Hello Boys and Girls, HERE we are in the middle of Race Week again. Where does the year go? 2011 will almost be over once the Races finish. Molly and I have been in twice already and we’re not finished yet.She’s determined to be there tomorrow for Ladies’ Day in her new hat. It’s got [...]
THE shoes you picked up for Ladies’ Day tomorrow or for an upcoming wedding or event might be fab to look down at and admire while you’re sitting down but after a few hours of walking about in them, the heel height and toe pressure may start to niggle. Six-inch heels can look wonderful but [...]
POPULAR singer Jimmy Hynes, and his band the Crusaders, will entertain at a Race Dance in the Claregalway Hotel tonight Wednesday, July 27.Jimmy, who is from Loughrea, has released several albums on the Dublin-based Bus Stop record label and he is a popular attraction on the social dancing scene across the West.Dancing will be from [...]
THE official launch of Patrick Feeney’s new CD A Good Thing Going Down will take place in The McWilliam Park Hotel Claremorris this Wednesday July 27. The special guests are Jimmy Buckley, Robert Mizzell, Lisa McHugh and Carmel McLoughlin and doors are open at 9 pm. Tickets are available on the door.
THIS Race Week the Galway Harbour on Dock Road in the city will be transformed into an all encompassing entertainment village for families, music lovers and party goers alike as the inaugural Galway Race Week Carnival makes its debut.From Thursday, July 28 to Sunday 31 expect everything you need for a great family day out [...]
IT seems an unlikely music career path but after doing his apprenticeship, and sharing in album sales of almost 18 million CDs with Pop group Hootie and The Blowfish, Darius Rucker is now the first African American since Charley Pride to top the US Country charts.He has a new album released this side of the [...]
Where Country Grows is the long-awaited follow-up album to the 2008 debut by young American Country artist Ashton Shepherd and she brandishes her sharp twang like a weapon on the 10 tracks on this album.Her voice is distinctive and easily recognizable, but apart from her talent as a singer she is turning out to be [...]
“A LEAF so large that you can use it as an umbrella to shelter from rain.” This was one of the claims made on the label attached to Giant rhubarb AKA Gunnera tinctoria back in the days when it was freely available for sale. What they forgot to mention was that this perennnial forms huge [...]
By Jill Kerby LAST week in this column I suggested that there are three areas of your personal finances that you should be prioritising this summer: 1) the security of your money and savings, 2) health care provision as the cutbacks intensify and 3) an affordable retirement. Last week’s EU summit agreed yet another bailout [...]
