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Herald Extra December 1st

Good to be home

GOOD TO BE HOME: Mike and Terri Flynn enjoy time at home in Glencorrib with their sons Daniel, 2, Stephen, 9, and seven-year-old Matthew, who received a National Courage Award following his treatment for a rare brain condition.

Only vital routes to get cover in council’s winter weather plan

By TONY GALVIN AN emergency winter plan designed to keep the county’s main routes open in the event of a repeat of last year’s big freeze, has been unveiled by Galway Co Council. The council has prioritised 660km of roads which they feel are vital to keep open to allow emergency services, work crews and [...]

Report says Tuam Archdiocese doing well on child protection

By DAVID BURKE SERIOUS HARM was done in the past to children by a few priests of the Archdiocese of Tuam, but for the past 16 years the archdiocese has implemented strict and effective child protection policies. This is the finding of a report published today (Wednesday) by the National Board for Safeguarding Children in [...]

Free festive fun in Tuam this weekend

FESTIVE fun will jingle all the way to Tuam this weekend as the business community invites everyone to enjoy free events and celebrate the switching on of the town’s Christmas lights. A major drive is under way to encourage families to shop local and keep the Christmas spend in town. *****You need to be logged in [...]

Brain op boy’s bravery sees family jet off on dream holiday

By JACQUELINE HOGGE A GLENCORRIB family are preparing for the holiday of a lifetime this month after their seven-year-old son received a National Children of Courage Award at the weekend. Matthew Flynn has recently returned to his friends in first class at Kilroe National School after five months of rehabilitation following surgery for a rare [...]

Fás workers braced for major changes as budget cuts loom

By TONY GALVIN COMMUNITY groups, voluntary agencies and service providers working with the elderly throughout the region are bracing themselves for the impact the Budget may have on the levels of assistance they can offer. There are growing concerns that Fás will suffer a major hit and the knock-on effect of this will be felt [...]

Kilconly man gets another prison warning

A KILCONLY man who is well known to Tuam Court and Tuam Gardai was warned that if he gets into trouble in the next two years he will be going to prison Packie Devaney of Lissananny has a number of convictions for public order and was before the Court again on November 22 charged with [...]

Well known Tuam pharmacist dies

MRS Teresa Feely of Feely’s Pharmacy on Dublin Road, Tuam, died in University Hospital Galway on Tuesday morning. Aged 92, Mrs Feely (née Scully, Kilmaine) retired some years ago from the business which is now run by her children John and Noreen. She lived in her home on Dublin Road until her 91st year, and [...]