Back to School in Style

Students returned to a very different school in Claregalway Educate Together this week.

The school has grown to four teacher status (there are also three Support teachers). There are now over eighty students on roll. …

Cregmore parents fears as children return to school

By Declan Tierney

As children returned to Cregmore National School yesterday morning, anxious parents expressed fear for their safety in the wake of another crash at this location at the weekend.

And an impassioned plea has been made to Galway County Council to carry out urgent safety works at the crossroads which is becoming a notorious accident blackspot. …

Claregalway’s 20th Show A Roaring Success

For photos from Claregalway Agricultural Show 2010, click here.

They came in their droves from all over the country – they brought their rain coats, brollies and their wellies but they forgot the sun block! Who could have predicted they would need it! Who would have thought that Sunday last would be so fine that people would need to apply sun block to avoid getting burned. It was a super sunny day for Claregalway Agricultural Show’s 20th Anniversary. This was Claregalway’s best show since it began in 1991. Show Queen, Emer McManus looked radiant. She presided over the presentation of the prizes all day. …

Garden School opens in Claregalway

The Garden school has a new home.This is exciting news for gardeners,or anyone wishing to learn about gardening in the west of Ireland. The garden school will have a new venue for their courses this autumn at the JPK Garden centre in Claregalway Co Galway.

The Facilities will allow Royal Horticultural Society practical courses and demonstrations to be held. Free parking and a convenient location, easily accessible just outside Galway city centre, makes this a dream location for The Garden School. …

Claregalway/Lackagh U13 Camogie Team

Pictured above are the Claregalway/Lackagh U13 camogie team who won bronze in the Community Games National Finals in Athlone.

Back – from left: John Abbott, Maura Murphy, Pete Fahy, Caoimhe Holland, Clodagh Molloy, Orla Murphy, Ann Marie Hughes, Karen Dowd, Ciara Burke (Captain), Louise Naughton, Michelle Heffernan, Therese Mooney, Rachael O’Brien,

Front: Emma Connell, Grainne Fahy, Ellie Glynn, Lauren Coen, Megan Glynn, Niamh Fahy. Missing: Emer Kearney (Coach), Roisin Holland and Jenny Carberry.

Progress on the Second-Level School for Claregalway

Paddy Tobin, Claregalway.

The campaign to establish a Second-level School in Claregalway has made significant progress since it began earlier this year. A comprehensive website, www.claregalwaynewschool.com, set up by the parents committee contains details of the campaign and progress to date, copies of documents and reports prepared by the committee, and other information. …

The Seisiún at Flynns of Lackagh

Peter Hession of Myrah, now living in Lackagh, a musician and teacher of music invited a few friends to a session on St Stephens night last, to play music and enjoy it. It was a successful evening, and Peter has continued having these traditional evenings on the first Monday night of each month. His reasoning behind this is to get back to enjoying playing together and to have a place where young people can come, play the musical instruments they have learned to love and more importantly to learn from each other and for this great tradition to be passed on. …

Carnmore inventor bucks the recession

HEAT SAVER: Carnmore’s Gerry Hanley (centre) is presented with second prize for his Heatmaster in National Inventor’s Competition at Tullamore Show by Rodney Cox. Also pictured is sponsor Glen Gorey, GlenGorey Pumps. Photo: Alf Harvey.

An enterprising North Galway company continues to buck the economic downturn with the invention of a revolutionary home heating device. …