26 May 1998, Posted in Gardening Tips,Local News, 0 Comments

Nuacht Chláir May 1998

The Garden

Looking back at the month of April, you would be forgiven for asking what season we were in, such was the weather. The wet, cold and frosty weather prevented a lot of planting and sowing. May is the month when the temperatures rise and the day length increases. There is usually a major burst of growth during this month and it is well to be prepared for this. May can also be a relatively dry month and this dry weather can be combined with late frosts, so be warned! Take care planting out the summer bedding plants from frost and don’t let anything dry out in a dry spell.

Now that the grass is growing, it is important to cut it at least once a week or 10 days. You can still put your 3:1 lawn weed and feed out on the lawn. For those that have compost heaps and want to keep them as organic as possible, don’t put the grass clippings on the compost heap until the lawn has been cut at least three times; after carrying out any treatment of hormonal weedkillers on the lawn.

You can give evergreen hedges their first clip of the season now. Slope the sides so that the top is narrower than the base. This will allow light to get to the lower branches and then the hedge will have leaves almost to the ground. Before you start, check that there are no birds nesting in the hedge. If there are, delay cutting until the young have flown.

In the vegetable garden, mould the soil up around the shoots of the potatoes. This will help kill any germinating seed seeds, improve the weight of the crop and they will be easier to lift at harvesting time. If there is a chance of frost, cover the young growth completely to protect it from the cold. Weed growth also picks up momentum in this month, so keep them in check with the hoe. You can also use a pre-emergence herbicide for weeds with crops such as potatoes, carrotts, parsnips and parsley. This is a good month for sowing seeds of vegetables, including parsley which likes high soil temperatures to germinate.

Apple trees will need spraying for apple scab disease if they are not resistant varieties. Pear trees are usually free from scab disease. You can control scab by spraying with any systemic fungicide. Check currant bushes, raspberries, strawberries for greenfly, as apart from the damage they do, they also carry viruses. An organic way of getting rid of greenfly is to use washing up liquid with tepid water, spraying the top and underside of the foliage. Gooseberries will be the first fruit of the season. Pick the fruits while they are young before they become full of seeds.

The bedding plants for the summer are coming on stream. Because the way the weather has been, it’s probably best to be a little cautious. Another few days of mild weather going into mid May, will probably see the fear of frost through. All the usual varieties are available and this year there are lots of varieties of the increasingly popular Surtinia Petunias.

How to plant up a hanging basket in four simple steps:

1. Place the basket on a bucket which will help keep it steady. With moss or a bought liner, line the basket packing moss firmly in place. It’s easier to use if you moisten it lightly.
2. Use a multi-purpose compost to fill the basket, gently firming it down, but not packing it. A lot of people add Swellgel or Basket mate which turns into a gel and helps retain moisture, not drying out as easily.
3. Remove well watered plants from their pots. Plant the centre working outwards, firming the plants in place as you go.
4. Water the basket evenly and hang in a greenhouse or light and sheltered place for about two weeks so that the plants can establish.

There are two tips for this month. Firstly, if you get your chimney cleaned, hang on to the soot for your vegetable garden. It contains some nitrogen fertiliser and other minerals, especially sulphur. Both are necessary in the production of healthy green growth. Traditionally soot was applied to the ground to be used for onions. A domestic chimney can produce a few kgs of soot and will be enough to apply to about ten square metres. Onions benefit from nitrogen and sulphur directly, but they also benefit from increased soil temperatures. Being black in colour, soot radiates back less of the sunshine that falls on the soil surface. A raising of temperature of a couple of degrees is possible and this aids onion development. While soot has been used with onions, it can be used for other vegetables also. It would benefit leafy vegetables such as cabbage, lettuce and spinach, plants that effectively use nitrogen.

Secondly, keep all forms of styrofoam packaging material, for example Hifi, T.V. and fast food boxes, for breaking up to mix into compost or to place in pots before filling them with compost. The styrofoam opens up the compost to allow air into the roots and provides very good drainage.

Lastly, the questions I have been asked recently which are fairly common. Here are the answers.

Q. If I paint the timber products in my garden (railway sleepers, log rolls, trellis, etc) with cresote, will it cause damage to the plants?
A. Yes, the fumes of it can harm plants, so use some form of wood stain thats harmless to plants.

Q. I have access to a lot of mushroom compost to use around the plants in my garden, is it safe to use?
A. If you are going to use it as a mulch, it is best allowed to rot down outdoors where its relatively high salts content will be leached out. Established hedges are unlikely to be adversely affected however.

That’s it for now, happy gardening.
Bosco McDermott, Jnr., Glynn’s Garden Centre, Lydican.

Special News

Belated birthday greetings to Martin Duggan, Summerfield, celebrated last month.

Wishing all children making their Confirmation and First Holy Communion a lovely day.

Congratulations to Tom Reilly, Cloon on coming 1st place in the Ploughing County Championship Final recently. Also congratulations to his son Gerard, Cloon, who came second.

Good Luck and Best Wishes to all Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students in the Parish who commence exams next month. We wish you all well.

Congratulations to Ita Fahy, Lydican and P. J. McHugh,Belclare, who were married in Claregalway on Saturday, 25th April.

There were wedding bells also for Liam Fahy of Lydican and Suzanne Butler from Galway City. They were married in the Augustinian Church in Galway on Saturday, 25th April.

Welcome to the following “new arrivals” in the Parish, who are all, no doubt, making their presence well felt in their respective households. Congratulations and best wishes to their parents.
Rachel Marie Flaherty, daughter of William and Nonie, Cloghane.

Aoife Marie O’Connell, daughter of Michael and Mary, Caraun.

Dillon Edward Fox, son of Gary and Martina, Carnmore

Cathal John McGrath, son of Michael and Theresa, Carnmore.

Deirdre Nancy Keane, daughter of Paraic and Suzanne, Mullacuttra.

Claregalway Leisure Centre

Completed forms for the Summer Camp are still being accepted by the Centre. Should you wish to return your form, there are still a small number places available on the camp. Forms may be obtained from the people whose names and telephone numbers are listed below. The Camp takes place 14th – 18th July and if last year is anything to judge by, it promises to be a memorable week for all participants and helpers alike.

Tony Clarke 798942 Patricia Newell 798771
Mary Reide 798887 Kevin Duffy 798049

The young basketball players of the parish, organised by coach Maura Harte, ran an extremely successful basketball marathon on Sunday, l9th April. This venture realized substantial funds which will be put to very good use in the ongoing development of the Centre. Our thanks to Maura and to Pauline Murphy, Sinead Greally and everyone else who helped out on the day. Most of all a very special thank you to the children.

Many people came along to a Cookery Demonstration, which was given the Panel of Chefs Western Branch, in the Community Centre on Thursday 30th April. The Demonstration was preceded by a Cheese and Wine Reception and an enjoyable evening was had by all. Hopefully the Gourmet Delights were presented to appreciative families throughout the parish over the Bank Holiday weekend.

We are grateful to the Chefs for presenting their Demonstration in Claregalway, and to everyone else involved in the venture. All the people throughout the parish who bought tickets, as well as those who attended on the night, Galway Bay F.M. and The Tuam Herald for Media coverage , and to all who sponsored Raffle Prizes, and to the Ladies from Fás – Deirdre in particular, who did wonderful work in preparing the Centre for the occasion. Thank you everyone.

Sponsors for Raffle Prizes and Cheese:
Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. Paco Sweaters, Eyre Square Shopping Centre, Tolan Distribution Ltd., Merlin Park. O’Maille Collection, Claregalway. Michelle Rohan’s Beauty Salon, Claregalway. Cregmore Construction, Claregalway. Fallon’s Pub, Turloughmore. Sheila Shaughnessy Hairdresser. Glynn’s Garden Centre, Claregalway. Donal O’Connor Car Sales Ltd. Derrydonnell Filling Station. Hughes Supermarket, Claregalway.

Mary Casserly P.R.O.

An Scéal

Fuair an oiread sin daoine bás timpeal orainn le tamall, cuid acu óg agus gan choinne gur cuireadh an scéilín seo a bhíodh ag na sean daoine fadó I gcuimhne dhúinn, scéilín adeirtí a bhí fíor agus nach raibh ag dul I bhfad siar:-

Bhí an lánuin áirid seo in a gconaí faoin tuath agus bhí aon mhaicín amháin cloinne ortha. Bhi scata géabha ag an lanúin agus gandal ina measc. Gach trathnona bhíodh ar an t-athair na géabha a bhailiu agus a chur isteach I gcóir na hoiche agus ar nóigh bhíodh an leaidín óg in éindí leis. Ach bhí faitíos air roimh an ngandal. Bhiodh se I gcónaí ag síneadh a mhéire air agus a rádh “mearach an ceann sin bheadh mé fhéin inann íad a chuir isteach.” Ach ceann de na láetheannta céanna sin fuair an t-athair cic ó chapall agus maraíodh e ar an toirt. An trathnona indiadh na sochraide agus an t-athair anois I gcré na cille bhí an mhathar agus an maicín sa teach leo fhéin agus iad go dú-bhrónach croí-bhriste agus is mar seo a labhair an mhathar “is géarr ó inné go dtí inniu, agus is géarr a bhíonns an t-éag a teacht eirí suas a ghiolla na méire agus cur thú fhéin na géabha isteach”.

Micheál O’Heidhin

A TOUCH OF HUMOUR

HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GETTING OLD ……
EVERYTHING HURTS. WHAT DOESN’T HURT, DOESN’T WORK.
THE GLEAM IN YOUR EYE IS THE SUN SHINING THROUGH YOUR BIFOCALS.
YOU FEEL LIKE THE MORNING AFTER, BUT YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ANYWHERE.
YOUR CHILDREN BEGIN TO LOOK MIDDLE-AGED.
YOU JOIN A HEALTH-CLUB, BUT DON’T GO.
YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT NO ONE ASKS YOU THE QUESTIONS.
YOU LOOK FORWARD TO A DULL EVENING.
YOU NEED GLASSES TO FIND YOUR GLASSES.
YOU TURN OUT THE LIGHT FOR ECONOMY NOT ROMANCE.
YOU SIT IN A ROCKING CHAIR, BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE IT GO.
YOU SINK YOUR TEETH INTO A STEAK AND THEY STAY THERE.
YOUR HOUSE IS TOO BIG, AND THE MEDICINE CUPBOARD IS NOT BIG ENOUGH.
YOUR BIRTHDAY CAKE COLLAPSES FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE CANDLES.

12th Galway(Claregalway) Scouting News

The younger members of the association, the Beavers, had a very successful nature hike before Easter. The Gold Arrow group from Cubs are planning a Beaver/Cub day out for sometime in June. Beavers and Cubs from 5th. Corofin and 1st Galway, as well as Cubs from Oranmore joined our Beavers and Cubs for a puppet show at the Centre during a night off in the Drama Festival. 24 Cubs from Claregalway joined up with 74 Cubs from Oranmore, Craughwell and Corofin for an overnight in the Dr. Duggan Hall in Corofin on the 24th. April. There were games, a fashion show, a disco and very little sleep!! Many thanks to Hugh Farrell, who helped out, because of the unavailability of some leaders.

Oranmore hosted a hike on Saturday May 2nd. 22 Cubs and 3 Leaders from Claregalway took part. They walked from the Community Centre in Oranmore to Renvyle Park, answering questions along the route. At Renvyle, there was a barbecue followed by a soccer game and the day concluded with sweets for all.

Claregalway are planning a Cub Fun Day for Claregalway during May. We hope to have Cubs from the other 5 packs in the District for an afternoon of Fun and Games at the local Leisure Centre and G.A.A. grounds.

The Scouts had a night hike out from Galway, following a meal at Supermacs, before Easter and then overnighted in the Centre.

The newest section, the Ventures, are busy preparing for a summer trip to Austria.

A new training programme for Leaders has been introduced by the association. The following have completed Level 1 Gerry Mooney, Eileen Lynch, Jean Corrigan, Nora Anne Maloney, Bernie Small, Mary McNulty, Colette Conneely and Patricia Carton.

Level 2, First Aid, is planned for mid May and will be open to anyone in the area wishing to take part. It will be an 8 week course on Tuesday nights from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Anyone interestd can give their names to either Mary Duggan or Patricia Carton.

Congratulations to the following Leaders:
Bernie King, who is the new P.A. (Programme Advisor) for the entire Danann District.
Kevin Duffy and Mary Duggan , who both received Chief Scout Commendations, for “special services to Scouting”.
Patricia Carton, Secretary, 12th. Galway.

Claregalway/Carnmore Community Alert

At a Meeting held on the 23rd April, the committee noted that progress on the installation of pendants had continued and to-date 40 units had been ordered and 16 had been installed. It was hoped that progress on the installation of further units would proceed quickly.

To-date, up to 80 pendants were required to cover the whole parish and that a number of forms had not yet been returned by townland co-ordinators. It was hoped that those who had outstanding forms would return them as soon as possible.

The committee wished to publicly asknowledge the contribution made by Mr. Fox who has the daunting task of installing the units and the committee would like ot hear from anyone else who is willing to help with the installations. Without further support, it will take some time to install all the units.

If people have queries regarding community alert, they should contact their townland co-ordinator or a member of the committee.

Committee:
Martin Kirrane,
Margaret Waldron,
Brendan Noonan,
Sean Harte,
Liam Glynn,
Martin Joe Greaney,
Murt Grealish,
Malachy Hanley
Garda Pat Heneghan.

Carnmore Hurling Club News

The past month has seen the Junior A team progress tremendously well in the ACC City Junior A Hurling League. Their first opponents were Clarenbridge and Carnmore won the game on a result of Carnmore 2-10, Clarenbridge 10 points. Next, they encountered Oranmore/Maree and won that game very convincingly. The match was played in Carnmore and the final result was: Carnmore 4-9 points, Oranmore/Maree 2-6 points. Ardrahan was their next challenge and it was a tough game. The lads paced them with great commitment and spirit and drew the game. The final score was Carnmore 3-9 points, Ardrahan 3-9 points. It has been a very encouraging start to the year by the Junior A’s under the guidance of Bertie Linnane, assisted by Martin Sheridan and Sean Davoren.

The Senior team make their debut in this years Championship during the weekend of 9/10th May. They have had a series of challenge games during April and the lads are fit and ready to go!

We wish all the teams the best of luck in the various competitions.

Golf Weekend
The Club will be organising the “Carnmore Hurling Club Golf Classic AM/AM”. This event will take place in Tuam Golf Course on 3rd and 4th July. Teams will consist of 4 players, so get your teams together now and mark those dates in your calendar. Further details will be published in a later edition of Nuacht Chláir.

Lotto
The lotto is currently at a jackpot of £4,500 and will be held in Egan’s Bar on 3/5/98. Good luck to who who purchased tickets.

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank the Claregalway Football Board for inviting officers of the Hurling Club to the launch of their new sponsors “G K Construction”, which was held in the Summerfield Bar, Claregalway. A very enjoyable night was had by all and we wish the Football Club the very best of luck in their forthcoming competitions.

Martina Grealish, P.R.O.

Comórtas Peile Ghaeltacht na Gaillimhe

Cluiche Ceannais na Sóisear

Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe 2-9 Micheál Breathnach 1-8

Bhuaigh Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe cluiche ceanais na Soisear in gComórtas Peile Ghaeltacht na Gaillimhe don chéad uair riamh I bPáirc Micheál Breathnach. An Cnoc, san Indreabhán. Sa chéad leath bhi an fhoireann bhaile I gceannas agus níor éirigh le Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe ach cúilín amháin a scoráil. An scór ag leath am na Micheál Breathnach 1-6 Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe 0-1.

Sa dara leath tháinig Baile Chlár na Gaillimhe ar ais agus fuair Pól O Concheanainn cúl o cic éirice thosaigh athbheochan ón bhfoireann go léir. Tháinig cúilíni ó Adrain O Móráin (2), Antaine O Muineacháin (2) chomh maith le cúl iontach ó Derek O Muiri.

Chriochnaigh siad le cúiliní ó Damien O Fathaigh, Niall MacShamhrain agus Adrain O Móráin chun bua stairiúil a dhaingniú.

Bhronn Róisín Ní Shúilleabháin, Rúnaí coiste Aitiúil orn Seasamh O Loideain ar chaptean Bhaile Chláir na Gaillimhe Antaine O Muineacháin. Bhuaigh Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe ar Bhearna sa cluiche leath-ceannais agus ar Mhagh Cuilinn sa chluiche ceathrú ceannais. Bhuaigh siad ar Chearna-Caiseal sa chéad babhta.

Rachaidh an fhoireann seo ar aghaidh go comórtas náisiúnta peile na Gaeltachta I gCloch Cheann Fhaola deireadh seachtaine na cincíse áit a mbeidh féasta breá peile.

Bronnadh na boinn ag teacht le chéile I dTigh Chualáin san Indreabhán tar éis na cluichi. Labhair Micheál O Muineacháin, leas Cathaoirleach, Coiste Chondae na Gaillimhe agus ghabh sé buíochas leis an gcoiste áitiúl as ucht an comórtas a reachtáil.

Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe:
Máirtín Mac Diarmada; Micheál Breathnach; Seán Breathnach; Padraic Breathnach; Cionnaith Mac Uait; Risteard O donnabhain; Gearóid O Maidin; Antaine O Muineacháin (Captaen); Padraic O Conaill; Adrian O Móráin; Damien O Fathaigh; Niall MacShamhrain; Roibeard MacConmara; Séamus O Concheanainn; Derek O Muirí.

Ionadaí: Padraigh Mac Stiofáin do Micheál Breathnach, Pol O Concheannainn do Seamus O Concheanainn agus Micheál De Priondargast do Roibeard Mac Conmara. Nigel O Donnabhainn, Caoimhin MacConmara, Seán O hAogáin, Padraic S O hAogain, Micheál Mac Giolla Leith, Nollaig O Griallais, Micheál Breathnach, Pól O Clochartaigh, Dónal O Conaill, Mairtin O Conaill.

Roghnoiri: Pól O Concheanainn, Val O hAinle, Prionnsias O Móráin.

Comhghairdeas an Chumainn le Padraic O Conaill agus Antaine O Muineacháin a bhuaigh craobh uile – Eireann Roinn III don sraith Ard oideachais le Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál Luimneach.

Special News

Belated birthday greetings to Martin Duggan, Summerfield, celebrated last month.

Wishing all children making their Confirmation and First Holy Communion a lovely day.

Congratulations to Tom Reilly, Cloon on coming 1st place in the Ploughing County Championship Final recently. Also congratulations to his son Gerard, Cloon, who came second.

Good Luck and Best Wishes to all Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students in the Parish who commence exams next month. We wish you all well.

Congratulations to Ita Fahy, Lydican and P. J. McHugh,Belclare, who were married in Claregalway on Saturday, 25th April.

There were wedding bells also for Liam Fahy of Lydican and Suzanne Butler from Galway City. They were married in the Augustinian Church in Galway on Saturday, 25th April.

Welcome to the following “new arrivals” in the Parish, who are all, no doubt, making their presence well felt in their respective households.Congratulations and best wishes to their parents.

Rachel Marie Flaherty, daughter of William and Nonie, Cloghane.

Aoife Marie O’Connell, daughter of Michael and Mary, Caraun.

Dillon Edward Fox, son of Gary and Martina, Carnmore

Cathal John McGrath, son of Michael and Theresa, Carnmore.

Deirdre Nancy Keane, daughter of Paraic and Suzanne, Mullacuttra.

Claregalway Basketball Club

Basketball Marathon

On Sunday, the 19th of April a 12 hour Basketball Marathon took place in aid of Claregalway Community Centre. Each member of the Club was issued with a sponsorship card in advance, and quite a substantial sum was collected, thanks to the generosity of the community. The marathon was a great success and in total, 1,032 points were scored between the 70 people who took part.

In appreciation for this great effort, the Community Centre Committee sponsored the drinks etc. for the end-of-the-season tournament, and everyone enjoyed plenty to eat and drink at the disco.

End of Season Tournament

This Tournament was held on the 2nd of May to bring to a close the regular basketball training until this coming September. The Tournament was a mixed competition with an U13 and U16 division.

We would like to thank all our sponsors for the Competition and Spot prizes at the disco. Kynes Pub, The Alley, Mary Thornton, Connolly Sports, Hughes Supermarket, The Airport Stores, Carnmore Stores, Grealish’s Pub and J. Giles. We would especially like to thank Pat O’Hanlon for sponsoring the tournament trophies.

Community Games

Congratulations to our U13 Girls Team who won the County Community Games Final recently. They defeated the highly fancied Kinvara in an amazing final which resulted in a score of 54 points to 14 in favour of Claregalway. This superb achievement means that they go on to play in the Connacht Finals on the 25th of July in Co. Leitrim. We wish them the very best of luck.

Finally, we would like to thank Maura Harte and Pauline Murphy who have worked so hard all year to get our young club off the ground. We have all enjoyed the training and the games and we are already looking forward to next season.

Emmett Hartigan and Kieran Moran PROs

The Apostolic Society

Apostolic Work was founded in this country in 1923 for the purpose of helping the Missions by prayer and by material assistance. Up to 1962 efforts were concentrated mainly on keeping up Church supplies and vestments because that was the kind of help missionaries needed most during that period.

During the sixties, however, the emphasis changed and the association was forced to undertake a reappraisal of its activities in the fast changing era which followed Vatican II. Missionaries had been aware for a considerable time of the need to employ more up-to-date methods in presenting the Word of God. With the call from Vatican Ii “to harness the use of the media”, in evangelising the world, they turned to Apostolic Work for financial aid for the training of missionary personnel to produce religious and educational programmes on Radio and Television. Requests for technical aids such as ape recorders, projectors, public address systems and cathedetical material came pouring in from every mission country n the world.

The Apostolic Workers continue to make vestments, alter cloths, children’s dresses, vests and cardigans as well as knitted jumpers and cardigans for missionary priests and religious.

The Claregalway Branch of the Society started in December 1992 and the members meet in the Sacristy on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8.00p.m. We would be happy to get more members so you are welcome to come along and help in this missionary work.

We hold a cake sale and display of work each year in October. We thank you all for donating cakes, supporting the raffle and giving donations for the Mission. We also hold a Church Gate Collection on the same day, but this year, and the following years, we are holding our Church Gate Collection on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July. These are our only means of fund-raising and we look forward to your support.

We are deeply grateful to our Honorary Members who pay £2.00 per year and pray for the missions.

Baile an Chláir

Comortas Peil na Gaeltachta

Baile an Chláir 2-9 Ml.Breathnach 1-8

A great second half revival to overcome a half-time deficit of 1-6 to 0-1 marked our exciting win over Ml.Breathnach in the final of Comortas Peil na Gaeltachta at Inverin. We won by 2-9 to 1-8 and now go on to represent Gaeltacht Co. na Gaillimhe in the All-Ireland series in Donegal on May 30th to June 1st next. Earlier, we beat Moycullen by 1-13 to 1-6 and Barna by 1-19 to 1-6.

Inspired mainly by Donal O Curraoin, Ml.Breathnach dominated the first half in which we played poorly, without much purpose or pattern. In the second half, however, we got our act together and team work gradually asserted itself. The introduction of subs Patrick Stephens and Paul Concannon together with the switch of Padraig Walsh outfield and great displays by Anthony Monaghan, Padraig O’Connell and Adrian Moran turned the game in our favour. Points by Adrian Moran (2) and Niall McGovern started the revival and when Derek Murray was fouled in the square, Paul Concannon converted the penalty. Our second goal came from Derek Murray when he pounced on a ball behind the full back line and he took the chance to shoot low to the left corner of the net. Points by Damien Fahy from a pass by Adrian Moran and another by the latter after a fine mid field catch by Padraig Walsh booked us our tickets for Donegal.

Team: M.McDermot, M.Walsh, S.Walsh, P.Walsh, K.Watson, R.Donovan, G.Madden, A.Monaghan (0-4), P.O’Connell, A.Moran (0-1), D.Fahy (0-1), N.McGovern (0-2), R.McNamara, J.Concannon, D.Murray (1-0).

Subs: P.Stephens for M.Walsh, Paul Cancannon for James Concannon.

We convey tributes to the team manager Paul Concannon and selectors Val Hanley and Frank Moran for the success and we thank main sponsors Walter King, Peter Gilooly, G.K.Development Ltd. and Monaghan’s Garage, Tuam Road, for financial support.

Fé-16: Claregalway 2-8 Salthill 2-8

Two late goals by David Walsh including a penalty earned us a well merited draw in this entertaining league game played at The Prairie on Tuesday May 5 last. Both sides were short a few regulars, Paul Francis had to retire injured early on, and the conditions were very wet. It was a spirited performance and a very unusual series of crossbar and upright rebounds in the first half denied Claregalway a clear lead at half time.

Team: P.Kilgannon, A.Flanagan, M.Barry, C.Smith, D.Raftery, T.Moran (0-2), G.Dillon, P.Francis, M.Kelly, D.Watson (0-3, 2 frees), S.Cunniffe (0-1), C.Deeny D.Walsh, (2-3, penalty and 2 frees), B.McGrath, Subs who played: B.Loughlin, L.Goggins.

Féile Peil na nÓg
No luck for Claregalway this year in the Féile which was played at the Leisure Centre on Saturday May 2. Corofin won the Group 2 series in a very competitive group that also included Annaghdown. This Group series was due to be played at Corofin but there was a late switch of venue to the Leisure Centre. Special thanks are due to Peter Greally for mowing and rolling the pitch at very short notice.

Cluiche Sinsear Craobh Peile Chonnachta: Mayo v Galway at McHale Park, Castlebar, Sunday May 24. Bus transport for U-16, U-14 and U-12 players will be arranged. So, have your flags ready, detail later.

Sean O’ Flannagáin, PRO