LAST evening (Tuesday) in New York, a tennis player with Corofin and Tuam connections went out to play the world No. 1 in the U.S. Open on the Arthur Ashe Court at Flushing Meadows. The great Novak Djokovic, who defeated Rafael Nadal to win the Wimbledon men’s title in early July, was playing Ireland’s Conor [...]
By JIM CARNEY IN A CRISIS, turn to Mattie Murphy! Galway hurling is already on the way back, of course, thanks to Anthony Cunningham’s gutsy U-21s who pulled out all the stops in holding off an equally spirited Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles last Saturday week. But just in case we lose the U-21 final, [...]
ONE DOWN … three to go: Galway minor footballers lost to Leinster champions Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park last Sunday, 1-11 to 1-9, but our county will be involved in three All-Ireland finals over the next two weekends. Starting next Sunday with the Minor Hurling Championship final between Galway and Dublin at [...]
By JIM CARNEY Dublin ……………………………1-11 Galway ……………………………1-9 YES, it was a game that Galway could have won from leading, most unexpectedly, by three points (1-8 to 1-5) eight minutes into the second half. But then they shot five wides and back came Dublin to win the final quarter by six points to one. [...]
11-month-old Eva Harkin with her grandad Frank Collevy encountered the saddleback pigs at the launch of the Mountbellew Agricultural Show which takes place on Saturday September 10
By TONY GALVIN AN Uncompromising approach to anti-social behaviour in both local authority and private estates in Tuam has been promised by Galway Co Council. The get-tough approach has been prompted by a series of complaints over tenant behaviour and the council has vowed to not only evict unruly tenants who are making life difficult [...]
AS it progresses well into its second century, Mountbellew Agricultural Show organisers credit its longevity and continued success with a winning combination of marrying tradition with innovation and providing a great family day out. Preparations are well underway this week for the 2011 Mountbellew Agricultural Show, which will be held in the grounds of the [...]
By TOM GILMORE VISITORS to North and East Galway who are not familiar with the roads are being put in danger of having serious accidents by people vandalising and sometimes stealing road signs according to a Co Councillor Ml Connolly. The incidents are becoming more widespread and they are not confined to small rural roads, [...]
By TOM GILMORE FIVE young seminarians are currently studying for the priesthood for the Tuam Archdiocese and are among over 90 currently studying for the priesthood, 72 in Maynooth with the remainder in Saint Malachy’s College Belfast, the Irish College Rome and in the Beda College, which is also in Rome. *****You need to be [...]
THIRTY young people from the Archdiocese of Tuam made the journey to Madrid to take part in World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. They joined over 1.5 million young people from all over the world who travelled to the Spanish capital to be with Pope Benedict XVI in a celebration of faith through music, dance, [...]
