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FUNDING of €74,000has been secured for theprovision of a new firestation in Carraroe,writes Tony Kiely.
The announcement isa massive boost forcommunities in the re-gion who for decadeshave campaigned for astation to be establishedin south Connemara.
Fine Gael deputySeán Kyne said: ‘Thisfunding is hugely wel-come and will help pro-vide a new fire stationto serve the south Con-nemara region.
‘I’ve pursued thisvital issue for severalyears at county councillevel and in the Dáil,and have highlightedthe inadequacy andundue risks associatedwith the existing num-ber of fire stations inGalway West.
‘The east of thecounty, for example,has seven fire stationswhile the west of thecounty has, up to now,been served only by thestations in the city andClifden.
Funding forCarraroe firestation agreed
Millions of litres of waterdrawn from local water supply scheme by pipe builtwithout council permission
Tony KielyA PIPELINE laid in Kilkieran last monthto access millions of litres of water from alake in the Carna-Kilkieran Water Sup-ply Scheme has been installed withoutplanning permission – and with no agree-ment in place with Irish Water.
The 3.25km pipe has already been used tobring large quantities of water fromLoughaunore to a salmon farm operated byfishery giant Marine Harvest Ireland inKilkieran Bay, to treat an outbreak of Amoe-bic Gill Disease (AGD).
On June 17 last, Marine Harvest Irelandapplied to Galway County Council for aDeclaration of Exempted Development
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NewsRNLI HonoursAs Clifden celebrates arrival of new lifeboat, localcrew member Frank Acton receives award– page 4Water quality under the spotlightSinn Féin councillor welcomes EPA decision to orderinvestigation on Clifden estate – page 5
Tidy Towns The judges are coming – look tidy! – page 6Fleadh debutIn This Place to screen in Galway this week – 11‘Junk Couture’Youthreach students’ work showcased at exhibition– page 5
‘Sitting is the new smoking’Alan King breaks down how to maximise the potential to exercise throughout the day – page 17
Connemara Photographic Society This month’s competition explores the theme ‘Shadows’ – page 18
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News in briefl THE Clifden Boat Clubsummer sailing school isunderway, with activitiesat the clubhouse takingplace from Monday toFriday all the waythrough to August 29.Young sailors arewelcome to sign upthroughout the season andorganisers will even tryto accommodate anyonewho want to drop in for aday or two, depending onavailability. The summersailing school costs€250pp for non-members(€225pp for members)and the Young Piratesclub (6-8 year olds) costs€125 for non members(€100 members). CallPaul on 087-0552759 tocheck availability.
l THE Roundstonepony, dog, sheep anddomestic arts show takesplace at Farrel’s Field,Roundstone, this Sunday(July 13) from 9.30am,while the Roundstonedog show will take placeon Monday, August 4, atthe same venue. Forfurther information onboth events [email protected]
l A FUNDRAISER forRoundstone Playschooltook place on Sundaylast in the CommunityHall from 3-5pm.Organisers are alsoplanning numerousfundraisers over thesummer to clear someoutstanding bills and paywages owed to thechildcare supervisors.
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There will be a busavailable from Clifden for€5 return, leaving at 9pmand returning from Carnaat 1am.’
SuperValu also held a‘wellness day’ on July 5,raising €650 for CancerCare West. HR ManagerNicola O’Malley said:‘We had 14 tables of localtherapists providing a va-riety of treatments, and the
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‘Also, on July 5, therewas a music and dancenight in Oliver’s Bar,Cleggan, raising €2,000.’
THE whole communityis being invited to ‘partyon down’ at the Court-yard, Clifden on August14 at 7.30pm for anevening of fashion, fun –and cocktails.
With a marquee linedup to keep the guests and
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CORR na Móna’s Helen Hughesis ‘still pinching’ herselffollowing the news that she hasbeen awarded a prestigiouspublishing scholarship atUniversity College London.
Helen, who has just completedher final year on NUIG’s BA withCreative Writing, made theshortlist of four applicants, andfollowing an interview in theFaber building in London lastmonth, received a call the nextday to say was the successfulcandidate.
Helen said: ‘I would like tothank the Tebbutt family andFaber and Faber for theopportunity of a lifetime. I stillhave to pinch myself when I thinkof studying in London thisSeptember and getting to workalongside the Faber team!
‘I would never have gotten this
far without the support of myfamily, my friends and theteaching staff in NUI Galway.’
Faber and Faber and UCLannounced the new scholarship in2013 in memory of the firm’s latefinance director, David Tebbutt.
Dr John Kenny, Director of theBA with Creative Writing at NUIGalway, said: ‘I am delighted forHelen – her achievement is atestament to her own creativityand diligence and also to thecontribution made to the CreativeWriting programme by ourteachers, writers and mentors.
‘Helen particularly excelledwithin our workshop and project-led environment – hercombination of talent, hard workand sheer care for the creativeendeavours of others will standher in excellent stead as shemoves on now to the next stage
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l ENTRIES are nowopen for the annualConnemara Pony ShowQueen competition,taking place on SundayAugust 17 as part of theConnemara PonyFestival. The competitionwill be held in the StationHouse Theatre at 8pmand is open to girls aged17 and over. Localbusinesses can sponsor a contestant at a cost of€100. For further details or to enter contactTeresa Gibbons on 0877622531 or [email protected]
l THE RoundstoneRegatta takes place overthe weekend of July 18 –20. For further detailscall Michael King on087 6738198
THIS year’s WatersportsDay at Glassilaun Beachwill take place onSunday, August 10 from1pm. There will beplenty of on-shoreactivities including sandcastle building, barbecue,children’s races, bouncycastles and a ‘Punch andJudy’ show. Heldannually since 1995, thisday out for all the familyhas raised more than€50,000 for charitieswho provide support forsexually abused children,and funds from thisyear’s event will go to
Children At Risk Ireland(CARI). Postersadvertising the eventwere coloured in bypupils from 44 primaryschools and are now ondisplay around the area.The winning posters
from the colouringcompetition can beviewed on theWatersports DayFacebook page. Forfurther informationcontact Patricia Keaneon 086-2523554.
FÉILE an Mháma takesplace from July 25-27,opening with a golfcompetition on theFriday at OughterardGolf Club and followedthat evening with massat Breenane graveyardand an expedition tolocal historic sites.
On Saturday there willbe tours of local historicsites, a food expo in thecommunity centre, road
bowling and a boat raceon the Maam river.
On Sunday there willbe a family fun day atthe community centre,with barbecue, bouncycastles, tug of war, horseshoe throwing and otherfun events. Sundayevening finishes off witha duck race on the Maamriver, followed by musicand craic in the local bar.
Thomas Higgins of
the Maam Valley Féilecommittee said: ‘Thepeople in the MaamValley would like toextend a warm welcometo all.’
l For further detailscontact MaamCommunity Centre on(091) 571192, seewww.maamvalley.comor follow on Facebookat www.facebook.com/feileanmhama
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CLIFDEN RNLI volun-teer Frank Acton was ho-noured last month at thecharity’s annual presen-tation of awards cere-mony, which took placein the Titanic Museum inBelfast.
The awards recognisefundraising and opera-tional volunteers fromacross Ireland for theirrole in raising funds andawareness for the RNLI.
Frank received an in-scribed statuette for being‘part of the fabric of Clifden Lifeboat Sta-tion’, having been involved since its es-tablishment in the 1980s. Frank hasserved as lifeboat crew and mechanic, hasheld the post of Deputy Launching Au-thority since 2003 and continues to be ‘anever-present character’ at the station.
He was described by the RNLI as ‘a
dedicated volunteer anda great support to theOperations Team.’
Guest of honour forthe occasion was RNLIChairman CharlesHunter-Pease, whohanded out awards tosixty-one volunteers.
Mr Hunter-Pease said:‘It all starts with the peo-ple who give their time,their donations and theirexpertise.
‘Over the decades, aswe have expanded our
service and developed new craft and fa-cilities, our volunteers, fundraisers andsupporters have become more importantthan ever.
‘Without them there is no lifeboat sta-tion, no lifeguard unit, no flood rescueteam, and no coastal safety work pre-venting tragedies.’
A dedicated volunteer,and a man of Acton!
The pride ofConnemaraTHE newest addition to theClifden RNLI lifeboat fleet,the Mersey class RNLB Prideand Spirit 12-27 arrived intoClifden Quay on the high tideof Tuesday June 24 to a warmreception from a crowd ofsupporters from the localcommunity.
The Pride and Spirit is nowon a one year trial in Clifdenalongside the station'scurrent inshore boats, a DClass and Atlantic 85. She iscurrently moored in ClifdenBay and will go on serviceover the August BankHoliday weekend. Training
exercises will be undertakenby all the volunteer crewregularly over the coming
weeks including somealongside Achill, Galway andAran lifeboats.
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LETTERFRACK Educa-tion Centre Youthreachprogramme held its an-nual open day on June19, with an exhibition ofstudents’ work and theconferring of certificatesin Ellis Hall.
FETAC/QQI Employ-ment Skill Award certifi-cates were presented in arange of areas includingweb design, word pro-cessing, short order cook-ing, woodwork,engineering, care support,entrepreneurial skills, ca-reer planning, work expe-rience, electronics,workplace safety, mathe-matics, team working,communications, businesscalculations, and design.The certificates were fromlevel 3 up to level 5 on theNational Framework ofQualifications.
Certificates were pre-sented to the LeavingCertificate Applied classof 2013: Liam Mulkerins,Katelyn Mullen, DivinaJoyce and Oliver Carrol.
All graduates are now ei-ther in further educationor in employment.
Students also receivedextra-curricular certifi-cates in manual handlingand in the ‘Drive for Life’road safety programme.
The highlight of the af-ternoon was the exhibi-tion of the students’projects in woodwork,engineering, design andhome economics. Also ondisplay was the ‘Junk
Kouture’ creation of artstudents Leanne Keaney,Heather Kearney,
Chantelle Regan, SineadBiggins, and EmmaPower. Junk Kouture is aNational Recycling Fash-ion competition that chal-lenges students to create ahigh-end wearable fash-ion item from everydayjunk and recycling mate-rials. The Youthreach stu-dents’ fashion design‘Tick Tock’, modelled bySinead Biggins, reachedthe regional finals inCastlebar, Co Mayo.
Youthreach students’ workshowcased at exhibition
THE Six Nations trophygot a rousing welcome atthe Boat Inn, Oughterardon Friday last (July 4).Pictured: AdrianO’Connor (proprietor ofthe Boat Inn), and hiswife, Mary with theirtriplet daughters,Arianne, Keelin andEvar Rose. The triplet’sgreat grandfather, JJO’Connor, fromCastleisland, playedrugby for Ireland.
Three for Six!PHOTO: TOM BRODERICK
PHOTOS: PADRAIC LYDEN
A €200,000 CapitalGrant Scheme toprovide a once-off grantto Mountain RescueTeams was launched lastmonth following anintervention by FineGael TD Seán Kyne.
Speaking in the Dáil,Minister Leo Varadkarcommitted to examininghis department’s budgetwith a view tointroducing a once-offgrant scheme to assistmountain rescue teams in
upgrading and renewingequipment includingmulti-terrain vehicleswhich are essential to thework the teams.
Deputy Kyne told theJournal: ‘This capitalgrant scheme is hugely
welcome for ourvoluntary mountainrescue teams, such asGalway MountainRescue and MayoMountain Rescue, whocarry out often life-saving work.’
Kyne welcomes grant for mountain rescue teams
EPA orders water quality investigationSINN Féin councillorTom Healy haswelcomed the decisionby the EnvironmentalProtection Agency(EPA) to order IrishWater to investigate thewater quality issuesexperienced by residentsin Clifden over the lastyear.
Cllr. Healy said: ‘Ifully welcome the EPA’smove after localresidents and activistgroups have been callingout for action for monthsnow.
‘That Irish Water did
not step up to itsobligations on its owninitiative is a worryingprecedent for a servicethat is costing so muchto implement and thatwill impact on analready austerity-wearypublic.
‘The residents ofTullyvogheen and CúirtCregg had months agosubmitted a water reportthat showed thepresence of Coliformsand other contaminantsbut no action wasforthcoming and therewas a lack of proactive
support from both theauthorities and othercouncillors.
‘Clean drinking wateris a human right, andthat the authoritiesinvolved have delayedthe issue by referringresponsibility to eachother has caused no endof upset or stress toClifden residents alongthe affected pipeline.
‘This is unacceptable[and] it is my hope thatresidents will receiveclean drinking water bymeans of tankers as soonas possible.’
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l REPRESENTATIVESfrom Lourdes University(LU), Ohio, presented acheque for €1,000 toConnemara West andForum Connemara lastmonth. The cheque wasthe latest contribution toa charitable fund estab-lished one year ago bystudents and staff fromLourdes University tobenefit the North WestConnemara community.
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News in briefl A GARDEN fete inaid of Christ Church,Clifden, will be held atErrislannan Manor onMonday, August 4 from1pm - 4pm. Organiserspromise ‘fun for all’,with cream teas, ponyrides, face painting,bouncy castle and stalls.There will also be prizesfor the best boy and girlin fancy dress. Entrycosts €2 for adults, €1for students and U15s gofree.
l THE Renvyle Parentand Toddler Group willcontinue to run onWednesday morningsover the summer months.All young children andtheir minders arewelcome to drop intoRainbow’s EndPlayschool, Tully, from10.30am to 12.30pm.Indoor and outdoor playareas, toys, bikes, andplenty of tea and biscuitsfor the adults.
l THE RoundstoneCommunity Marketreturned in June, and iscontinuing every Sundayuntil the end of August.There is a wide range ofstalls offering freshvegetables, breads, freerange eggs, Irishcheeses, jewellery, pinefurniture and furniturerepair, pottery and stonecarving. Hot foodsinclude crepes,pancakes, BBQ, freshcoffee and freshConnemara oysters.
CLIFDEN Boat Clubhosted a special eventfor women who hadnever sailed before – butwanted to give it a go– on Saturday, June 28.
Carol Passemard, ofClifden Boat Club, said:‘The sun shone, therewas a perfect breeze andunder the close guidanceand instructionof Rosaleen NíShúilleabháin and AlanConroy they bravelysailed out onto the water,building in confidenceas they went.
‘They were closelywatched by our rescueboat team of Kenny,Paul and David whowere able to enjoy thesunshine.
‘In the evening we allcame together in theBoardwalk Café to chatabout our adventures,and feast on a wonderfulspread of tapas providedby Simon and Bart.
‘The success of the
event meant that wewere able to send €265to the Irish SailingAssociation’s chosencharity, Action BreastCancer.
‘Thanks to all for aperfect day!’
‘Perfect day’ at Boat Club event
Tidy Towns committee pay creditto all those who ‘go the extra mile’
l THE official opening of the Oughterard Angling Centre took place on Saturday, June 28. The tape was cut by Councillor Tom Welby, who wasjoined at the event by Cllrs Seamus Walsh and Niamh Byrne. The anglingcentre has two large artificial ponds, well stocked with trout, and is locatedon Station Road, Oughterard. It was funded by the Leader programme.
THE Tidy Towns judgesare coming – they haveread our entry form, hada look at how our com-munity works together tosave energy and water; toreduce, reuse and recy-cle; to look after ourbirds, bats, bees and Bio-diversity; how the schoolchildren work to promotetheir ‘green flag’ projects;and of course how wedeal with litter and pro-vide colour for our com-munity and visitors withour planting schemes.
We have been very busythis year and have also putourselves forward for spe-
cial awards in Biodiversityand Sustainability, both ofwhich have prize money –so keep your fingerscrossed because we needall the help we can get.
Both Scoil Mhuire andthe Community Schoolcollected another greenflag in Galway recentlyfor their amazing work,and the Scoil Mhuireschool garden was pre-sented and highlighted atthe Medtronic Event inGalway in May.
l Don’t forget ClifdenTidy Town’s new Clifdenin Colour competition – a‘front of house and gar-
den competition’ for allClifden housing estates(over 20 houses), withthree great prizes.
We thank those whohave gone that extra milethis year, painting andplanting along the way,and an absence of litterand cigarette butts hasbeen noticed – and wethink the town looks greatfor it.
There are only a few ofus out and about, so ifeveryone could continueto look after their ownpatch we would be reallygrateful.
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News in briefl MOYCULLEN ActiveRetirement Association(MARA) is taking awell-deserved break forthe summer months. Thefinal meeting on June 30was celebrated with ameal in the OughterardGolf Club followed by avisit to AughnanureCastle. Monday morningactives will resume onSeptember 8, withThursday morningactivities resuming in theGAA clubhouse onSeptember 25. Clubmembers will also bevisiting Dáil Éireann andthe Guinness Storehouseon September 18. MaighCuilinn CommunityBingo will return onThursday September 25.
l ‘THE West WindBlows’ on ConnemaraCommunity Radio isseeking entries for itsannual short storycompetition. Stories mustbe original and may notexceed 1,500 words, butthere is no restriction ontheme or style. Entrantsmust be aged 18 years orover. Prizes include abreak at Hotel Westportand dinner at O’Dowd’sin Roundstone. Theclosing date is October10, and for an applicationform contact (095) 41616or email [email protected]
l THE Paddy and JimmyFaherty Memorial Cupand Michael NugentMemorial Cup tug of warcompetitions for men andwomen will take place inConnemara WestGrounds, Letterfrack, onSaturday August 16 at2pm. Training hascommenced onWednesday evenings inTully at 8pm. For furtherinformation contactSharon Duane on 086-0674513.
ELECTRICAL andPump Services (EPS)have been named as thecontractors for theWastewater TreatmentPlant ‘design, build,operate’ contract forClifden SewerageScheme.
Councillor Eileen
Mannion said that EPShave already carried outsome preliminary workon site and, that thecontract is for a periodof 18 months.
Cllr Mannion added:‘Clifden is now on theway to improving thebathing water quality
and reclaiming its BlueFlag status.
‘This is another great infrastructuraldevelopment for thetown and is vitallyimportant for all existingresidents and businessesin Clifden, as well as anyfuture developments.’
PUPILS from Inishbofinnational school took topprize at Knex finals,which took place in theRadisson Hotel, Galway,last month.
Pupils from the schoolhave been taking part inthe ‘Knex challenge’ forthe past three years. Ateacher from the schoolexplained the scheme: ‘A
representative fromGalway EducationCentre visits the school anumber of times duringthe year and setschallenges for thechildren.
‘The children work inpairs and plan andconstruct different thingsfrom Knex – forexample, a camera or a
ferris wheel – which allmust have moving parts.
‘Two pairs are thenchosen to represent theschool at the Knex finals.
‘The task that thechildren were set in thefinals was to plan andconstruct a 3D robot withmoving parts. The teamshad 50 minutes tocomplete the task.’
There were schoolsfrom all over the countycompeting in the finals,and five judges fromMedtronic – who sponsorthe competition – wereevaluating each team asthey worked.
Niall Coyne andCaolan Murray from oneof the Inishbofin teamswere awarded first prizefor their robot, ‘Toby’,and received a voucherfor Currys/PC World forthe creative construction.
Toby the robot takes top prize at Knex
Niall Coyne and Caolan Murray with ‘Toby’
FURTHER steps have been madetowards a new school building for thestudents of north Connemara, as thetenders for the project have beenreturned and the design team arecurrently preparing a tender report.
Councillor Eileen Mannion said that
significant progress has been madesince the inclusion of the project in lastyear’s government stimulus package.Cllr Mannion added: ‘The long waitfor the new school building is comingto an end and construction willhopefully be underway in 2014.’
Work on Clifden school may start this year
Busy end to academic year in Ballyconneely
Sewerage scheme ‘vitally important’ for town
l THE OughterardGolf Club launched its40th anniversary Pro-Am tournament on Fri-day last (July 4). Theevent will take place onMonday July 28 – forfurther informationcontact Derek on 087-7570930. Pictured,front row: John Grant,Laura Gore, KayLydon, Michael Mc-Comiskey; back row :Pat Egan, Martin Lee,Derek McNamara andMike Darcy.
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SCOIL Bhride NS principal Julie Donnellan’s retirement party was held on June20 (pictured top). Also on June 20 a collection of creative writing by the pupilsand Ballyconneely locals was launched in Ballyconneely Hall. Sixth class pupilJames Ruddy (centre) made it through to the County Final of the recent EasonSpelling Bee, held in Galway. A plaque in memory of Adina Jane Connolly, apupil who passed away recently, was unveiled at the school on June 26. Acommemorative tree was also planted on the day, and balloons were released as part of the ceremony. The organisers would like to thank John Mongan ofMongan Memorials, Letterfrack, for donating the plaque.
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under Section 5 of the planningact – an exemption which, ifgranted, would indicate the localauthority’s view is that thepipeline does not require planningpermission.
Council planners were due tomake a decision on the applica-tion before July 14 next – but Ma-rine Harvest went ahead with theconstruction of the pipeline inJune, before a decision was made.
As the Journal went to press,council planners had yet to signoff on a decision on the planningapplication.
And while the extraction ofwater from the lake has stoppedfor now, campaigners say the sit-uation highlights the problemsassociated with salmon farmingand the high volumes of freshwater required to treat AGD.
AGD is a disease that affectssea-farmed salmon and can wipeout fish stocks if left untreated.The most effective treatment isto bathe fish in freshwater forseveral hours, and Marine Har-vest’s own estimate is that 7,200cubic metres of water will beneeded to treat each AGD out-break at Kilkieran.
And, as warmer summer seatemperatures tend to trigger theoutbreaks, this procedure mayneed to be done several times be-tween now and September.
Marine Harvest says that thesystem could operate ‘for approx-imately five days, every six weeksover perhaps a 16 week period’.
Despite this predicted large-scale, repeated draining of thereservoir lake, Marine Harvest se-cured no formal agreement withIrish Water for extraction of water.
Independent councillor TomWelby, who has been campaign-ing against a proposed 15,000tonne fish farm in Galway Bay,said: ‘My fears about what willhappen in Galway Bay are nowbeing played out on a smallerscale in Kilkieran.
‘AGD is an increasing prob-lem around the Irish coast, andthere are no adequate measuresin place to deal with these out-breaks.
‘This outbreak at Kilkieran hasrequired millions of litres offresh water – where will thewater to treat an outbreak at a15,000 tonne fish farm comefrom? Will there be a 10-inchpipe running down Shop Street,feeding water from Lough Corribout to Galway Bay?’
The Section 5 application forthe ‘installation of [a] temporaryFresh Water Pipeline fromLoughaunore to Kilkieran Bay’refers to an ‘agreement with Irish Water’.
Irish Water, however, deny thatany such agreement was in place.In a statement issued last week, an
Irish Water spokeswoman said:‘Irish Water has not entered intoany agreement with Marine Har-vest. We are monitoring the situa-tion and are confident that there isno impact on the supply of waterto our customers but we have nostatutory powers regarding the au-thorisation of abstractions.’
The lack of clarity regardingwho has the power to stop waterextraction was described by CllrWelby as ‘alarming’.
Cllr Welby added: ‘Given thatthe fish farming industry couldpotentially drain millions oflitres from our fresh water sup-ply each year, it is alarming thatneither Irish Water, the Depart-ment of the Environment or theCouncil seem to be clear on whohas the power to stop the extrac-tion of water where no permis-sion has been given.’
Irish Water yesterday (Tues-day) also confirmed that it didnot know how much water wasextracted from Loughaunore,
and that it would not be chargingMarine Harvest for the water asthe extraction was not meteredor agreed in advance.
Despite several attempts bythe Journal to speak directly toa representative of Marine Har-vest Ireland, Marine Harvest’sonly comment came through aDublin PR company on Thurs-day last, stating: ‘Marine Har-vest Ireland are working closelywith all the relevant authoritiesto ensure that this essentialmeasure can be undertakenswiftly and appropriately.
‘This is a short term measure,taking place over around fivedays, and we do not anticipateany impact on the water supplyto the local population. Therehas been extensive consultationlocally and we have the ex-pressed support of the localcommunity group.’
Documents submitted by Ma-rine Harvest to the council in-clude a letter from An Fóram doPhobal Iorras Aithneach Carnastating that the group is ‘in totalagreement’ with the extraction ofwater, as well as an agreementfrom a local landowner relatingto the placement of the pipeacross his land.
Gardaí in Clifden have alsoconfirmed that an investigationis underway regarding allegedcriminal damage to the pipe be-tween June 26 and 28.
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‘Furthermore, travel timesof up to 90 minutes from thecity to some parts of southConnemara have renderedthe existing service asinadequate and insufficient.’
The National Directoratefor Fire and EmergencyManagement, an agency ofthe Department ofEnvironment, Communityand Local Government, isproviding the funding for thefit-out and utilities for a newfire station in SouthConnemara.
The directorate haswritten to Galway CountyCouncil informing it of thesteps that must be takenbefore the end of this year todraw down the funding.
Welcoming theannouncement, Fine Gael
councillor Eileen Mannionsaid: ‘It is shocking that thearea was without a firestation despite the fact localpeople have campaigned formore than 20 years.’
Deputy Kyne added: ‘Iwould like to pay tribute tothe work of Údarás naGaeltachta and GalwayCounty Council who havesought a suitable site in theCarraroe area for the firestation and also the localaction group, Coiste CheartaChonamara and thecommunities for their workand perseverance.
‘At €74,000, the level offunding being providedrequires public procurementtendering, which I hope canbe commenced withoutdelay so that work can beginon the new fire station assoon as possible.’
GALWAY County Council hastoday issued a request forpre-qualification documentsfrom interested parties forthe upgrade works on theN59 Moycullen approachroad. Fine Gael deputy Seán
Kyne said: ‘This is animportant next step in theN59 upgrade project atMoycullen, which wasannounced in the Dáil bytransport minister LeoVaradkar last month.’
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FIANNA Fáil TD for GalwayWest Éamon Ó Cuív has calledon the Government to‘radically improve’ its mobileand broadband provision.Deputy Ó Cuív said: ‘There aremany parts of Galway whereit is virtually impossible to
make or receive a phone callon a mobile phone. MinisterRabbitte cannot continue toignore this problem. Hisambitions for mobilecoverage are much toolimited, and I’m urging himto address this.’
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l IN last month’s Journal we mistakenly said Cllr EileenMannion would hold the role of Leas Cathaoirleach in yearfour of the county council. Cllr Mannion will be Cathaoirleah.
‘How will theytreat the nextcase of AGD?’
There were concerns raised in the lastweek that fish from the Kilkieran farmwould not be processed in the village’s
processing plant when ready, buttransferred for processing to the firm’sDonegal factory. However, a statement
from Marine Harvest confirmed: ‘MarineHarvest Ireland has 717,000 fish on thesite which will be processed in the ISPGprocessing plant at Kilkieran in 2015.’
The controversial pipe, which was laid last month
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THE Connemara PonyBreeders’ Society (CPBS) hasannounced that it will berunning a number of eventsfor Connemara ponies at the2014 FEI European PonyChampionships, being heldat Green Glens Arena,Millstreet, Co. Cork from July29 to August 3.
Connemara ponies willfeature on Thursday July 31.
Niamh Philbin of the CPBSsaid: ‘This is a fantasticopportunity to promoteIreland’s native pony to anInternational audience, andthe CPBS is indebted to theDuggan family in Millstreetfor affording this opportunityto Connemara pony owners.’
Qualifiers for the ICCPSConnemara Green Huntercompetition, which takesplace at 9.30am, are currentlyunderway at shows aroundthe country. Ten ponies will
qualify to compete for a shareof the €1,000 prize fund andthe winner will receive aGalway Irish Crystal trophy.
An inaugural competitionwill be run at 12 noon.Connemara ponies thatplaced first, second or third atprestigious working hunterstyle events over the lastthree years will be invited topartake. This event alsofeatures a prize fund of€1,000 and a Galway IrishCrystal trophy for the winner.
A Connemara pony stallionparade and musical dressagedemonstration will be hostedin the main arena at 6.30pm.Entry fee for stallions is €10and it is expected that thisevent will attract a largenumber of entries fromstallion owners, especiallythose whose stallions haveprogeny competing at theEuropean Championships.
THE Dolphin Hotel,Inishbofin, has unveiled thelineup for its summer concertseries. Highlights of thisyear’s Tuesday-night showsinclude performances by
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A SERIES of talks willbegin tonight(Wednesday) inConnemara NationalPark, Letterfrack, with‘Bualadh Isteach’, apresentation byarchaeologist MichaelGibbons on stormarchaeology and theConnaught coast.
The rest of the series isas follows: Wednesday,July 16 – FintanMasterson on the‘history and socio-economic benefits of theGreen Way from afarmer’s perspective’;July 23 – Michael Harrison ‘bird and wildlifephotography for all’;
July 30 – Dermot Breenon ‘the biggest week inAmerican birding’;August 6 – BreandanO’Scanaill on ‘plantsgone AWOL’; August 13– Brid Colhun on ‘thesecrets of gardenwildlife’; August 20 –Breandan O’Scanaill on‘an original Clifden
house (the story ofGleann Aoibheann,Beach Road)’; andfinally, on August 27 – abat walk and talk withCarole Reynolds.
The talks all takeplace on Wednesdayevenings in the park’sAudio Visual theatre at8pm. Admission is free.
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DERRYINVER manTristan Heanue’s debutshort film In This Placewill be competing for thetitle of Best Short Filmand Best Debut Drama atthe 26th Galway FilmFleadh which began yes-terday (Tuesday) andruns until July 13.
In This Place is a 20-minute modern daydrama and is Tristan’sfirst screenplay.
He plays the lead roleof Mark – a young manliving in a small west ofIreland town who is for-ever talking about chang-ing his life, but alwaysfinds some excuse not to,until one day events un-fold that take some of those choices out of his hands.
The film is directed byAlec Moore (Behind the
Sword in Stone) and co-stars Sean T. O’Meallaigh(Jimmy’s Hall/ CitizenCharlie) and RebekahWainwright (The Tudors/How to be Happy).
Filmed in and aroundTristan’s old stompingground of Letterfrack inthe final days of the heatwave last July, the filmcasts some of his family,friends and neighbours in
minor roles and as extras. Growing up in the
heart of Connemara, Tris-tan dreamt of being a topDJ and famous footballplayer and says it wasn’tuntil he was a teenagerwatching Leonardo Di-Caprio in the movie Bas-ketball Diaries that hewas first bitten by the act-ing bug.
At 25 he moved to
Dublin to study acting –but the acting career hadto take a back seat for afew years as he workedto support himself.
Then in 2010 he caughthis first real break whenhe successfully audi-tioned for a role in MartinMcDonagh’s play TheLonesome West, and hisacting career finallybegan to take off.
Since then he has goneon to star in such films asRunner and Sojourn withfilmmaker Paddy Slattery– he was nominated forBest Actor for his per-formance in Runner atthe Underground CinemaAwards 2013.
At the moment, Tristanis happy combining theday job with being a part-time actor and film writerand weekend DJ, as he says that it is this di-versity that gives a bal-
ance and energy to hisvarious projects.
He is starring in themovie Love, Rosie (basedon Cecelia Ahern’s novel)that will be released incinemas in October, andhe also begins a nationaltour later this year withthe play The WaitingRoom, which will runfrom September throughuntil November.
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THE Connemara Chamber ofCommerce welcomed theItalian Ambassador to Ireland,Giovanni Adorni BraccesiChiassi, to Connemara lastmonth.
Chris Shanahan, president ofthe Connemara Chamber ofCommerce, told the Journal:‘The ambassador was inConnemara to view theMarconi Radio station site, andto hear of the exciting plans todevelop it into an internationalattraction.
‘He was fascinated by thepresentation and the connectionbetween Italy and Connemara,and has assured the Chamber ofhis support in helping make thisproject a success.’
Concetto la Malfa, editor ofItalia Stampa, presented avideo history that he has madeabout the Marconi story inConnemara, while Shane Joycegave a vivid explanation of theRadio Station and its history.
Mr Shanahan added: ‘Theambassador was suitably
entertained at Abbeyglen Hotel,and visited Connemara GolfClub during his trip. This washis first visit to the area, and hewill definitely return.’
The Canadian AmbassadorLoyola Hearn made a similartrip to the area in May to hearabout the plans for the site.
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In November 2013, Seán O’Flaherty,who teaches sixth class in ScoilMhuire, Moycullen, learned of a his-tory competition for primary and sec-ondary schools in connection with
the ‘Decade of Centenaries’. The decade from 2012-2022 marks the
anniversary of many important historicalevents that occurred between 1912-1922,including World War One, the War of In-dependence, and the Civil War.
The competition invited students fromacross Ireland to examine the impact of aparticular event or person from thedecade on their local area. Mr O’Flahertyand the class decided to research a Moy-cullen man who was shot in 1921, but hadvery little written about his life.
John Geoghegan (1893-1921) fromUggoole was mainly remembered in Moy-cullen for his involvement in the nation-alist cause and his untimely death. In thisproject the children decided ‘to look at hislife: his work as a farmer and rural districtcouncillor, his interests [in] GAA and Con-radh na Gaeilge, his nationalism as a 1918election canvasser and Irish volunteer’.
Their research started with the1901/11 census online and parish records.This showed that John Geoghegan wasone of 10 children of Margaret Lee andWilliam Geoghegan, born in Laois, a RICman and farmer.
Over the following months, rang a séinterviewed several local people whoseparents were neighbours of the Geoghe-
gan family. Micheál Walshe of Uggoole,Moycullen, told them about farming as itwould have been at the time. He wasvideoed by the children at the site of themonument in Uggoole, on the spot whereGeoghegan was shot.
Rang a sé discovered that ‘in Moycullenthere are two parts of land: ‘taobh mín'(smooth side) and ‘taobh garbh' (roughside). John Geoghegan was on ‘taobhgarbh’, which was considered the bad partof land. He had cows, sheep, horses andpigs. His main breeds of cow were Angusand black and white heads. He mainlysowed rhubarb, oats and turnips, he didn’tsow barley.
His brother Tom had a secret for grow-ing very tasty rhubarb, and in the winterwhen there was lots of frost he wouldcover his turnips in reeds. John sold hiscrops in the fair in Galway.’
Further information and photographswere gathered about farming in the early20th century when the class visited theMuseum of Country Life in Co Mayo.
Micheál Faherty of Killagoola, who hasJohn Geoghegan’s GAA medals, met withthe class at the new club house at PáircMhaigh Cuilinn GAA grounds in Ballydo-tia. Here, a photograph of John with thewinning Moycullen team in the 1914/15championship hangs on the wall.
Micheál showed the class three medalshe was given by Tom Geoghegan, John’sbrother, one of which is engraved ‘Win-ners of the West Galway championship
1914’ for Gaelic football. They learned ‘hepreferred Gaelic football to hurling andwas the starting goalkeeper for his teamand he was the right back in hurling.’
In the Connacht Tribune archives theclass would learn that in October 1916,John was playing for Moycullen vsOughterard’ the local rivals in the Juniorchampionship’. The children could seemany similarities with their own lives, asall in the class are GAA members.
Many of the children attend Conradhna Gaeilge summer camps in Moycullenand another similarity was that John Ge-oghegan had been a member of Conradhna Gaeilge, joining in 1915.
He joined the Volunteers soon afterthis, and the class found ‘there was a verystrong connection between the GAA, theIrish Volunteers and Conradh na Gaeilge’in Moycullen. This was where, for many,nationalism began. This was confirmed byMarcus Thornton, son of PadhraícÓ’Droighneán, who was leader of theMoycullen volunteers in 1916 and promi-nent in the GAA and Conradh na Gaeilge.
Next the class visited the Hardiman Li-brary in NUI Galway, where librarian JohnCox brought them to the special collec-tions archive. Archivists Marie Boran andKieran Hoare also met the class, and 1921newspaper articles from the archivesgreatly assisted the research. Informationfrom the county council archives showedin 1918 John had canvassed for Sinn Feinlocally and in 1920 he was elected as
Rural District councillor for Moycullen.The class carried out extensive research
using school Netbooks, particularly the Bu-reau of Military History Archives. They readthe personal account of Micheal Ó’Droigh-neán, East Connemara Brigade leader,which described the death of William Joyceand retaliation killing of Father Griffin inNovember 1920, and the death threemonths later of John Geoghegan.
Archive newspaper reports also de-tailed the tragic events surrounding thedeath of John Geoghegan. The Irish Inde-pendent from February 25, 1921, reportsthat ‘the family was awakened by thesound of knocking and breaking glass.Someone shouted from outside, “We wantJohn Geoghegan.” Two men, one wearinga black coat with a police cap, the otherwearing khaki and a tin hat, wielding arifle came in and told John Geoghegan toget dressed and come with them. They ac-cused him of being a friend of MichaelCollins. His body was found by his motherand sister lying shot dead.’
Concluding the project, rang a sé foundthat ‘John’s life was similar in many waysto our lives. We are all GAA members andattend Conradh na Gaeilge camps, and 10of us are from farming backgrounds –however, we do not have to worry aboutbeing killed because of politics and ourstandard of living is better.
‘John Geoghegan is remembered inMoycullen today for his farming, his Con-radh membership, for being the first goal-
keeper the hurling club had but above allfor the way he died.’
In May, the class found out it had wonBest Project in Connacht, one of only 12winners from a total of 340 projects sub-mitted nationally.
On May 29, members of the class – to-gether with their teacher Seán O’Flahertyand parent Catherine Wall – travelled tothe Royal Irish Academy in Dublin to re-ceive their prize. Minister for Training andSkills, Ciarán Cannon presented prizes anda €500 cheque to Scoil Mhuire Moycullen.Professor Mary Daly of University CollegeDublin, who chaired the judging panel,spoke of the high quality of the projectsand encouraged the children to presentthe project in their locality.
On June 19, the class did this, present-ing the project on the interactive white-board in their classroom, after a shortintroduction from Marie Boran of the Spe-cial Collections archive, NUIG.
As well as parents and teachers, localpeople who had given oral history inter-views were there: M Walshe, M Faherty, AO’Brien, P Moughon, A Reidy, also J Cox ofNUIG Hardiman Library, B Wall, L Wall, BConnaire, M Cox, and M Tobin.
Also in attendance were others who hadhelped with the project, including membersof Moycullen GAA, the parish office,Cumann Staire and Conradh na Gaeilge,along with Seán Kyne TD, a neighbour of theGeoghegan family. Refreshments followedwhat was a very enjoyable presentation.
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We wish you were here today
even for just a little while
so we could say "Happy Birthday"
and see your beautiful smile
The only gifts today will be
the gifts you left behind,
the Laughter, Joy and happiness...
Precious memories .... the best kind.
May the angels hold you close and
sing you a happy song....
and we’ll be sending wishes to you
today and all year long
Happy birthday Mum,
Lots of Love your husband John,
son Alan, daughter Michelle &
son in law Gerry
Birthday RemembranceCarmel RigneyClifden, Co. Galway60th Birthday.
In Memoriam
MARIE-HELENEPoudevigne – who hasbeen living inConnemara for the past20 years and was formerhonorary Consul ofFrance for the Provinceof Connaught – has been
elected ConsularCouncillor for theFrench citizens inIreland. The electiontook place in May atthe French Embassy inDublin.
Marie-Helene’s first
function will be to sit at aConsular Council presided bythe Ambassador and to ‘dealwith all matters relatingdirectly to the French inIreland, and to protect theirinterests and defend theirrights’.
Connemara-based Consular for French citizens elected
AFTER eight years oftrading as An BheanFeasa, Terri Conroy lastmonth closed the doorsto Clifden’s health shop.
Speaking to theJournal Terri said:‘Following a dream ofowning and running ahealth shop, an BheanFeasa opened in 2006and continuedsuccessfully until now.
‘I would like to thankall my many andwonderful customers –several of whom havebecome friends – fortheir support and customover the years, and forall the wonderfulconversations and the
trust that they have hadin An Bhean Feasa.
‘I’m sorry that peoplewill now have to goelsewhere for theirhealth food andsupplements, but I willstill be providingkinesiology sessions inthe area.’
Looking to the future,Terri added: ‘Now thereis another dream tofollow, with furtheradventures andchallenges in store.Watch out for Three CatCottage Products in thenear future!’
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ON behalf ofmyself and mywife ClaudineKnight I wouldlike to express ourheartfelt thanks toeveryone thatcontributed,attended, organised andworked so hard on thefundraiser for SophieKnight. We were trulyhumbled by the
generosity of the people ofClifden and thesurrounding areas,our families andextended circle offriends. We couldnot begin to thank
everyone individuallyfor fear of forgettinganyone.We are foreverin your debt!
Vincent Knight
ALMOST 50 cyclistsfrom Galway took part inan epic 280 kilometrejourney fromLetterkenny, Co Donegalto Inis Aoibhinn, Galwaylast month. The eventwas a fundraiser to helpmeet the operating costsof Inis Aoibhinn, CancerCare West’s residentialfacility at University
Hospital Galway. TheClifden participantsincluded DeclanMannion, Richie Flaherty(CEO Cancer Care West)and his brother, Robbie.To donate to Cancer Care West’s ongoingfundraising campaign,see www.idonate.ie/173_cancer-care-west.html
Farewell from An Bhean Feasa
‘We are forever in your debt’
‘Epic’ cycle for Cancer Care West
RENVYLE House Hotel and Resort was awarded theBest Customer Service in Ireland at the IrishRestaurant Awards, which were held in Dublin lastmonth. This is the second year running the the hotelhas received the accolade.
l Pictured: Tim O’Sullivan (Executive Chef),Ollie Carroll, Jackie Hassain, Sabina Flaherty, JoshLydon, Carmel O’Sullivan, Fiachra Coyne and MikeCounihan – members of the team from RenvyleHouse Hotel team – with their award for BestCustomer Service in Ireland
Renvyle at top table again!Playschool graduation
PICTURED: Aoibhín O’Conor, a winner ofthe Galway Write a Book competition, inconnection with Galway Education Centre.Aoibhín, 6, is a senior infants pupil in StTeresa’s NS, Cashel, and is pictured herewith awards MC Paul Sleem. Twin sisterDubheasa was also highly commended forher story.
A GROUP OF 36 children from the Cleggan/Claddaghduff areaenthralled a largecrowd with theirperformance of the‘Button Box Musical’on June 13.
Breda O’Toole, theproduction’s music director,said: ‘The story revolvesaround two children who visittheir grandparents on a rainyday and by chance discovertheir grandfather has not onlytravelled the world, but hasbrought home a button fromeach country he visited.
‘Immediately, the audience
are transported throughenchanting scenes of music,dance and drama to countriessuch as Africa, India, China,Jamaica, Australia and Ireland.
‘It was thrilling toexperience the talents ofprimary school children whocarry within them such highstandards of ability and
performance. ‘To round off the
night, and in truecommunity spirit,there was a tea partyin the hall afterwardswith great excitementas 20 lucky rafflewinners came forwardto receive their prizes.
‘Two days later the childrenproudly presented a €1,000donation to Criost Linn fromthe proceeds, with contributionsalso going to both nationalschools in the area.
‘A big thank you also to allwho helped on the night – your support and help is much appreciated.’
Button Box brings the house down!
THE staff of Ballyconneely Playschoolwould like to wish preschool pupilsEimear Mannion, Rebecca Bartley, MajaDavis, Erin O’Neill, Dara O’Neill andSarah Dowd all the best as they leave fornational school after a great year.Thanks to all who supported the recentraffle, which raised €394. The facilitywill reopen on September 1.
Award-winning author – aged 6!
Pictured, left: children from Scoil Bhride, Bally-conneely, who made their First Holy Communionrecently: (from left) Joe Conroy, John Davis, Car-ragh Birmingham, with teacher Elaine Conroy;pictured right: First Holy Communion pupils fromAillebrack NS, Caoimhe Joyce and Jack O’Neill
First Holy Communions
l Pictured left: Oisin O’Neill, who attended anNUIG Youth Academy Course and received a cer-tificate for his course in computer programming;right: Noelle Joyce with her Youth Academy cer-tificate. Both pupils are in 4th Class at AillebrackNational School
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Sr Karol O’Connell at the launch of her Music IsFun books for children and teachers at KylemoreAbbey on June 11. Also pictured are VincentMurphy (Artisan House) and Leo Hallissey(CEECC). More at www.connemarajournal.ie
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An unexpected paintingcommission providedmy family and I with avery good reason to
visit Clare Island this month. I amashamed to say that I had neverbeen to the island in the 20-oddyears I have lived in this area,although I have been told aboutits charms on many occasions.
Suffice to say that we were notdisappointed.
A little research told us to getto Roonagh pier just outsideLouisburgh, where we had achoice of times and ferryoperators to make the shortcrossing. This was the first surpriseas the crossing is indeed short –just 15 minutes – a bonus for afeeble land lubber such as myself.
The second delight was theharbour, which is quite idyllic inits picturesque sweep of sand andpier. The water was a clearturquoise blue, right up to the pier
wall, and we were able to admiresome large fish and jellyfish overthe side of the boat before wedisembarked.
I don’t think I have ever seensuch clean waters in a harbour.
I had made enquires aboutaccommodation and there areseveral places to choose from. Wechose O’Grady’s Guesthouseoverlooking the beach. We soondiscovered that this was the oldfamily homestead of the well-known O’Grady family in Clifden,although the current building iscompletely new. A three minute
walk brought us to the front doorof Helen and Alan O’Grady’sbeautiful stone-clad home, whichconceals bright, spacious roomsworthy of any four star hotel.
Helen greeted us warmly andtold us about some of the ‘mustsee’ spots on the island. Our firstport of call was the Sailors bar, notfor refreshments (we had thoselater) but where we met with ourvery own Michael Gibbons, whowas conducting an archaeologicaltour of the island. This brought usalong the coast, where we wereentertained with stories of a lost
Spanish ship that found itself on astony shore and the slaughter andtyranny of a different time – quitedifficult to imagine in such atranquil setting.
Michael then led us through anancient wood, buried forthousands of years beneath thebog and now revealed as thegnarled and blackened stumps oftrees as old as time itself.
We left the group about halfway along to make a detour toAnna’s Coffee Shop in anticipationof her ‘famous chocolate cake’which had been heartily
recommended to us. We enjoyed afeast of home-made salads andbreads in Anna’s garden beforeretiring inside to enjoy a coffeeand a generous slice of her trulydelicious cake.
We continued the afternoon inholiday style with a swim at theharbour beach followed by freshfish and chips at the Sailors bar.
The next day we made time tovisit the Abbey, which is about a20 minute walk from the harbour.This small rectangular buildingdates from the 12th century andhas been beautifully restored and
maintained. Inside, it boasts thebest example of rare medievalroof paintings in Ireland. Thedelicate array of small paintingscover the altar ceiling and depict avariety of mythical, human andanimal figures including dragons,stags, birds and trees.
There was a professionalrestorer working on them when wewent inside and she pointed out alarge relief carving of the O’Malley
family crest and the final restingplace of the infamous GraceO’Malley, which is set into the wall.
We left the island feelingrevived and also very impressedwith this small community ofpeople who have so carefully andsuccessfully managed theirheritage – creating an oasis oftranquillity and hospitality that ishard to match.www.deborahwatkinspaintings.com
A triumphantisland heritage
The approach to Clare island harbour;inset: 12th century Abbey at Clare Island
Deborah Watkins makes a long-awaited trip to Clare Island – ‘an oasis of tranquility’
Clare Island harbour
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Or maybe you actuallydo dig exercise, but youwant to get as much bangfor your calorie buckwhen you are notexercising.
This concept is nowpopular in the fitnessindustry and is called‘boosting yourmetabolism’.
The great thing is thatyou don’t have to spendhours on the treadmill orlifting heavy weights tolose weight. Here are fiveunconventional ways youcan burn more fatwithout exercising.
Use the ‘Pomodoro’technique: Pomodorowas an efficiency expertwho came up with thisnice rule that you shouldstop and do somethingelse for five minutes forevery 25 minutes you aresitting around. So theidea is that instead ofdoing a long workout atthe gym, you simplyspread your exercisethroughout the day bystopping every 25minutes to do somethingactive. An examplewould be doing 20bodyweight squats everytime you go to thebathroom or 10 press upsduring every commercialbreak on the television.You get the idea.
Stand more: Sitting isthe new smoking, and itdoesn’t matter how muchyou exercise at the end ofthe day if you spend allday long with your buttplanted in a chair. Thinkabout ways you canimprove this situation ifit sounds like you. Forexample, stand whiletalking on the phone oreven go for a walk if you
know it’s a long call.Stand while stuck in awaiting room situation.Create a standing workstation at work. Everysituation is different butthink of ways you canstay standing for longer.
Cold Thermogenesis:When you get cold oringest something cold(like cold water) yourbody must temporarilyincrease the rate at whichyou burn calories inorder to keep you warmor to warm whatevercold liquid you haveingested. Your body hasa special kind of fattissue called BrownAdipose Tissue, whichburns calories togenerate heat. A greatway to jump start thiscold fat burning processis with a five minutecold shower in themorning. Or go for a
swim at our beautifulbeaches and also get themineral absorptionbenefits.
Pack on the pounds:At many sports shopsyou can find ankle andwrist weights that youcan wear, and many ofthese can be worn underlong sleeves or pantswhile you are at work ormoving around the houseduring the day. You canalso get weight vests thatincrease your weight by5, 10, 15lbs. Your usualexercise routine can besuper-sized by thesimple addition someadded weights.
Breathe Harder:Shallow breathingreduces the amount ofoxygen in yourbloodstream, whichreduces the amount ofoxygen available to cellsthroughout your body.
As a result you not onlyfeel more sluggish andfatigued, but you alsolimit your metabolism,since your cells usesome of that oxygen toburn fat. So what canyou do to breathe better?Breathe in through yournose, slowly and deeplywhile expanding yourstomach. Try to take fourseconds to count in.Hold your breath for acount of four. Try to stayrelaxed. Next, breath outthrough slightly pursedlips, fully emptying yourlungs, also to the countof four. Repeat
To wrap it up: youneed to stand as much ofthe day as possible; youstop every 25 minutes todo something physical;you keep yourself coldwhenever you can; youget yourself a weightedvest; and you keep your
body well oxygenated. Some people want it to
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It’s an amazing place weinhabit.
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Five ways to maximise the benefits of exerciseAlan King breaks down the best ways to burn calories throughout the day
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You must have beengetting a One-ParentFamily Payment (OFP)within the three yearsbefore you make yourclaim for Jobseeker’sAllowance Transition.You must be habituallyresident in Ireland, youmust be capable of workand your youngestqualified child must beat least seven and under
14 years of age. Whenyour youngest childturns 14 the normalJobseeker’s Allowance(JA) conditions willapply to you.
The rules for JA andJST are very similar.The means test isexactly the same and themaximum weekly rate isthe same (€188). Incomefrom work is assessed inthe same way.
The main differencesbetween JA and JST are:
– For JST, you are not obliged to beunemployed, availablefor full-time work andgenuinely seeking work.
– The 4-in-7 ruleapplying to JA does notapply to JST (you do nothave to be fullyunemployed for four outof seven days). Thismeans that you couldwork part-time for fivedays, for example.
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You must participatein employmentactivation measures andyou have to participatein any recommendedcourse of education ortraining. You may alsobe able to accesschildcare supports.
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In August we have a spectacular annual event to lookforward to – the Perseids meteor shower – which isassociated with debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. The number of meteors visible to us (60 or more per hourat night) will reach its maximum on August 13.
The Perseids are so-called because the point fromwhich they appear, known as the radiant, lies in theconstellation Perseus.
The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with thepeak time in activity occurring between August 9 and 14,depending on the particular location of the stream. Themeteors can be seen all across the sky, but because ofthe specific path of Swift-Tuttle’s 130-year orbit, Perseidsare primarily visible in the northern hemisphere.
As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in thepre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest toturning towards the sun ‘scoops’ up more meteors as theEarth moves through space. Most Perseids disappearwhile at heights over 80 kilometres above our planet,and the dust seen in the cloud today is around athousand years old.
The Perseids shower has been observed for over 2,000years, with the earliest information on this event comingfrom the Far East. Some people of the Roman Catholicfaith refer to the Perseids as the ‘Tears of St. Lawrence’,
with GERRIT NUCKTON
THE most prominent star in the skythis month as twilight arrives after10pm, is Arcturus in the constellationBootes, which may be seen now justwest of due South as night falls.
The orange giant is the secondbrightest star (after Sirius) in thenorthern celestial hemisphere. It is arelatively close neighbour to us atonly 36.7 light-years from Earth, andhas a magnitude of –0.04. Highoverhead towards the north and up tothe right of Arcturus lies theconstellation Ursa Major, with itsprominent grouping of the Plough.
Meanwhile, rising in the east inJuly is the region of the Milky Waycontaining the constellations Cygnusand Lyra. The three bright starsDeneb, Vega and Altair make up the‘Summer Triangle’.
Having passed between the Earthand the Sun (inferior conjunction)back in mid-June, Mercury is now seenbefore dawn in the NE and it reachesits greatest Western elongation onJuly 12. Appearing with a little lessthan half of its disk illuminated butstill only at magnitude +0.4, thesmall planet then slowly movestowards the horizon as the monthprogresses, but its brightness
increases to reach –1.4 by the end ofthe month so may indeed be easier tospot.
Venus rises in the NE before sunrisethis month but will only get about 20degrees above the horizon. Its disk isnow showing a full to gibbous phase,and as a result the effective areareflecting the sun’s light stays almostconstant; it shines at a brilliant -3.8magnitude.
The International Space Station issometimes visible over Connemaravia the naked eye before sunrise orafter sunset as a slow-moving, brightwhite dot, crossing the sky in only twominutes or so as it zooms past (alwaysto the south as it never goes furthernorth than 52 degrees of latitude –it’s at least 205 miles above ustravelling at an incredible rate of17,000mph). Visibility occurs beforedawn and after dusk when the ISS issunlit but the ground and sky aredark, which is typically the case up toa few hours after sunset or beforesunrise. Because of the large size ofits reflective surface area, the ISS isalways very bright, with anapproximate maximum brightness of-4.0 when overhead, similar to Venus.For the complete, exact details of the
times of ISS (and other satellite)appearances above your location,please refer to the website Heaven’sAbove, www.heavens-above.com.
The Moon reached First quarter onJuly 5, is Full on July 12, and is at LastQuarter on July 19. Looking eastbefore dawn on July 24, Venus, atmagnitude -3.9 will be seen to theleft of a crescent Moon. Given a goodlow eastern horizon, you may also beable to spot Mercury, at magnitude -0.9, some 8 degrees down to thelower left of Venus.
Still moving eastwards throughconstellation Virgo, Mars is high in theSW at sunset and sets aroundmidnight.
Jupiter is impossible to spot thismonth as it too close to the Sun fromour viewpoint to be seen.
The ringed giant Saturn is high inthe SE at sunset and sets in the earlymorning hours. On July 21, Saturnhalts its retrograde motionwestwards across the sky and resumesits motion eastwards through thestars. This month, the rings are seenwith their minimum tilt to the line ofsight for this year of 21 degrees, butthis still allows them to be well seenwith a small telescope.
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Cleggan Beach Riding CentreBeach Treks & Riding Lessons - Phone: 083-3888135 or (095)44746. Email: [email protected] – www.clegganridingcentre.comKillary Adventure Co. provides adventure activities andaccommodation for families, individuals and groups at ourbase in Leenane. We have now added Paintball to our list ofover 20 activities and recently launched our Wild Atlantic WayActivity Programme, with a set weekly schedule atcompetitive prices. Call us on 095 43411 to book or go towww.killaryadventure.com for more information.
Martin Courcey Construction LtdNo job too big, no job too small. Member of CIF with fullinsurance. SEAI registered contractor for insulation grants.Knockbrack, Cleggan. Call 095 44606 or 086-8161885Enda O'Malley B.Eng C.Eng MIEI Chartered Engineer and Planning Consultant Providinga Reliable, Friendly and Professional service nationwide:Planning Permissions Applications, Legal Mapping, Site &Boundary Surveys, Structural Reports, Pre-Purchase PropertyInspections, Civil Engineering Design, House Plans& Construction Detail Design, Project Management, CostEstimates, Land Registry Compliant Maps, Certificates ofCompliance with Building Regulations,Mortgage Supervision Certificates for Banks, Bill of Quantities& Specifications, Insurance Reports for Storm and FloodDamage. Bunowen, Ballyconneely, Connemara, Co. Galway.Tel: (095) 23614, Fax:(095) 23544, Mob: 086-3567851, Email:[email protected] Door & DIY CentreThe Lodge Road, Westport, Co Mayo. Tel/Fax: (098) 28705.Mobile: 086 2656395. Stockists of Timber Mouldings,Plywood, MDF, Panels (shelving etc), Flat pack kitchen units &kitchen worktops, Full range of internal doors & doorfurniture, Grosflex Bathroom Panelling, Timber and Laminate,Flooring, Skirting & Architrave (hard & soft wood)Bathroommirrors & accessories, Power tools and hand tools
Basmati Indian CuisineMarket Square, Clifden. Opening hours: 4.30pm-11pm.Sunday lunch, 1pm-4pm. Tel (095) 22619Lodge RestaurantOpen 8am-11pm daily. Letterfrack (095) 41222, www.lodge.ieOliver’s on Cleggan PierTraditional pub – breakfast, lunch and dinner – fresh localseafood is our speciality. Trad music session. (095) 44640,www.oliversonclegganpier.ieWildberry Café and RestaurantCome and enjoy our freshly cooked fare. We bake all productsin house. We use organic veg, grown in our own garden, andour fish is caught locally. Letterfrack Village – 087-388-7260
Yellow Door Expressive ArtsClasses in Oughterard and Clifden teaching ballet, moderndance and stage door courses: drama, dance and singing.Skills for stage, confidence for life. For more information seewww.yellowdoor.ie or call Elaine on [email protected] help creating or editing your CV with agreat cover letter to land that elusive job? Experiencedword processor can also quickly type and format your hand-written assignments. Please call (087) 693 9902 for help atvery reasonable rates
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Clifden KennelsCounty Council Approved, purpose built Dog Boarding Kennel.Irish Boarding Kennel & Cattery Association of Irelandmember. Individual kennels with large enclosed free runningpaddock. Located just outside Clifden. Short and Longterm boarding available. Telephone: 087 281 7478 or email:[email protected]
LiveWire ElectricalDomestic wiring, emergency lighting certs, periodicinspection reports for electrical installations (for fire officer orinsurance companies), CCTV for cattle/sheep sheds (watchfrom the comfort of your own home during lambing season),fire alarms, security lighting, Internet/Ethernet cabling.Replace existing lighting with energy saving LED lighting.Saorview/satellite television installation. Safe electricmember (registered & insured). Tax clearance cert. Contact:Stephen on 086-6082612. [email protected]
Connemara FloristYour local flower shop for all your floral needs; birthdays,thank yous, congratulations, anniversaries, new baby,weddings, funeral tributes, sympathy bouquets and muchmore. All budgets catered for. Clifden (095) [email protected] – Sister shop, Village Flowers,An Cearnóg Nua (beside SuperValu), Moycullen 091 [email protected]
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Bernie’s Hairdressing SalonChurch Hill, Clifden – Ladies and Gents Salon. Open Monday-Saturday. Late opening Thursday and Friday by appointment.Cutting, Colour – 10mins permanent colour available.Conditioning body waves and root lifts. Tel: (095) 21135Curl Up and DyeHair and Beauty, Moycullen – Clifden Rd. We offer a range ofBeauty Services including Sun Beds, Spray Tan, Colours andCuts. SUN BEDS SPECIAL OFFER 10 sessions for €50. CallBridget on 085-2711531. Open Thursday–Saturday.
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Ní Ráighne OpticiansThis month’s special offers: Free prescription sunglasses worth€99 with a purchase of complete glasses at €150 or more (termsand conditions apply – see in store for details). Bridge Street,Clifden. Tel: (095) 30995. Email: [email protected]
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West Coast Tree Surgery: Tree pruning, crown reductions,tree removal, hedge cutting & chipping. Tree surveys and treereports carried out. Est 1998. Contact Alan Linnane on 086-2848340 or 095 43018
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THE Connemara Coast-ers Ladies Football team,which played for 10 yearsbetween 1993-2003, helda reunion in June to see ifthere was ‘still any magicleft in the boots’.
A challenge match tookplace on Friday June 13in Letterfrack against aselect group of male ath-letes who were recentlyinvolved in the over-35league.
A great game wasplayed, with goals on bothsides. Dympna Heanue,the founder of the Con-nemara Coasters, scored aspectacular penalty in thesecond half and wasawarded the Golden Boot.(pictured inset)
The game was refereedby Brendan Ridge, whothroughout the years ref-ereed many a match for
the Coasters’ homegames.
There was a wonderfulsense of occasion on theevening, with a gameplayed with great spiritand a competitive edge,in glorious sunshine.
After the game, a greatevening was had in PaddyCoyne’s pub. The girlswould like to thank Bren-dan for refereeing, thelads for giving them a re-ally great match and aspecial word of apprecia-
tion to Pat Lydon, whorounded up the players.
Pat, for years, wasdeafened on the bus bybad singing as he drovethe Coasters to their awaymatches.
The pitch in Letterfrack
was in immaculate condi-tion and thanks to Con-nemara West for allowingus to use it on the night,and to Joachim for get-ting it ready.
The Coasters wouldalso like to extend their
thanks to Colin Coyne forthe wonderful barbecueand disco that he organ-ised in Paddy Coyne’s,and to Gerard Coyne andall the staff there.
To all the ConnemaraCoasters who were notthere: we missed you, butwe had a great night!
Coasters roll back the years at reunionSOCCER IN BRIEF
In pictures: West Coast Utd Primary Schools Cup l BOOKINGS are nowbeing taken for theOughterard RFCsummer camp, whichtakes places fromMonday August 11 toFriday August 15. Thecamp is open to boysand girls aged between6-12, and runs from9.30am – 2pm.
The camp costs €65per child (€55 secondchild) and there is a €10surcharge for thosesigning up on the day.
Camps are run to anIRFU template, with allactivities childorientated and aimedat being fun, deliveredby suitably qualifiedlocal coaches.
For further details orto download aregistration formplease go towww.orfc.ie or callMatt Henderson on083-0097488
THE West Coast Utd primaryschools cup took place inLetterfrack last month. Morethan 100 pupils from schoolsacross the region took part in theevent, which was sponsored byIntersport Gannon’s (Clifden) andorganised by Paul Gannon. WestCoast Utd provided referees,while the FAI was represented byGalway Development Officer JohnMorris Burke.
Results: Premier Divisionwinners – Claddaghduff; runnersup – Leenane; Div 1 Winners –Aillebrack, runners up – Tully; Div2 winners – Inishbofin, runnersup Lettergesh; Boys PremierWinners – Letterfrack, runners -up –Cashel; Div 1 winners –Aillebrack, runners up –Roundstone; Div 2 winners –Inishbofin /Cleggan, runners up –Claddaghduff
l ANYONE hitting theroads out west thissummer with a set ofclubs in the boot mightwant to consider pur-chasing a Wild AtlanticWay Golf Pass.
Launched last monthby Minister MichaelRing at Westport GolfClub, the pass offersdiscounted rates for around of golf at three ofthe country’s top golfcourses – Carne GolfLinks, Westport GolfClub and ConnemaraGolf Links.
The cost of a pass forthe three courses is€129 – which repre-sents a significant sav-ing on booking eachindividually.
The Wild AtlanticWay Golf Pass can bepurchased at any of thethree participating golfcourses – for more in-formation contact Con-nemara Golf Club on(095) 25302 or [email protected]
Na Piarsaigh, Clonbur, Oughterard,Killannin and Moycullen.
In the Boys Division Onecompetition, Clifden appeared onthe verge of winning the ThomasSailor Flaherty Memorial Cup forthe very first time when they ledOughterard by two points enteringthe final minute.
The Corribsiders struck twogoals, however, to wrestle victoryfrom the jaws of defeat.
In the Girls equivalent, Roscahillproved too strong forLeenane/Eagles Nest in the MaryCanning Memorial Cup Final. JohnConnolly’s charges (who earlier thisyear also became the firstConnemara school ever to win theGirls INTO/GAA County Mini Seventitle) completed a notable double
with a well-deserved 4-5 to 1-5victory.
Elsewhere, throughout theother six divisions, there was afair geographical spread ofhonours across the greaterConnemara region and although
some teams were ultimatelydestined to feel the acute pain ofdefeat, the overall collectivesense of pride and passion in theGaelic sporting experience waspalpable, and the fantasticproduct that is Gaelic football was
there for all to savour. I would like to take this
opportunity to extend a sincereword of thanks to Oughterard GAAexecutive committee, to Ollie Lee,pitch co-ordinator and hisauxiliaries, to the women of
Oughterard GAA who providedmuch needed refreshments, to theteachers and coaches whoprepared their teams so diligently,to Emily Culhane (Supermacs), tothe Cumann na mBunscolConamara Sub-Committee (too
many to mention) who will meetagain in September to carry out afull review. Last, but certainly notleast, thanks to the playersthemselves who displayed greatspirit, discipline and no little skillin all their footballing endeavours.
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two minutes. Both teams had some
missed opportunities asthe clock ticked down.With two minutes to goLeitir Móir had a playersin binned for a foul onMeghan Davoren, whofinished to the net – butas the whistle had gone
and the advantage rulewas not played, the goaldid not stand.
Leitir Móir filled thegoal line and saved the re-sulting free. Within aminute a second yellowcard and a sin-binning wasissued to Maigh Cuilinn,which left the teams levelon players but Leitir Móirled on the scoreboard by a
single point. With seconds left on
the clock and MaighCuilinn trailing by apoint, goalkeeper AineMcDonagh launched along high kick into theforward line, drawing afree on Shannon Keady.
Shannon calmlypopped the ball over thebar to level the game.
Maigh Cuilinn’s KatieCarter won the resultingkickout and, in her everclinical fashion, knockedthe ball over the bar togive her side the leadonce again.
Despite a final last gaspeffort by Leitir Móir theyfailed to convert andMaigh Cuilinn won bythat one point (3-8 to 3-7).
On a warm muggy day,with fast tempo gamesbeing played, sometimesback to back, all credit isdue to each one of the 12-member panel whoplayed for Maigh Cuilinn.
What an achievementfor a young team – twoAll Ireland titles and oneConnacht title in lessthan two months.
Moycullen’s U17s continue great run of form
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l from page 24
l BA mhór an éacht ag mná Mhaigh Cuilinn teidil naSeampaíní a bhaint amach igComórtas Peile naGaeltachta ar pháirc anBhaile Dóite i Maigh
Cuilinn le gairid.Fágadh dhá fhoireann Gail-
limheach leis an chath athroid don chorn. Sa chluicheceannais thug na cailíní ái-tiuila aghaidh ar céilechomho-
rach as An Cheathrú Rua. Ba ínonach an slua a bhai-
ligh ar an Bhaile Dóite le tacúleis an dá fhoireann ach goháirithe le mná MhaighCuilinn. Ba mhór an bród a
bhí ar an fhoireann bhain-istíochta nach turas in aisge abhí ar an slua mór seo.
Le bheith fíorneach faoiáfach, cé gur choinnigh mnáAn Cheathrú Rua orthú donfheadóg dheireadh, bhí ancluiche seo thart ag leath ama.Chruthaigh cailíní MhaighCuilinn go raibh siad ró láidirdon chéilechórach agus bhíbua slachtmhar acu sadeireadh.
Bhuaigh Bearna an ChornIdirmheánach in aghaidhNaomh Anna, Leitir Mór.Bronnadh an chorn seo igcuimhne ar Róisín Uí Shuil-leabháin a bhí mar Runaí aran Chomórtas le 32 bliain. Gondéanadh Dia Trócaire arRóisín, a cailleadh annuraidh.
Sa sraith Sínsear ba iad AnTearmann as Dún na nGall abhí buacach ar mná anFháirce.
CLEGGAN Bay Riding Club gottheir summer competitionseason off to a great startwith a highly enjoyableday at the Westport Show.
Pat O’Neill fromBallyconneely got a doubleclear round on his 9-year-oldConnemara gelding,Ilaunara Shadow, but wasput under serious pressurefrom the junior riders.
Caitriona Curran fromRenvyle had just 4 faults onher Connemara gelding,Charlie of Blakehill, and hersister Caoimhe won her classoutright on SoutheastStarlight – also aConnemara.
Unfortunately, Caoimhe was competing asan unregistered rider andcould not claim the €140
prize money.The two sisters also had a
great day at the GalwayCounty Show. Caitriona wasfirst in the Working Hunterclass in her category (over138cm) on Charlie ofBlakehill, while Caoimhewas third in the Small BreedMountain and Moorlandshowing class and also thirdin the Green Hunter Class ontheir young pony, Jetstream.
Cleggan Bay Riding Clubare attempting to qualify ateam for the AIRC Connolly’sRedmills DressageChampionship andcompeted at shows inClonshire, Co. Limerickon June 22 and at Duffy’sEquestrian Centre,Claregalway, on July 6 withthis aim in mind.
l CLEGGAN-BASED mother anddaughter team Siobhán and AlanaCazabon Sullivan had a successfultrip to the UK in June, where theycompeted at the dressage masterspremier league in Hickstead.Siobhán got second in the prelim
championship with her Irish-bredCB Let it Be, with a score of72.27%. Alana then went on towin the FEI pony team test andwas awarded the U21championship for the highest scoreof the under 21 riders at the show.
Cleggan riding club’s seasonoff to a flying start in Westport
Pride and passion in the Gaelic sporting experience on show in Oughterardl from page 24
Siobhán on CB Let it Be
Alana on Shermeers Hof Arendsoog
Foireann, agus lucht bainistaíochta, mná Maigh Chuilinn,buaiteoirí Corn Sóisearach na mBan i gComórtas Peile naGaeltachta 2014 ag Pairc an Bhaile Dóite, Maigh Cuilinn
The senior girls team from Scoil Bhride, Ballyconneely, whowon a cup in their division at Cumann na mBunscol
Pictured (left) Maigh Cuilinn Ladies Management team at the Connacht Sevens Championships: Maura Hynes, Padraic Davorenand Brid Ui Chonghaile, as Sandy O’Connell and Rhian Kenny celebrate behind them; right (back row): Aine Mc Donagh,Rhian Kenny, Sinead Maxwell, Emma Carter, Shannon Keady, Aoife Davoren, Elma Lee; from row: Roisin Buckley, Sandy O’Connell (captain), Ailbhe Davoren, Meghan Davoren, Katie Carter.
Division Boys Championship Winners
Girls Championship Winners Boys Shield Winners Girls Shield Winners Boys Plate Winners Girls Plate Winners
1 Oughterard A Roscahill A Clifden A Cornamona A Roscahill A Clifden A
2 Clonbur Roscahill B Aillebrack Claddaghduff Roscahill B Tully A
3 Oughterard B Gort Mór/Turloch Beag Clochbreac/Lettergesh Roscahill C Cleggan/Inishbofin Kingtown
4 Gort Mór/Turloch Beag Ballyconneely Letterfrack Collinamuck Kingstown Clifden C
5 Derryglin A Roscahill D Camus Árdmór / Camus Árdmór Tully B
6 Tír na Cille Clochbreac B Roundstone Lettergesh Roscahill E Roscahill E
7 Collinamuck Clonbur B Tully B Oughterard D Cornamona Roundstone
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NAOMH Feichin’s GAAseason is in full flight.During June, the under6s, under 8s and under10s hosted Spiddal andRenvyle in a one-dayblitz, and have travelledto Carraroe and Head-ford. All teams per-formed very well and theskill-building programthat is underway is show-ing huge dividends
throughout all the juniorgrades.
The under 12 teamreached the shield final inthe league againstOughterard but lost outdespite a very competi-tive performance.
The under 14 teamhad a very promisingleague campaign butwere surprisingly secondbest in their champi-
onship opener against St.Brendan’s. However,they expect to have avery strong run in theshield competition,which starts early thismonth. Training contin-ues on Tuesdays at 6pm.
The under 13 teamdoesn’t start their leagueuntil late August, but theyhave been undergoing aprogramme of very
strong warm up games.To date they have nar-rowly lost to Salthill bysix points, in Salthill, andhad an eight point victoryover Barna on the Clif-den pitch two Sundaysago.
The under 16 team areresuming training thisweek. The championshipstarts in August, and atthis stage of the year it’s
all about warm up gamesand building fitness forwhat is hoped to be a verysuccessful campaign.
Naomh Feichin hurlersformally entered theleague this year, and todate have played inPearse Stadium, McHalePark, Barna, Oughterardand at home to MichealBreathnach’s.
In their campaign theyhave registered wins overCastlebar Mitchells, Ra-hoon, Barna and MichealBreathnach’s, withOughterard remaining a
bogey team.Sponsors: The club
are gradually drawing upour list of prospectivesponsors for teams ofvarious age groups andwe would like to extend avery warm welcome toNí Ráighne Opticians,Bridge Street, who re-cently sponsored theunder 8s for a new set ofjerseys which were wornproudly by the under 8squad in the recent blitz.
We are currently look-ing for jersey sponsors forthe under 10s, under 12s,
under 14s and hurlingteams, and any interestedparties can contact KevinBarry, Catherine Walsh,Eileen Byrne or GerryGannon for details of thedeal on offer.
Training continues onWednesdays at 5pm andSaturday mornings at10am for the footballers,Tuesdays for the under14s, and Wednesday andFriday evenings at 6pmfor the hurlers.
l For information seethe club’s Facebook page(search ‘clifdenyouthgaa’)
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Under 14s look toShield campaign
Naomh Feichin’s Under 8s Naomh Feichin’s Under 10s
AS part of National Bike Week2014, which took place in June,Conamara EnvironmentalEducation and Cultural Centre(CEECC) in conjunction withWestern Lakes CC held theirannual Family Cycle Event onJune 14, starting and finishingin Tullycross.
This year’s event attracted amotley crew of riders, withgreat fun in the village: prizeswere given out, tea was drunkand an easy relaxed 12kmcycling event was enjoyed by all.
Participants cycled fromTullycross to Letterfrack,
where they enjoyedrefreshments, before continuingon through Currywongaun andback into Tullycross – for moretea and goodies.
On the day, thanks to thegenerosity of James Kane ofConnemara Adventure, anumber of bikes were madeavailable for those who were inneed of a bike.
Leo Hallissey, of CEECC,said: ‘This event is a greatoccasion to encourage peopleof all ages to get out and enjoya nice family day in thebeautiful surroundings ofConnemara.’
Families tackle ‘Tour de Tullycross’CYCLING
Naomh Feichin’s young hurlers
Participants of all ages enjoyed the lastmonth’s annualCECC FamilyCycle event
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Maigh Cuilinn U17s on winning streakLGFA
SINCE winning the Co-mortas U17 Sevens,Maigh Cuilinn Ladieshave been on an amazingrun of competition success.
Having secured theJunior Comortas Peile naGaeltachta at Whit week-end, they travelled to theBallyhaunis Centre ofExcellence on June 14 tocontest the Connacht Jun-ior Sevens title.
There were 42 teamstaking part in the compe-tition, with four groupsand 18 teams on the Jun-ior side. Having securedrelatively easy wins in alltheir games in the roundrobin contest againstKilkerrin/Clonberne,Pearses and Balla, MaighCuilinn faced Glinsk inthe semi final.
Maigh Cuilinn startedthis game sluggishly butpicked up the tempo andled by 5 points at the half.They continued to standfirm despite relentlesspressure from the Glinskladies and eventuallywon the game by fourpoints (4-5 to 2-7).
Two Connemara teamswere left to contest thefinal when Maigh Cuilinnand Leitir Móir facedeach other for the glory ofthe title. In a fast andphysical first half MaighCuilinn led at the breakby 2-5 to 1-4. However,right from the throw in forthe second half the LeitirMóir ladies took the gameto Maigh Cuilinn, andhaving scored 1-1, theyhad the game back tolevel pegging within
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THE spacious and idyllicGAA Grounds ofCumann Séamus ÓMáille Uachtar Ard wereresplendent in summersunshine for the annualSupermacs-sponsoredCumann na mBunscol,Connemara DivisionalFinals on June 11.
While a festiveatmosphere may haveprevailed for theduration of theproceedings, it certainlydidn’t detract from theintensely competitivenature of over 40 finals.
These featured a hostof schools from the clubjurisdictions of Renvyle,Gráinne Mhaols, NaomhFeichín, Carna-Cashel,
GAAFestive airat Cumann na mBunscol
l turn to page 22 l turn to page 22Kings of the mountain! The annual Family Cycle Event in Tullycross took placeon June 14 as part of National Bike Week – see page 23
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