coaching. Whilst there are similarities, my aim is to empower people to become the best possible versions of themselves; whether that be in their personal lives, their careers or businesses. (more…)
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Horkans Lifestyle & Garden centre has been selected by TV3 to host their weekly Gardening advice section on Thursday morning Ireland am programme. Paraic Horkan from Horkans will present the weekly programme live on air, he will demonstrate seasonal gardening tips and awswer gardening questions for viewers. (more…)
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The month of January is weird. Every where I go I meet people that are in a state of flux. Coming down of their Christmas high and trudging onwards day by day with work, or college, or parenting. There appears to be a cloud hanging over everyone. The same worries are flitting in and out of everyones conversations, so much so, it is hard to recall who you have been chatting with because it feels like we are all in the same (sometimes sinking) boat. (more…)
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A well organized and very enjoyable day of both 40×20 and One Wall Handball took place last weekend at a challenge iniated between the handball clubs of Claregalway and Salthill. 
