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Corrib News Ezine May 2014
Broadcasting Icon Officially Opens New School
Oughterard’s Meadhbh Plays for Ireland
From Maam to Mongolia in a Mini!
Local News and Club Round Ups
Online ISSUE 03
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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Contact us on:
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www.corribnews.webs.com
Inside this issue:
June June 12th World Cup starts!
June 21st—Family Fun Cycle 1pm The
square, Oughterard
June 22nd —Jumble Sale in aid of the
Boxing club Oughterard Community
Centre
June 27th—Cocktail Night, The Boat Inn
in aid of Corribdale Park
June 30th—Second Print Edition of the
Corrib News in the shops!
June 27th—School Holidays
July 14th to 27th July—Galway Arts Festival
15th July, Meadhbh Campbell and her
teammates will travel to Romania to
compete in the basketball Division B
European Championships
18th July—Start of the Mongol Rally in
Eyre Square (page 4)
25th to 7th July—Feile an Mháma takes
place this year between Friday 25th and
Sun the 27th of July.
28th July—Galway Races
The Corrib News is published by a group of volunteers as a service to the community. It is an open
access publication and will generally carry any material submitted to it as long as it is not potentially
libellous or scandalous. The views and opinions expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of
the Editorial Committee. In case of error of fact we will publish corrections once we become aware of
them.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THE 7th OF JUNE
Editorial 3
From Maam to Mongolia in a Micra 4
Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona News 6
Broadcasting Icon Officially Opens New School 7
The MayFly 10k Challenge 8
uachtarARTS update 10
Oughterard’s Meadhbh Plays for Ireland 11
New Business Update 12
Corrib Gym 13
Courthouse Update 14
Corribdale Park Update 15
Oughterard Heritage– Angling Museum 16
International Mayfly Angling Competition 17
Feile an Mháma 20
Cornamona Annual Pairs Hospice competition 22
Montessori 24
Rás Chonamara. 26
Corrib Trout Recipe 27
Green Ribbon Campaign 28
MAC Bilingual Camps 29
Out & About 30
Tidy Towns 32
Local Clubs Round up 33
Photographs and Posters 44
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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Editorial Welcome to the 3rd Online edition of Corrib News!
Finally the Summer is here and it is great to feel some warmth on our skin and cast off the
woolly jumpers for a while!
But there’s no escaping the fact that the end of another school year is in sight and many of us will
have our hands full entertaining the kids over the coming months and possibly looking for events or
ideas to keep them busy. Thankfully you’ll find some great ideas inside this edition of Corrib News!
M.A.C bilingual camps will be run over several weeks in Summer in Oughterard, Killannin, Moycullen
and Maam. There is also a wonderful Jumble Sale planned for June 22nd in the Oughterard
Community Centre, with all the proceeds going to the Oughterard Boxing club. With indoor bouncy
castles and face painting there will be plenty to keep the kids busy. But you know it is no harm to
teach the kids about having a sense of pride in the community so you might consider getting them
involved in a tidy up of the area you live in. Tidy Towns Committees have been doing a splendid job in
Oughterard and Clonbur. Well done to all involved.
In the meantime you can catch up on all the happenings around Lough Corrib in this edition of the
Corrib News. We bring you the details of the Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona official opening ceremony, The
Mayfly 10k Challenge and the International Mayfly Angling Competition. Check out a budding young
author, Adam Tierney, who describes his visit to Croke Park with the Oughterard GAA on page 40.
We caught up with three lads from Maam, Corr na Mona and Cong who told us of an epic journey they
are undertaking in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Galway Hospital Project. See their story on page 4. Read all
about local Oughterard teen, Meadhbh, who will play basketball for Ireland in the European Champion-
ships this Summer.
As for photographs, check out the new section from pages 44 to 49. You might be able to spot your-
self or someone you know at the International Mayfly Angling Competition, The Mayfly 10k Challenge
or at the Community Games. Have you checked out the Oughterard is Happy video online yet? See
page 47 for the link.
Don’t miss our caption competition over on page 31 - there is a prize for the winner!
Last but not least we have the lowdown on all the clubs latest news and events.
We hope you enjoy it.
Sinéad Grimes on behalf of the Corrib News Team
Cover Boats at DerryMoyle, Oughterard—Greg Forde.
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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From Maam to Mongolia in a Micra!
My name is Terry Keenan and along with 6 of my
friends (George, David, Adrian, John and Patrick)
we have taken on the challenge of a lifetime in the
form of the charity Mongol Rally in aid of Cystic
Fibrosis Galway Hospital Project.
The Mongol Rally, is an annual unsupported rally
from London to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, but for
us, as we are mostly West of Ireland folk, it will
start in Eyre Square, Galway on the 18th
of July.
The idea of the rally is to bring a car of one litre
capacity or less across one third of the world's
surface, through rough terrain, deserts, rivers and
god knows what else. We have chosen two
Nissan Micras, painted in our national colours,
which can be viewed on our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/cysticfibrosismongolrally, .
The rally is not a race, it's all about endurance
and actually making it to the finish, it will take us
across Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and finally
into Mongolia. Hopefully this will take us between
three and four weeks in total.
On Sunday the 11th of May we had our launch
with Galway City Mayor, Padraig Conneely in
Eyre Square, Galway. We have been gradually
gaining some publicity and momentum since.
Coming from Maam, Corr na Mona and Cong and
doing this for a Galway based charity, Corrib
News is the ideal way for us to increase
awareness about our event and our charity.
The charity, which is the important bit, is Cystic
Fibrosis Galway Hospital Project, a subsidiary of
CF Ireland. CF is something that I sadly learned
about at a very young age, shortly after my First
Holy Communion, my best friend and only
classmate passed away from CF. Currently the
charity is trying to fund the construction of a
paediatric unit onto Galway University Hospital,
something that may have been able to help my
classmate, Brian, when he was alive. David, one
of my friends coming with me has also been hit by
the disease, his younger cousin Stephanie, sadly
passed away from the disease just five years ago
at the very young age of 14.
On Sunday the 11th of May we had our launch with
Galway City Mayor, Padraig Conneely in Eyre Square
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From Maam to Mongolia in a Micra!
So it is something we really care about and would
love to publicise and raise as much money as
possible for.
It is important to point out this is purely to raise
money for the charity. No donations go towards
us, we have paid for everything ourselves up to
now and will continue to do so, which includes
cars, visas, petrol, accommodation, insurance,
etc. We have had a few very generous offers from
sponsors in the last week, helping us out with
some of the rally costs. But I can’t stress enough
that any donations will go directly to the charity.
We are all regular Irish guys, five from Galway,
one from Donegal, mechanics, carpenters and
truck drivers, in our late twenties, so far we have
done everything ourselves, but we feel the need
to exceed our expectations on this and try our
best to raise as much money as possible for this
more than worthy cause.
So far in the short time we've been public, we
have done really well raising over €5,000 purely
from family and friends on our donations page
www.idonate.ie/cfmongolrally. We also have a
website www.cfmongolrally.ie which is currently
under construction.
If you think you can help by donating we’d be
delighted and you can stay in touch with us on our
facebook page here www.facebook.com/cysticfibrosismongolrally,
Terry Keenan
Corrib News would like to applaud the boys
for taking on this challenge in aid of the Cystic
Fibrosis Galway Hospital Project, and would
like to wish them the very best on their big
adventure!
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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Scoil Chuimín agus Caitríona’s News
May has been a very exciting month here at Scoil Chuimín agus Caitríona. We enjoyed the Easter break and returned to the school ready to start all the preparations for the official opening day. As well as practising the mu-sic and songs each class also completed some wonderful art work which we then hung in the GP room to decorate it for the opening. (You can read all about the official opening next!)
But we’ve also been busy with other school work too. Fourth class had a very interesting project which they did in collaboration with Baboró’s BEAST! (Baboró: Environment, Arts, Science and Technology) project. But instead of us telling you about it why don’t you see for yourself! Here is the link:
http://youtu.be/CL9bq_BSw30 The children really enjoyed taking turns being directors, camera assistants, lighting technicians etc., for the day and it was an amazing experience. The end result is really brilliant and very informative too. The school held a very successful Golf Blitz on Friday 23rd May at Oughterard Golf Club . The turnout was great and a wonderful days golfing was had by all. We would like to thank all who were involved in
organising the event, particularly Patrick Gillespie, Barbara McGauley and Richard McNamara. Angela and Micheál always put in a lot of behind the scenes work too! We would also like to say thanks to the parents association for doing the posters, the parents who attended afterwards and Gerry & Eoin McDonnell for the food on the night. Here are the details on the Golf Blitz winners! 1st Prize: Tom McDonagh, Walter McDonagh, Micheal Darcy (Snr), Micheal Darcy (Jnr) 2nd Prize: David Walsh, Richard McNamara, Pat Egan. Packie Kelleher 3rd Prize: Shane Concannon, Mike Kyne, Tim Mullins, Don Hoctor 4th Prize: Peter Lee, Richie Lee, David Lee and Deirdre Costello. Mens Longest Drive - Mark Gibbs Ladies Longest Drive - Maire Ni Mhaille Best Ladies Team - Linda Lee, Eileen Dixon, Maire Ni Mhaille, Ann Dolly Nearest the Pin - Gerard Cox Thanks to everyone for playing and thanks again to the organisers. A raffle was held by the PA on the night and we would like to thank all our sponsors. Here is the full list of prize winners. 1st prize - Tablet went to Martin Gibbons 2nd prize - Hamper went to Anna Rose Morley 3rd prize - Smyths voucher went to Alex Kelly in 2nd class! 4th prize - J.P. Keogh's voucher - Noel Caine 5th prize - 3 month membership to Ocean Fitness - Emily & Hannah Tuck 6th prize - 3 month membership to Ocean Fitness - Sarah Hammond 7th prize - 3 month membership to Ocean Fitness - Lyndsey Higgins 8th prize 3 month membership to Ocean Fitness - Sarah O'Toole 9th prize - Bottle of wine - Caitriona Molloy 10th prize - Bottle of wine - Cyril Foye 11th prize - Bottle of wine - Henry Curran Congratulations to you all - we hope you enjoy your prizes! The money raised from the events will go towards
purchasing a bank of laptops and a laptop trolley
and accessories for use by the whole school. The
children will really benefit from the generosity
shown by all concerned. Go Raibh Maith Agat!
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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Scoil Chuimín agus Caitríona’s News
Broadcasting Icon Officially Opens New School After more than 25 years of campaigning by successive boards of management, Scoil Chuimín agus Caitríona. Oughterard, held its official opening at 5pm on Saturday May 17th. The newly-built school, designed by Simon J. Kelly & Sons, was opened by national icon, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh. Mr. O Muircheartaigh, a former teacher turned broadcaster, drove to Oughterard for the opening the morning after a strenuous climb up Carrauntoohil alongside a group of 32 All-Ireland winners from each county in Ireland as a fundraiser for the Alan Kerins Projects. The 82-year-old broadcasting legend, spoke eloquently for 15 minutes about his escapade the day before climbing Carrauntoohil, about education in the past and the importance of learning in modern day society. He was hugely impressed by the schools facilities and was especially interested in the rainwater harvesting system at the school, which feeds directly into the toilets, joking that “this might be a cure for the forthcoming water charges”. O Muircheartaigh, went on to challenge the children, who would be the scientists of the future, to invent a system that caught the rain before it even fell! Assuring them they would get a Nobel prize if they succeeded! Also among the guests was school patron, Bishop Martin Drennan, who blessed the building, Fr Alan Burke, the Rev Gary Hastings, Niall Malone,
board of management chairperson and the MC for the day, Connacht Tribune editor Dave O’Connell, an ex-pupil of the school. Mr Malone said it was an historic occasion for the village, and paid tribute to the staff saying the amalgamation of the schools was not always easy, but the teachers all worked together and brought the project to fruition. School principal, Micheál Ó Domhnaill, addressed the packed hall and said “It is the collaboration of teachers, staff, pupils, parents and community that makes a great school. While literacy and numeracy are the cornerstones of primary education, the school aims to provide a holistic education,” he went on to thank the staff for their dedication and energy in their work at the school, and especially thanked the community, parents and parents’ associations over the years who had raised €65,000 for the project. The pupils themselves took an active part during the hour-long ceremony with the school band playing the “Kerry Polka” in honour of the day’s special guest, singing “A Mhuire Mathair” and finishing off with “This Little Light of Mine”. Everyone in attendance from past pupils, past head masters and teachers to the politicians and parents were then invited to the library for some refreshments laid on by Gerry & Eoin McDonnell and the Parents Association. The new school was finally opened to pupils at the start of this school year and the students have enjoyed the state of the art facilities such as the all-weather astro-turf pitch, a music room, out-door classroom, gardens and play areas, general purpose school hall, and handball court.. In addi-tion a new library will be operated by the school's senior pupils with assistance from the PA. The design of the school is so ground-breaking it is currently shortlisted for an Irish Architecture award. The award is decided by the public and You can vote for the school to win here: http://www.architectureawards.ie/index.php Maybe the long wait for the new school has been
worth it after all!
You can keep up to date with the happenings at
the school on their website here:
http://oughterardns.ie/
Bishop Martin Drennan, , Niall Ma lone, Micheál Ó
Muircheartaigh and MC Dave O’Connell
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Saturday 24th May saw the 3rd
annual Mayfly 10k
Challenge, take place in the village of Oughterard.
This year saw a welcome change to the event with
the introduction of the children’s races which took
place before the main 10k Challenge. The children
enjoyed the novelty of racing down Camp Street
cheered on by the fantastic supporters who turned
out to view the spectacle.
Each child was presented with a medal upon
finishing and once they had caught their breath
back, got ready to cheer on the adult racers.
This year’s race was being run in cooperation with
See Change, the National Mental Health Stigma
Reduction Partnership, in an attempt to highlight
the need to change Irish attitudes and behaviours
to mental health issues.
The main event began at 1:30pm, with local See
Change ambassador, Fiona Kennedy, cutting the
green ribbon and starting the race. The multi-
coloured field ran through the town to much
encouragement and applause from the many lo-
cals who always turn up to support the event.
The course is challenging, with a number of climbs
in the early kilometres which can make the run a
difficult one for even the most seasoned runners.
However the scenic views of the mayfly fishing
boats on Lough Corrib always provide a fitting
reward and a welcome distraction from the
gradient in the early part of the race.
After the first kilometre, the runners were well
spread out, with a number of local runners
featuring at the head of the pack. However Galway
City Harriers’ top road runner Matt Bidwell led the
field from the outset.
Matt completed the race in an amazing time of
00:33:43! Bidwell broke the course record held by
last year’s winner, Corks’s Alan O'Shea’s, time of
33:45 by just 2 seconds. Second place was taken
by James Ferry, in a time of 38:27 who was
followed closely home by Larry Kelly in 38:36 .
The first lady, Sinead Brody, GCH, came home in
a time of 39:46, a full 2 minute improvement on her
time last year (41:46), making this her second con-
secutive win and setting an enviable ladies record
for the course.
(See photos from the event on page 44)
The MayFly 10K Challenge 2014
Local See Change ambassador Fiona Kennedy starting the Mayfly 10k Challenge 2014
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It is always a pleasure to see these athletes return
to compete in the race each year. Deirdre Brophy
took 2nd in 43:38 and Sile Dirrane took 3rd place in
a time of 44:02.
For many participants, this event was not about
personal bests but simply about finishing the 10k
which was achieved by all who entered the race.
The weather held, and allowed the participants to
enjoy the BBQ hosted by the Boat Inn on the Square
in Oughterard.
Local DJ Aidan Kenny kept the crowd entertained
and the prize giving was held outside in welcome
sunshine. The event was a success for the 3rd year
running and hopefully is now well established as a
well organised fun event for all on the running
calendar.
The proceeds of the event will go towards the
development of Corribdale Park, a community
recreation area, for Oughterard, this event is a
crucial part of the funding for the local amenity.
Park project co-ordinator Sinéad Grimes said “This
year is especially important for us as we are hoping
to receive full planning approval next month. This
means we need to have funds in place, so we are
really pushing forward with our fundraising drive this
year.” she continued “Events like the Mayfly 10k are
important fundraisers but are equally important for
morale and project awareness – plus it’s a lot of fun
to organise! Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin and Gerry
Geoghegan are great to work with.”
The organisers would like to thank SSE Airtricity,
SEE Change, Cllr Thomas Welby, Finnertys
Butchers and all at the Boat Inn for their support and
sponsorship. These events could not take place
without the help of the many volunteers who
manned the registration desk, water stations and all
who helped out in the organising of the event.
Finally a thank you to all the competitors, without
whom, there would be no event. Well done to all and
see you next year!
For a list of all participants finishing times check
here:
http://www.redtagtiming.com/results/Mayfly10km_20
14.pdf
The MayFly 10K Challenge 2014
The fastest locality went to the ‘Raha Ramblers’ ..
again!
Event organiser Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin always does a
great job on the mike.
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uachtarARTS News
May has been a very active
month for the Arts in
Oughterard.
During the very successful
International Mayfly Festival,
the ‘By the Lake Exhibition’
showcased the work of ten
writers and artists from the
locality. The evening of the
official opening was a very
enjoyable one. Poet Colette
NicAodha launched the
exhibition and read one of her poems relating to fishing. Some of the featured poets read their newly
composed works in praise of the lake. There was a great interest in the exhibition with a steady stream of
visitors each day. The exhibition continued until Saturday 31st May.
uachtarARTS would like to thank Pat Joyce, of Joyces Supermarkets, for the use of the premises for the
exhibition and thanks also to the Anglers Association for expanding the programme to include the Arts in
2014.
Wisdom, uachtarARTS Bealtaine
event was held on May 20th and
many people came along and wrote
in the Community Art Book.
On Thursday 29th May a Poetry
Reading took place at the
uachtarARTS Gallery (Main Street,
Oughterard). We would like to thank
all those who came along to listen to
local poets read their work, it was a
most enjoyable evening.
To find out more about the Clann
Creative Writers Group and
uachtarARTS you can follow us on
Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/uachtarARTS Or email us on [email protected]
Pictured at the launch of By the Lake Exhibition: l to r Chris Mayhew, Margaret
Larminie, Jack McCann, Collette Nic Aodha, Matt Molloy, Leah Beggs, Jess Walsh
and Kathleen Furey. photo: Tom Broderick
Pictured are Phyllis Furnace, Jess Walsh, (Project organiser) and Carmel Healy.
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This summer Oughterard teen Meadhbh
Campbell will compete in the basketball
Division B European Championships as part of
the Under 18 Junior Women’s National
Basketball team. Eighteen year old Meadhbh
who is a leaving cert. student in St Paul’s
Secondary School, Oughterard is the only
representative from the west of Ireland to play
on this team. The other players primarily
coming from basketball strongholds in Dublin
and Cork.
On 15 July, Meadhbh and her teammates will
travel to Romania where they will face Estonia,
Latvia and Germany in the initial stages of the
competition. In total the team expect to play up
to eight games in order to receive an
international ranking.
In preparation for the European Champion-
ships the team will also travel to Luxembourg in
early July to play their international side in a
challenge game. Meadhbh, who is also on the
NUIG Mystics National League team, has been
playing with Irish teams since 2012 and has
previously taken on Luxembourg at Under 16
level. Having lost that game she says that she
is looking forward to the international playing
experience but also to settling the score!
Irish international basketball players are
completely self-funding and finance all aspects
of their participation on the team themselves.
This includes paying for travel, training
sessions and trips abroad. As they are playing
in the European Championships this year the
team has been allowed to fundraise and earn
sponsorship in order to lessen the financial
burden.
Meadhbh, along with her local club Corrib bas-
ketball recently held a Table Quiz in
Breathnach’s Bar and is currently selling raffle
tickets which are available to buy from
Breathnach’s Bar and Finnerty’s Butchers
Oughterard. She would be very grateful for
your support.
Ireland will play their first game against Estonia
on Thursday 17 July in Oradea. The results of
this encounter and all other games will be
available on www.fibaeurope.com or
www.basketballireland.ie.
Corrib News would like to take this
opportunity to wish Meadhbh and her team
mates the very best of luck in the European
Championships and in all of their upcoming
matches.
We would also like to say Good Luck to
Meadhbh and her classmates in the Leaving
Certificate which they will have started
when this goes to print!
You can read a full interview with Meadhbh
in the printed edition of Corrib News which
will be out in the shops at the end of June.
Oughterard’s Meadhbh Plays for Ireland Aoife O’Halloran
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New Childcare
Service in Oughterard
Exciting times ahead for Oughterard
native, Hilda O’Halloran Caine and
her colleague, Leenane native,
Sarah Coyne, as they are set to
launch their new Childcare Service
in Oughterard. Home From Home
Preschool & Afterschool Service is a
brand new purpose built childcare
facility located half a mile outside
Oughterard town centre on the
Glann Rd.
Both Hilda & Sarah are highly
qualified and have 20 years
combined experience in the
profession both locally & abroad,
where they have both developed a
key understanding of the
importance of Early Years Education
in the future development of young
children. They have a clear vision
for a quality, affordable, childcare
service & look forward to providing
such a service to the local
community for many years to come.
For further information on either
their Summer Childcare Service or
their Preschool & Afterschool Service
please contact ‘Home From Home’
on 087 3911156 or email;
Corrib News would like to wish
Hilda and Sarah all the best in their new business.
Corribdale
Grounds News
Corribdale Grounds is a fantastic amenity for
the Oughterard community. The land is
currently governed by the Corribdale Grounds
Committee who manage the land and hold it in
trust for the Oughterard Community.
The Committee is a limited company and as a
result there is an associated cost with running
the business each year. Some of you may not
be aware of the costs associated with keeping
the grounds open on a yearly basis.
The Committee’s accounts need to be audited
and returned to the CRO yearly, the
accounting fees can cost in the region of
€1,000 annually. Insurance is another cost—
currently the cost of insuring the grounds is
approx. €300 per annum.
The only income the Grounds Committee
receive is the rental on the grounds from
parties who wish to use the grounds to stage
events. Currently our income is in the region
of €1,000 per annum.
As you can see the outgoings currently
exceed the income and this is why the
Corribdale Grounds Committee have to fund-
raise on a yearly basis just to maintain the
grounds so that they can be used by the com-
munity.
From time to time tree surgery is required on
the grounds and the Committee is currently
paying off a loan secured from the Credit Un-
ion some years ago by members of the Com-
mittee. We have paid €2,000 off the loan in
the past two years. However, there remains
€5,000 outstanding on this loan.
We would ask that you please support the
Committee in their fundraising efforts to keep
the Corribdale Grounds open and in good
order so that it may be enjoyed and used for
the good of all in the locality.
The Corribdale Grounds Committee
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Farewell to Paul, Hello to Eddie!
It is with sadness we bid farewell to staff member Paul
Fisher. We wish to thank Paul for all his hard work and
dedication during the time he spent here at Corrib Gym.
On behalf of all the staff & customers we wish Paul suc-
cess & all the best in his new ventures.
In contrast, we are pleased to welcome Eddie Caine to
the team here at Corrib Gym. Eddie has qualifications
in Gym Instruction, Indoor Cycling, Exercise & Physical
Activity for Children and Strength & Conditioning. We
wish Eddie every success here at Corrib Gym.
Super Heroes Charity Bootcamp April
2014
On the 14th of April we held a charity night in order to
raise funds for Special Olympics Ireland. It was a great
success and we raised €300.00. We would like to thank
everyone that donated their time, energy & funds to
support Special Olympics Ireland. We hope everyone
enjoyed the evening of fun and fitness.
Website
Since the launch of our website on the 24th of February
it is proving to be very successful with providing the
public with all of our latest news, activities in the hall,
new upcoming fitness classes and special events. We
continue to improve and work on this service to ensure
that you provided with the most accurate and updated
information. Visit us on :
www.oughterardcommunitycentre.ie
Summer Special
This summer we will be offering yearly memberships of
€250.00 for an adult, €150 for students & the unwaged.
This special offer will run throughout June & July. Don’t
miss out on this fantastic deal!
(*Terms & Conditions Apply)
Kids Fit’n’Fun
Kids Fit’n’Fun classes commenced in the hall in May
and are proving to be very popular with the children
providing fun and exercise simultaneously. Corrib Gym
will be running these classes throughout the summer so
if you are interested in enrolling your child please call
us on (091) 557775. There are three class categories
available:
ages 5-7,
ages 7-8,
ages 9- 11
Outdoor Bootcamp
Outdoor Bootcamp continues to run throughout the
summer. In conjunction with the Afterschool Club we
will be offering parents the opportunity to drop in their
children to the Afterschool Club while they participate in
the Bootcamp Class. This service will be available
throughout the month of July and there are limited
spaces available. For more information please enquire
at Corrib Gym reception or call us on (091) 557775.
Corrib News Ezine May 2014
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Courthouse Update Oughterard Courthouse Conservation & Heritage Company Ltd. is
delighted that after four years of hard work involving fundraising,
planning and a great deal of paper-work, grant approval has now been
given by the Department of the Environment Community and Local
Government towards the cost of the refurbishment and preservation of the Courthouse. Built in the
1840s, this historic listed building had fallen into disrepair and was in such poor condition that the Court
Services vacated it in 2009 and returned it to Galway County Council.
The project has progressed to the current stage with the help of Forum Connemara Ltd and a close
working relationship with Galway County Council. The Council and County Manager, Martina Maloney
have been fully supportive from the
outset having agreed to lease the
building for a nominal annual sum.
Following an e-tendering process,
Kesel Construction Claregalway, has
been awarded the contract and all
work will be carried out under the
supervision of Conservation Architect
Gerry Mc Manus and of Fionn Mc
Mullan of Mc Mullan Architects,
Kilcolgan.
With the recent confirmation of
approval of grant aid of €497,985
representing 90% of the estimated
cost of Phase 1 of the project, the
committee and Board of Directors
propose to raise a further €25000 by
way of our “Bricks and Slates”
campaign. By giving €50 for a brick or
slate, dedicated to someone special,
the name will be recorded in an
embossed register and also by way of
way of a permanent plaque located
inside the renovated building. Over the coming weeks, groups of volunteers will call to all households in
the local area in order to explain developments and to encourage support for the “Bricks and Slates”
fundraiser.
The committee has made arrangements to raise a loan through Clann Credo so that ongoing payments
can be made as the work of restoration progresses. Grant aid can be claimed only when invoices and
receipts have been furnished.
Well done to everyone involved. We look forward to being able to keep you up to date on the Court
House project through Corrib News.
Leslie Lyons on behalf of The Court House Conservation & Heritage Committee
Photo Tom Broderick
Contracts were signed on the Oughterard courthouse restoration
project on Friday 23-May 2014.
(Back row) Joe Conaty ( Forum Connemara), Courthouse committee
members Geraldine Bresnihan, David Collins, Deirdre Forde, Chris
Moran ( project manager, Kesel Construction ltd.) and Courthouse
committee members Kathleen Furey, Leslie Lyons, Willie Dawson
and Mary Kyne.
(Front row ) Kevin Murphy (director, Kesel construction ltd. ),
Cllr Thomas Welby and Brian Buckley ( Courthouse committee).
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We are delighted to report that planning has been
provisionally awarded to the Corribdale park project.
We have applied for funding under the 2014 Sports Capital
Programme grants to part fund a section of shared use trails
and fitness loop. This section refers to the grounds closest to
the playground and also the section between the council car park and the GAA Pitch. This phase in-
cludes a wheelchair friendly loop aimed at walkers / joggers and the family cycling group. The trails
would have a number of outdoor fitness equipment pieces installed at various points along the way.
The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is operated by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
and provides grants to assist in the development of sports facilities. We are hoping for a positive out-
come on this application. We won’t hear back about the SCP funding until after the summer but we will
also re-visit available LEADER funding that may now be available to us. We plan to reapply for this
funding in early June. We hope to have a further positive update in the next issue of Corrib News.
We will continue to fundraise for the project with a Cocktail Night on Friday 27th June in the Boat Inn
and a Moonlight Walk from Keoghs on the 9th August. More details to follow.
Don’t forget the collection boxes on the counter tops in the local shops—your small change really can
make a bigger change for Oughterard!
If you’d like to help out with fundraising for the project we’d love to hear from you!
Thanks for your continued support.
Raymond McDonagh
Carpentry Services
House Renovations,
Traditional Dressers,
Fitted Furniture,
Floors,
Phone: 086-8364377
Corribdale Park Update
Maam Women's Group Maam Women's Group celebrate their 20th
Birthday this year. As part of the celebrations
there will be a Heritage & Networking Day on
Saturday 30th August in Maam Community
Centre at 11am. This event takes place during
Heritage Week and there will be workshops
demonstrations, talks etc.
Everyone is welcome.
Main Street, Oughterard, Co. Galway
Tel: (091) 557602 / Fax: 557603
Open: Mon—Fri :30am—6:30pm
Closed for Lunch: 1:15pm—2pm
Saturday: 9:30am—6:00pm
For all your medical needs
Plus cosmetics, Photographic &
Veterinary requirements.
Passport & I.D. Photos.
Aftershave / Perfume
Fine selection of Jewellery & Watches
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The Angling Heritage Museum Mary Kyne
“Memories are the biscuits of life” so said the
late poet Seamus Heaney. Indeed we in
Oughterard tasted the sweetness of past
memories at the Angling Heritage Museum
which opened for the International Trout Fishing
Competition for three days in May.
The rich heritage associated with the mayfly,
trout and salmon angling was realized when
members of the community donated their
heirlooms of cane rods, hand made mayfly
boxes and nets, baits, briceen jars, spinners,
gaffes, eel nets, wicker fishing baskets, numer-
ous old and more recent photographs of anglers,
their catches, trophies and medals provided
much interest and recollections of the famous
characters both local and foreign who fished the
Corrib waters in the past. Old Jonson and
Evinrude engines provided much interest among
the more elderly anglers and were reminders of
hasher times on the lake. The local school
children of Scoil Muire, Doireglinna and Scoil
Chuimín agus Caitríona’s project on
“Exploring the flora, fauna and built heritage of the
Owenriff River” was an informative and artistic
display of life along the river bank. The children’s
work was highly commended by all who visited the
museum. Maith sibh a pháisti.
David Collins projected the extensive archive of
fishing photos in the possession of the Culture and
Heritage Group at night on to the front of the Lake
Hotel. The trad session, fly-tying demonstrations,
music with Beat Club 8, lectures, art
exhibition, heritage walks, whiskey
tasting, Junior fishing competition at
Mike Faherty’s Angling Centre and
“Taste of Lough Corrib”– a food
display” all combined to give locals
and visitors an unique experience of
what life in Oughterard is like during
“Mayfly Season”
The Angling Museum was a huge
success thanks to all who
contributed.
Mary Kyne
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Oughterard Angling Association
The Oughterard Angling Association had the honour of hosting the Connacht Cup which took place in
Oughterard on Saturday, 19th April. The event was catch & release, where fish are measured, record-
ed and then released. 48 anglers took part, however only 7 trout were caught on what was a flat, calm
and sunny day.
The Individual winner on the day went to John
Connelly, Ballinalough & District Angling Club.
Congratulations John.
Oughterard International Mayfly Angling
Competition - A Big Success
The long and proud tradition of fishing the mayfly
on Lough Corrib is alive and well in Oughterard,
Co. Galway. This was evident on Sunday, May
11th, when the Oughterard Angling Club hosted
the annual International Mayfly Angling
Competition as part of the Mayfly Festival
weekend.
There was a massive entry of 145 national and
international competitors into the event which is
casting and dapping only, held from Oughterard
Pier.
The competion is a team and individual event and
on what was ideal conditions for fishing trout on
Lough Corrib there was some heavy bags of fish
brought to the weigh-in on the pier at 6pm.
Presentation of prizes was held in
the marque at Faherty’s Bar, The
Square Oughterard, and for their
€25 competition entry fee anglers
received a steak dinner.
A big thank you to the committee of
Oughterard Anglers & Boatman’s
Assoc., Brian Higgins & staff in
Faherty’s Bar, Tom & Patricia Tuck,
Chefs Paul & Eoin, Justin Keogh and
all who sponsored prizes, helped
and took part in the competition.
The results are printed overleaf.
Results;
Photo l-r – Chairman Connacht Council, Martin Kinnevey with Individual Winner of the Connacht Cup John Connelly.
Children at the '.Junior Angling Competition
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Oughterard Angling Association
Team Winners - Ireland (Tony Duncan, Eoin Kelly,
Seamus Kelly & Kevin Molloy)
Runners-up – Wales (Jed de Gregory, Brian
Ferguson, Richard Morris, Pauline Lee)
Individual Winners
1st Henry Curran
2nd Pauline Lee
3rd Johnny Faherty
Winning Ladies
1st Pauline Lee
2nd Breda Cody
Junior Winners
1st Louis de Gregory
2nd Cillian Tierney
Heaviest Trout - Pauline Lee
Report & photos by Kevin Prunty – PRO,
Oughterard Anglers & Boatmen’s Assoc.
www.oughterardanglers.com
Individual Winner Henry Curran, Oughterard, being
presented with his prize by Brian Ferguson,
l-r - The winning team Tony Duncan, Eoin Kelly, Seamus
Kelly & Kevin Molloy
Junior Winner Louis de Gregory with Brian Ferguson,
Sec. Oughterard Angling ClubA
Winning Lady Pauline Lee with Sec. Brian Ferguson
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Oughterard Angling Association
Fly
Tying
Part of the Mural on the Oughterard Community Centre wall done by artist Renske Boef and kids from the towns Youth Cafe.
Mural
Mark Coulton & Mark Regan doing a fly tying demo in the Boat Inn on Friday, 9th May.
Pictured with Mary Kyne and teacher Ger Power in the Angling Museum are the children from 4th class in Scoil Chuimin & Caitriona, Oughterard. In the background you can see the project they did in conjunction with children from Scoil Muire Doirglinna, entitled 'Exploring the flora, fauna & built heritage of the Owenriff'.
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Feile an Mháma
2014 At the top of the Corrib and at the foot of
the Maumturks is the Maam valley, and
for one weekend of the year we go
cracked!
Feile (festival) an Mháma takes place this
year between Friday 25th and Sun the
27th of July.
This little festival has being taking place
over the last few years .The aim of the
festival is to bring people in to the valley
for a few days and show them what is
here to see and what goes on in the
valley .
Last year we had a old photo exhibition in
the community centre all weekend, walks
and cycles on Saturday and Sunday, a
BBQ and ballroom dancing on Sunday
with the duck race on Sunday evening.
This years events will start on Friday 25th
July with golf competition at Oughterard
golf club , mass on the graveyard and
official opening in the evening .
On Saturday 26th July we will have tours
of local historic sites, food expo in the
community centre, road bowling and a
boat race on the Maam river.
On Sunday 27th July it is family day with
sports for kids and adults (with a
difference) BBQ ,bouncy castle, tug-of-
war and the duck race on the Maam river.
Music in Keanes on Saturday and
Sunday night. All events are subject to
change and some more may be added.
For information on Feile an Mhama you
can call 091571192 or contact the
community centre.
You can follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/feileanmhama
or see our web site at
www.maamvalley.com
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OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 10 - 6
Wednesday 10 - 6
Thursday 10 - 6
Friday 10 - 8
Saturday 9:30 -
5:30
4 Day Trip to Belfast The Culture and Heritage Group in association with the R.T.A. (Retired Teachers
Association) Galway are going on a 4 day trip to Belfast on the 3rd of September visiting The Titanic Exhibition, Stormont, The Giant’s Causeway, Bushmills and returning by Brú
na Bóinne visiting New Grange and Knowth. Full board €289. If you would like to join the group contact Mary Kyne 552128 or 0860779114.
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Cornamona & District
anglers hosted their
Annual pairs Hospice
competition on Sunday
the 27th of April. This
was the 7th running of the event, which was
started in 2008 as a fund raiser for the Galway
Hospice and is run as a pairs event with teams
being mixed in different boats.
As the event is always staged on the last
Sunday in April and at this time of the year it is
always a guess as to what the fish will be on, it
could be Olives, Mayfly or Buzzers. However
the most important thing with wild brownies is
weather conditions and the Gods weren’t
smiling on us for the event
26 teams set out from the Carrick shore on the
morning to brilliant sunshine and at that stage a
very slight North Easterly, however this wind
lasted for an hour until midday. From that time
on we were left with a flat calm lake, bright
sunshine and with thunder in the air, a very
close and heavy atmosphere. It stayed this way
until 5 o’ clock when the weather broke and we
got some decent conditions for the last hour.
The fishing proved really difficult for all involved
and the score cards showed that most fish were
caught in either the first hour or the last hour.
The winning team were well known anglers
Toby Bradshaw and Joe Crane, Toby’s catch of
3 trout including one cracker of 49 cm was
enough to swing it and they finished 20 points
ahead of Jimmy Molloy and Declan Gibbons in
second place, Jimmy also had a good fish of
49cm. They in turn were just 20 points in front of
Mike Keady and Kevin Kerrigan in third place
who had three trout between them.
The longest fish of the competition was a great
fish of 54 cm caught by Peter Roche from
Crossmolina, which was reckoned to be in the
region of 5lb weight. In total 52 rods caught 28
trout with an average length of 39 cm.
A special word of mention must go to Keith
Nicholson’s party from Kent in England. For the
last two years they have switched their weeks
holiday in May to fish in this event. Keith
Lawrence and Mick Priest from the group fin-
ished 5th and won the overseas prize of a day’s
guided fishing on Lough Mask along with 4th
prize which was 2 rods on the Galway Weir
(kindly sponsored by the IFI).
Their compatriots, Keith Nicholson and Peter
Thomason came 6th and they won a day’s fish-
ing on Lough Inagh with an evening meal for 2
(sponsored by Inagh Lodge). The boys now
think this was an elaborate ploy by Fáilte Ireland
to get them to come back over again as they are
Corr Na Mona and
District Anglers Association
Winners Martin Kinneavy &Toby Bradshaw with Joe
Crane &Tom Sullivan
Overseas Prizewinners
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now looking at availing
of their fantastic prizes
in July of this year.
Two of this party, Keith
and Mick have been coming to Cornamona
every year since 1990 and hope to celebrate
their 25th anniversary with a big bash next year!
While we don’t have exact figures yet for this
year’s event it is hoped that the club will have
raised in the region of €2,000 for the Galway
Hospice.
To date Cornamona Anglers have donated in
excess of €13,000 to the Hospice from this
event.
Stay up to date on all the events and results on
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corr-Na-Mona
-and-District-Anglers-
Association/190249597688237
Report by Tom Sullivan
Corr Na Mona and
District Anglers Association
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Montessori By Josephine O’Donohue
Montessori is a method of education first
developed in 1902 by Maria Montessori
which has had a profound influence on
modern education methods.
Maria recognised the importance of
learning through using all five senses,
touching, seeing, hearing, smelling and
tasting. She realised that by using their
senses children could develop an
understanding of their world and this be-
came the basis of her teaching method.
The children in the first Montessori
schools began to exceed the older
children in the primary schools of the
time. This proved the effectiveness of her
methods and that children were capable
of spontaneous and independent learning.
Children learn about concepts such as
shapes, measurement and numbers firstly
by experimenting with specially designed
concrete objects and then progress to a
more abstract understanding of the
concept.
The sensitive period
The Montessori method is based upon an
understanding that there are periods in a
child's life known as sensitive periods
when they are particularly sensitive to
certain types of learning. The early years
from 0 - 6 are a crucial period in a child's
development when they are especially
sensitive to order, movement, small
objects, language and sensory
impressions. From birth impressions are
unconsciously developed and stored to
form the basis of future learning. Between
two and two and a half the sensitive
period manifests itself in patterns of
behaviour that involve repeated
performance of the same task such as
moving objects, filling and emptying
containers, tubs etc.
The Montessori classroom
In a Montessori classroom each child
learns at his/her own pace, each aspect
and stage of development is carefully
monitored and activities are planned to
enable them to take the next step. The
objective of all activities is to help the
child develop greater independence, a
sense of responsibility, an increased
attention span, enhanced co-ordination
and preciseness of movement, self
esteem, orderliness, respect for others
and intellectual development.
What distinguishes Montessori from other
nursery, playgroups or infant teaching?
1. The teaching methods
2. The specially prepared "Environment"
3. The materials
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The teaching methods
a. are focused on the individual child's
needs and potential.
b. focus on bringing a child to their
highest possible intellectual, moral and
cultural level.
c. are based upon careful presentation of
new materials to each child.
d. ensure a calm, peaceful classroom.
e. enable the child to learn individually or
as part of a small group.
f. gives the child freedom within limits.
The environment
The Montessori environment is carefully
prepared by the teacher. It is structured
to ensure a calm, orderly atmosphere
where everything is educational and
stimulating for the child. Spending time
with nature and the outdoors are key
parts of a Montessori education.
The Materials
Montessori materials are specifically
designed to enable self directed learning
and purposeful activity. Each apparatus
has a control of error built into it so
children can discover and correct their
own errors. The materials provide a solid
foundation for maths, geometry,
language, art, music and science.
Goldilocks Montessori
Goldilocks Montessori in Magheramore's
rural setting provides an enriching,
natural and spacious environment with a
purpose built building and large play area
where the children can explore and enjoy
flowers, trees and birds.
With a limited intake the staff can support
each individual child to reach his/her full
potential. Just like your child, unique in
lots of ways, challenging, interesting and
fun. A SOLID FOUNDATION will always
withstand. Remember we can never go
back on those precious early days.
Goldilocks' homely environment provides
a good foundation and preparation for the
challenges of starting school.
We cater for children aged 2 - 5 including
Tiny Tots, Montessori, ECCE scheme.
For further information contact:
Montessori By Josephine O’Donohue
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Rás Chonamara 2014
You always have to
take your chances on
the weather when running an event at Easter
in Connemara, but this year the sun made a
welcome extended appearance for the Rás
Chonamara.
Due to financial constraints, the organisers
had to make the tough decision to go back to
a one-day event. A lack of sponsorship
meant costs were not going to be met,
though it is hoped the event can return to
three-day status next year. And it did not
stop riders coming from all four provinces for
both the A4 and A2/3 battles.
The 30-plus competitors in the A4 race left
Maam Cross on a route taking in a number of
climbs alongside Lough Corrib and Lough na
Fooey, while also passing through
Cloughbrack, Finny Aill Dubh and Maam.
Starting in a bunch, they rode the course as
a bunch and finished as a bunch, which
meant a headache for the finish-line
organisers and number-takers.
There was an attempt at an attack after
about 30km. But as has been the case in
many A4 races this year, the riders were not
going to allow anyone to get away. All
seemed happy to ride into the finish and take
their chances in a bunch sprint – playing
right into the hands of local Galway Bay CC
rider Cathal Dillane.
Dillane took the sprint and now joins the A3s,
after accumulating the required points to be
upgraded. Second place went to Warren
Blackburn from SLCC, with David O’Malley
(Covey Wheelers) third.
The A2/A3 race took a similar route, but
started and finished in Oughterard.
On the climb in the Maam Valley, local
stalwart Nigel Forde (Galway Bay CC) made
an attack alongside Dave Nugent (Seven
Springs CC) and Junior rider Daire Feeley
(Donamon Dynamos). They were joined at
the top by Galway Bay CC’s Donal Kelly and
the group descended well and established a
gap on the run into Maam.
The four worked well, with all riders taking
their turn at the front, only to be nearly
caught by the main bunch at Corr na Móna.
On the winding roads, the group once again
established their lead and they had extended
it to more than a minute over the main
bunch by the time they hit Finny.
They were joined by two other riders at this
stage, Will Hennebry (Iverk Carrick) and a
Dublin Wheelers rider. Feeley applied the
pressure during the climb at Aill Dubh, turn-
ing the heat on the Senior riders and leaving
only Kelly and Nugent able to hold his wheel.
The trio continued working together until
Maam, when the second-year Junior once
again tested the legs of his more experienced
rivals. The pace proved too much for Nugent,
but Feeley and Kelly continued to work well
and stayed away from the chasers.
Kelly, looking for the home-town win, made
his move four kilometres from the finish –
though by his own admission the effort
required to stay clear working in a headwind
had drained his legs of any real power.
Feeley caught him and, as the duo hit the
finish straight, Kelly did not have the kick
needed to stay with the Donamon man.
Feeley took the overall victory, with Kelly
second, much to the delight of his friends
and family at the finish.
Hennebry and Nugent claimed third and
fourth, with a trio off the front of the chasing
main peleton sprinting for fifth and sixth.
Gavin Dodd (Orwell Wheelers) and Jim
O’Rourke (Tuam CC) edged out Galway Bay
CC’s Tony Bourke.
The race organisers would like to thank
McCann’s Super Valu in Moycullen for their
support, as well as all the volunteers who
gave up their time and expertise over the
weekend to make the event a safe and
successful venture. Hopefully, we’ll be back
in 2015 as a three-3 day event!
Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin
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Baked Corrib Trout with Dill Yoghurt and New Potatoes
by Gerry McDonnell
Ingredients:
1 Corrib Trout (1 1/2 - 2 1/2 lbs) 1 Lemon 2 Springs of Rosemary 3oz butter Pinch salt & pepper 1 Scallion chopped 1 spoon olive oil 1 bunch fresh dill roughly chopped 1 tub natural yoghurt Juice & zest of 1 lemon.
Method.
Clean the trout, leave head on. No need to fillet.
Put the chopped scallion, rosemary, butter and 1/2 lemon inside the trout.
Place on tin foil and run the olive oil onto the outside of the trout.
Wrap the tinfoil around the trout and place on a baking tray.
Put in the oven for approx 10mins. Gas mark 6 , 400'f/200'c
Remove from oven, leave in tin foil until ready to serve.
Mix the yoghurt. Dill and lemon together.
When the new potatoes are cooked drain and place into a dish with butter and chopped parsley and leave to rest.
You can now remove the trout from the tinfoil saving the juice.
Remove the head and bones, if fully cooked this should be easily done.
Serve your trout with a
green salad and a little
of the juice from the
cooking, alongside the
new potatoes and dill
yoghurt and enjoy!
Note: Make sure not to
overcook your trout! If it
is not all used it is still
beautiful served cold.
Gerry McDonnell
Oughterard Golf Club
restaurant.
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Green Ribbon Campaign by Fiona Kennedy
You may have
noticed the boxes of
green ribbons that
have popped up around town the last few
weeks. They’re part of a nationwide campaign
being run by a group called See Change, the
national movement to change minds about
mental health.
Experiencing a mental health problem is simply
part and parcel of the ups and downs of life
and can happen to any of us but the silence
around mental health stops people seeking
help and makes the experience of being unwell
much harder. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The chances are that you or someone you
know will, go through a tough time at some
point so why not talk about it and learn how to
support each other? You don’t need to be an
expert to start talking about mental health or
have all the answers. Sometimes the most
helpful thing you can do is to let someone know
that you are there for them and simply listen.
Although you can’t solve someone else’s
problems, knowing the basics about how to
support someone can really help you – and
them.
Tips on talking
Take your lead from the person themselves
and ask how you can help. If you think that
someone might be experiencing a difficulty,
make it clear that you’ve noticed that they don’t
seem like their usual self and suggest that if
they ever want to talk that you’ll be there. If you
know someone has been unwell, don’t be
afraid to ask how they are. They might want to
talk about it, they might not. But just letting
them know they don’t have to avoid the issue
with you is important.
Take the pressure off yourself by not trying
to rush to find solutions or comparisons.
We often fall into the trap of jumping straight in
with something positive or wanting everything
to be ‘okay’ but what the other person really
needs is to be listened to. It’s okay not to have
answers and to say that you don’t.
It doesn’t always have to be a big
conversation about mental health. There are
lots of small ways of showing support -just be
yourself and listen. Send a text or just ask
someone ‘how they’re doing’ – and mean it.
Little things can make a big difference.
Try to avoid clichés. Phrases like ‘Cheer up’,
‘I’m sure it’ll pass’ and ‘Pull yourself together’
definitely won’t help the conversation! Being
open minded, non-judgemental and listening
will
(Source: www.greenribbon.ie)
While the campaign is just running for the
month of May, the message is something that
needs to carry on and be remembered through-
out the year. So next time you’re out, why not
pick up a ribbon, wear it with pride, and ask
someone how they’re doing? I
t’s that simple.
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M.A.C Bilingual camps are a unique programme
of creativity, adventure and recreation conducted
through the medium of both English & Irish.
M.A.C bilingual ran a very successful Easter
Camp. The kids really enjoyed the variety of
exercises, learnt new skills and made new friends.
M.A.C bilingual camps will be run over several
weeks in Summer in Oughterard, Killannin,
Moycullen and Maam. For dates see our flyer
opposite.
The camps run from 10am-3pm. Early drop off at
9am can be facilitated. The children participate in
team activities, and are also divided into specific
age groups and take part in the particular day ac-
tivities, be it baking, science experiments,
gardening or art ‘n crafts. They have a supervised
lunch break and then a choice of team activities in
the form of boxercise, soccer, rounders’ and
gaelic.
The children also get the opportunity to chill and
relax for a time if they so wish. At this stage they
can stretch out on the giant bean bags, read, work
with Lego or play board games.
The camp is popular so early booking is advisable
in order to avoid disappointment.
Bigí linn an Samhraidh seo!
Camp cost: 1st child €75—2
nd child €70—3
rd child
€65.
M.A.C Bilingual Activity Camps
Easter Camp children having fun on the Easter Treasure
Hunt in the Shrubbery!
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Congratulations to Killannin Community Centre Lotto Winner!
Killannin Community Centre Lotto Committee presenting a cheque to the winner Tom
Kearns, Tooreeney, Moycullen, who won €15,400 on 28th April 2014. In picture from left
to right is: Sally O’ Connor, Kathleen Connell, Tom Kearns Lotto Winner, Freda Ferriter
and John Joe Donagh of Tullokyne Stores who sold the winning ticket.
99 Years Young! Phyllis Furnace from Oughterard, celebrating her birthday in Kilcummin Church. Phyl was 99 years old on Friday 23rd of May. Wishing her a very happy and healthy 100th year !
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Congratulations to Mike Clancy from Oughterard who won €40,000 on the National Lottery Winning Streak Game Show .
Spend it wisely Mike!
Caption Competition!
Can you come up with a funny Caption for this
Photo? These adorable ducklings and their Mom
were seen waddling down Station Road
Send your caption to [email protected]
Thanks to Noelle McNamara for sending in the
photo!
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Tidy town's would like to thank the following for
turning up on May 30th for the clean up of our
village! Maria O'Halloran, Marie Walsh,
Rory Clancy and his son Sinnon, Jake and
Ryan from Faherty's Bar, Harry Walsh, Whilma
and Bernie, John Cronin. Jake and Ryan you're a credit for two young lads for the work you carried out
on the day and special thanks to Brian for paying them to come on board with us. Special mention also
must go to Rory Clancy from the Boat Inn, who on his time off to be with his kids, gave this time to the
Tidy Towns. Also to Marie who was on night duty and gave up her morning to clean the village! We owe
huge thanks to the rest of the crew all of whom have family and commitments, yet all gave of their time
to make Oughterard a nicer place to live.
Thanks to all at the Boat Inn for the well
deserved cuppa and scone to wash down
the dust afterwards! . Finally there is one
person that we must add to that list, that
is John Mc Donagh, he is invaluable to
us and the Oughterard Community in all
that he does! Thank You John .
Thanks to everyone who took part in the
tidy up.– follow us on Facebook for more
updates
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Tidy-Towns/684923711550873?fref=ts
Lucy Walsh
Oughterard Jumble Sale
On Sunday June 22nd from 12pm—3pm there will be an indoor craft fair and car boot sale taking place
in the Oughterard Community centre.
We expect that this is going to be a large event, as we have had a great response already with
bookings of 30 tables to date. Tables are ten euro each or two tables for fifteen euro all in aid of
Oughterard Boxing Club.
There will be an indoor bouncing castle for the children, supplied by Rosscahill castles, along with a
fantastic face painter, teas and coffee and some treats will be on sale, there will be a flower display
from “The Art of Blooming”, Moycullen, the Devane brothers will be performing some Sean Nós
dancing, they are hoping to start a class in Oughterard. There will also be a group of women who will
have seven rails of ladies and children's wear available to buy on the day. You can also get prepared
for the Back to School rush as www.myschooljumper.ie/ will also be taking orders for school wear on
the day.
There will also be lots of information about the various summer camps taking place in the area.
Please come along and enjoy this wonderful event happening on Sunday June 22nd.
Demelza Gibbons
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Oughterard Boxing Club
Oughterard boxing club has had another great
season finishing with two All-Ireland titles.
Kieran Molloy won a title at the youth 1 60 kg
category and is currently preparing for the cadet
All Irelands where if successful will go on to fight
for Ireland in the European Championship.
He would hope to improve on his bronze medal
of two years ago. Kieran also won his fight
against his Dutch opponent some weeks back
in Dublin.
Lizzy Murphy Lydon was awarded an All-Ireland
title at girl 3 86 kg giving her a total of three all
Ireland titles.
Her sister Nicole won her semi-final v S. Tiffney
of Bundoran winning her bout 3-0. Nicole boxed
in her first ever All Ireland final and was
unfortunate to meet a very strong opponent
J.O'Connor.
Oughterard boxing club has now won All Ireland
titles in six consecutive years and the club is
working towards increasing the skill level of our
boxers. It is a sport that needs 100%
commitment and a lot of sacrifices. Those that
wish to follow their ambitions can be assured
the club can provide the skilled coaches to get
them there.
The club caters for many children ranging from
8 years of age upwards. Exercise is crucial in
the fight against obesity which is growing at
frightening levels in Ireland. Also the mental
benefits of exercise can't be over stated. The
club will be finishing up for the summer.
Also a date for your calendars is Sunday the
22nd of July where a monster jumble sale will
be held in Oughterard Community Centre com-
mencing @ 1pm. All money raised goes to the
Boxing Club.
All support greatly appreciated.
Sean Clancy
Little Blossoms
Open 7:45pm—6:00pm
* Dedicated ECCE Room
which uses the new “Aistear” Curriculum
Framework which will prepare your 3—4 year old
child for school.
* School Drop off from 7:45am
* Afterschool : Pick up service (Half days and
Holidays catered for), plus Extracurricular
Activities drop off service
* Hot Dinner and Fruit
1.5yrs—12years
ECCE Scheme
Montessori
Onsite Cook
Camp Street, Oughterard
(091) 552969
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Discounts on full range.
Huge range in stock.
Wellingtons/Waders
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Camillaun Angling Centre &
Boat Hire
If you are interested in fishing or boating to explore an island, or just going for a
picnic, you can use one of our many boats moored at the
unique timber jetty floating in the garden.
We are equipped with all the facilities required by the
modern fishing enthusiast,
including a large gear / rod room and drying facilities and
fly tying desk.
Greg & Deirdre Forde
091 - 55267 8
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GREAT SELECTION OF BABY
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085 236 81 10
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Home Tuition Ireland is looking
for qualified TEFL Tutors to
teach international students in
local family homes.
See our website on
/www.hometuitionireland.ie/
For further details.
If you’re interested please
e-mail Aoife on
call 091511415. Thank you
Aoife Mulvihill
Managing Director,
Home Tuition Ireland
Suppliers to the domestic and catering trade.
At McGeough’s we continuously strive to pro-
vide the best quality meat.
We have become experts in curing and
drying meats, such as
Ham, Lamb, Beef, Pork and Salami.
Why not drop into us today to avail of our
weekly special offers, and be inspired to create
some fantastic savoury delights
McGeough’s
Connemara Fine Foods Ltd., Oughterard, Co. Galway
Tel: (091) 552351 Fax: (091) 552465
Email: [email protected]
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Oughterard Community Games
2014
Well done to all of the children who competed
in the Community Games county finals in
Ballindereen, you did Oughterard proud!
Pictured in no particular order are:
Jamie Merrigan,
Holly Vaughan,
Adam Tierney,
Maeve Walsh,
Lara Buckley,
Tom Fox,
Ryan Monaghan,
Daragh Creighton,
Cathal Buckley,
Emma Buckley,
Dara Lowry,
James Lowry,
Roise McGauley,
Beibhin Creighton
Cailum Mc Donagh
We would also like to congratulate all the artists
from Oughterard who represented us in the
county finals in Mountbellew! We managed to
secure a silver medal in the under 10 girls
category and this went to Elise Harris! Well
done to Elise, this is a wonderful achievement,
as her picture was chosen from children all over
the whole county. We are very proud of Elise!
Finally we would like to wish Evan Welby the
very best of luck as he is representing
Oughterard in the Community Games
swimming events. Best of Luck Evan!
A full report will feature in the next print edition
of Corrib News.
Pictures by Jennie Geoghegan Tierney
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Galway Community Games Basketball Under 11 silver medal champions Congratulations to the mixed Under 11’s basketball team who won silver medals against Maree on Mon 26th May 2014. The final score was: Maree 26 to Oughterard 12 Panel; Rionach McGauley, Grace Webb, Adam Tierney, Eimear McNamara, Beibhin Creighton, Maebh Walsh (Cpt), Sean McDonagh and Dylan Fitzpatrick Coaches Harry Walsh and Teresa McDonagh
Oughterard Community Games
2014
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Oughterard GAA Club News
Oughterard GAA Lotto
Oughterard GAA would like to look to thank every-
one that is supporting our club lotto. The jackpot is
currently €2750.Tickets are available at all the local
shops, bars and can also be played online at:
http://www.locallotto.ie/Galway/OughterardGAA/
Oughterard GAA would like to congratulate the two
recent winners of our club lotto. Carmel Fahy from
Edenderry, Co. Offaly who won €19,550 and Tom
McGauley from, Oughterard who won €2,000
Sinead Burke and Galway Ladies Football
Congratulations to Sinead and all the Galway
Ladies on their victory in the Division 2 final over
Westmeath from all at Oughterard GAA. Galway
won the game 3-10 to Westmeaths 0-9. Sinead is
the first member of Killannin Ladies Gaelic Football
to lift a national trophy. A proud moment for all
GAA fans in Oughterard and Killannin. Sinead and
her team mates provide great role models for all
the young players on the GAA Junior teams.
The Welby Cup
Oughterard GAA and the Welby family have
revived a popular tournament for the first time in 32
years. The Welby Competition was successfully
concluded over the Saturday and Sunday, the 10th
and 11th of May.
The Welby Cup tournament, first held in 1973, was
primarily played to help finance the running of the
local club, Cumann Peile Seamus O'Maille.
Not played since 1982, the tournament will now be
contested by senior clubs in the Connemara region
with all games played in Oughterard. This year’s
tournament boasts five teams, but it is hoped to
increase the number to eight in the future.
The first semi final was played on Saturday, with
Carraroe overcoming St. Michael’s by a score line
of 2-09 to 1-07.
The second semi final was a tight contest between
Oughterard and Carna/Cashel, with the home team
winning 1-12 to 3-04.
Both games were played in extremely poor
conditions but the crowd were treated to a mixture
of skill and determination.
Conditions for the final , Oughterard vs Carraroe,
were also very testing with strong winds and
driving showers but both teams played determined
football and went in at half time level at 0-04 each
even though Oughterard were aided with a strong
wind.
To even the staunchest supporter Oughterard
appeared to have a mountain to climb in the sec-
ond half but the team showed real grit in the sec-
ond half and outscored Carraroe by 2 points to 1 in
a low scoring second half and carried the day.
The Man of the Match award was awarded to the
home player Eric Lee for his contribution of 3
points and an overall business like performance.
Sinead Burke
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Oughterard GAA was recently
honoured by being asked to play
an U12 blitz in Croke Park. This
was a fantastic experience for our
junior players and their coaches
and was a fantastic day out. We
would like to thank all those that
helped in organising the trip.
You can read all about the day
out in the article that follows over-
leaf by one of the team, Adam
Tierney.
You can keep up to date with all
the clubs news and latest events
on our Facebook page https://
www.facebook.com/pages/
Oughterard-
GAA/222815511077033?fref=ts
or via our website https://
sites.google.com/a/gaa.ie/
oughterard-gaa-galway/club-news
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We hope to update the site in the
near future and will keep you
posted of any updates here in
Corrib News.
John Byrne, Club PRO
C'llr Thomas Welby presenting the Welby cup
Photo by John Gillespie
Oughterard GAA Club News
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Our trip to Croke Park by Adam Tierney
Oughterard GAA was
recently honoured by being
asked to play an U12 blitz in
Croke Park. Here is a little
flavour of how the trip went
from one the players.
On Tuesday the 15th of April
the Oughterard under 12
football team went on a trip to
Croke Park to play 3 games.
We all met at 6.30am at the
pitch to get the coach to
Dublin, I was really tired a fell
asleep on the way. When we
arrived we all got a photo on the steps of
Croke Park holding our club banner we were
then given our seating area where we left all
our gear when we went on the tour. The tour
was very interesting and we watched a film
{picture} and got to go up to the really high
seats and all the people on the pitch looked
like ants.
Did you know that Croke Park is cut by push
lawnmowers!?!
We got to go to the skills area when you can
practice hurling and football, there was loads
of games that we all got to play. There was
also a museum that a lot of adults looked at
while we played the games. After our tour it
was nearly time for us to play our matches, we
went up the back of the stand and we all got
ready. There was 2 teams, one team wore the
green jerseys and the other team wore the
green and white stripy jerseys! I was on the
team with the stripy jerseys. Team one had
two coaches Rob Webb & Cormac Walsh and
team 2 had Harry Walsh and Liam Tierney as
coaches. We played 3 matches team one
against Athenry, Swinford and Charlestown
and team two played against Kiltane,
Caherlistrane and Swinford.
We were all so excited and happy after we
played our matches except one of our team,
Oisin, who broke his wrist, but he can always
say “I broke my wrist playing in Croke Park”
it’s the coolest place you could ever break
your wrist.
We packed up all our stuff and headed back to
the bus for our journey home, we stopped for
food in Apple green where we all had our din-
ner and ice cream.
Thanks to all the people who came to support
us, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
This was the best day of my life (so far) but I
hope that someday I will get to wear a Galway
jersey in Croke Park!!
Thanks Adam for the lovely write up!
We have no doubt that you’ll be back on
the pitch in Croke Park again one day!
If you or a member of your club would like
to write us a piece about an experience
you’ve had send it onto us at
We’d be delighted to print your article.
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The Oughterard Golf Club News
In this the 40th year since the founding of the golf club in Oughterard, the Club is running a special promotion costing just €400 for new members. There is no Entrance Fee, just a once off Discounted Annual Subscription for 2014 of €400, which is a nice saving of €150. This promotion is also open to former members who are interested in re-joining. The Club will be running a series of events throughout the year to mark the 40th Anniversary. We would like to remind you that our newly appointed PGA Professional attached to the club, Derek McNamara is very keen to provide a first class Golfing Service to all the members and visitors to the Club.
Derek is currently busy working with the Club Committees putting plans in place for coach-ing at all levels,. He will be running golf camps throughout the summer which will be open to members and non-members alike.
Derek opened his new Golf Shop at Oughterard on April 1st and he stocks an extensive range of golf clubs, clothing and equipment.
He is available for Lessons and can be con-tacted on 087 7570930.
Club Captain John Grant said “We are delighted to get a person of Derek's caliber into the Club and we feel that his appointment will benefit the Club enormously. We wish him the best of luck in his new venture and we hope that he gets the support of all our members.”
Derek is a native of Ballyconneely, Connemara and is a graduate in Professional Golf Studies from the University of Birmingham, England. He has considerable experience in the golf Industry having served his time as Assistant Professional at the recently ranked No.1 golf course in Ireland Portmarnock Golf Club before moving on to become president professional at Lough Erne Golf Resort. Derek has also served as a teaching professional at Connemara and
Galway Golf Clubs and the GUI National Academy at Carton House.
Derek is very excited on taking over the role of Club Professional in this the 40th Anniversary year of the club’s founding.
We are also delighted to announce that our wonderful caterer Gerry McDonnell is providing the following golf and meal deals for visitors.
Available now until 31st December 2014:
Golf and Breakfast - €25
Golf and Lunch - €30
Golf and Dinner (Steak/Salmon, dessert, tea/coffee) - €35
Golf, Dinner (Steak/Salmon, dessert, tea/coffee) and B&B - €69 pps
Available until 30th June 2014: 18 holes of Golf and Golf assessment by
PGA Professional Derek McNamara only €30
Full details are available from the Admin Office at the Club or check out the website: www.oughterardgolfclub.com
Email us at [email protected] or Tel: 091 552131
Derek McNamara, PGA Professional
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Under 14’s
ORFC U14s youth team went on a fantastic run
over the last few weeks of the season, which saw
them battle their way into the Connacht Plate final.
Wins over Loughrea, Ballinrobe, and a
tremendous victory over Tuam RFC in the semi
final earned them a place in the final against
Castlebar in Ballinrobe.
Giving away several inches in height and kilos in
weight to their opponents, the boys never took a
step back and played their part in a thrilling game
of rugby, which was only decided in the last
5-6 minutes when Castlebar ran in two tries to win
26-3.
Every member of the squad should be very proud
of their season, knowing that next year, the
majority of the team will be able to play in the
same age group, be bigger and stronger, and
have a years more experience in the bank.
There was no rest for the team though. The day
after the final, the lads headed off to Wales for a
well deserved end of season tour. They were
treated like kings by their hosts Cefneithin RFC,
who arranged a BBQ and loads of action packed
adventure activities as well as a challenge match
between the two clubs.
Mini and LEP rugby.
The Mini and LEP season is now over. Once again
we have seen numbers of players increasing in all
age groups. Even the enforced lay off, due to the
weather, didn’t dampen spirits too much. Some
great rugby was played all teams, with all squads
developing new skills and team spirit.
The Mini & LEP end of season BBQ and awards
day was held recently with Connacht players Brett
Wilkinson and Robbie Henshaw coming out to
Oughterard to present the awards to the kids. It
was a great way to bring the season to an end
with the youngsters all receiving medals and
getting the pictures taken with their hero`s.
TAG rugby.
The Tag season is now well underway, with ORFC
“tagmaniacs” having played in, and won their
Oughterard Rugby Club News
ORFC U14s after their Connacht Plate final with Castlebar RFC
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Spring League. Although we have good numbers,
the taggers always welcome new players – so if
you fancy giving it a go and playing in the summer
league which is about to start, come along on
Monday evenings at 7pm or give Sinead a call on
0879777290 for further details.
ORFC awards dinner.
Rory Clancy and his team in the Boat Inn hosted a
great night for the end of season awards and
dinner. Players player of the year was deservedly
won by Eoin Kelly, with Jake Edwards and Dillon
Fogarty, rightly picking up the coaches player, and
new player awards. The food, drink and music
went on until the small hours, with everyone
having a fantastic night.
Whether you are players, coaches, sponsors or
“just” parents who ferry your kids to matches and
wash their kit, – a massive thank you for your
continued support of ORFC over the seasons.
Although we will all enjoy the summer, we are
looking forward to next season already.
ORFC plan on running a summer camp again this
year form 11th - 15th August. Please contact Matt
Henderson 083-0097488 for further details.
It promises to be a great camp for the kids, early
booking is advised.
For further information about the club or training
times visit www.orfc.ie, find us on face book here-
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oughterard-
Rugby/112752285442441
Or email [email protected]
Oughterard Rugby Club News
Player of the year Eoin Kelly receiving award from
Director of Rugby Aidan O`Flynn at recent ORFC
social.
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The MayFly10k Challenge
Children’s Races.
Congratulations to all the
Children who took part
Photos by Jess Walsh
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The MayFly10k Challenge
Our Volunteers.
Thank you all so much for your
time and effort everyone!
Photos by Jess Walsh
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The MayFly10k Challenge
Prize giving Ceremony.
Congratulations to all the
winners and finishers!
Photos by Jess Walsh
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Have you seen the “Oughterard is Happy” video yet?
Check it out and see if you can spot yourself or someone
you know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsSvV5CNsFE
Huge thanks to all the dancers who took part—all of you
were such good sports!
Tara, Sinead & Oisin
Photos by Tara Hargaden
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Broadcasting Icon Officially Opens New
School at Scoil Chuimín & Caitríona.
Some shots of the very special day for the
community.
Photos by Sandra O’Farrell Casey & Tom Broderick
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The International Mayfly Angling
Competition 2014.
Some wonderful shots of the
fishermen and the art exhibition
and the entertainment afterwards.
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Check out all our new summer
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We've got all you need this summer.
Try our tasty BBQ meat range
€4 each or 3 for €10.
Brighten up your SUMMER!!!!
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The Last Word... That’s it for this, the 3rd online edition of Corrib News. We hope that you have
enjoyed it.
We are delighted with the success of the online magazine and also with the
popularity of the Corrib News Facebook page. With over 700 likes and a very
active fan-base we are very pleased to be able to spread the word about local
club news and events and facilitate people in getting the word out to everyone
in the locality and beyond.
Just as importantly, if there is something you don’t like, or don’t see covered be
sure to get in touch and tell us what you’d like to see in the next issue. Sincere
thanks to all our contributors and sponsors — without you there could be no
newsletter.
The next edition will be printed at the end of June and the deadline for
submissions is Monday June 7th. There will be lots of articles including an
interview with some of our local female sporting stars, Sinéad Burke and
Maedhbh Campbell. We are delighted to print a very interesting article on the
Carrowmoreknock boat, a thousand year old (20ft) log-boat found by an
Underwater Archaeology Unit on Lough Corrib. We have some amazing
previously unpublished underwater pictures of the perfectly preserved log boat
to share with you.
Finally if you would like to place an advert in the next edition please email
[email protected]. Please send us in your club events and news, your
points of interest, poems, stories and musings by June 7th—we’d love to hear
from you.
From the Team at Corrib News.
Margaret Larminie, Cepta Stephens, Sinéad Grimes,
Kathleen Furey, Jess Walsh, Katy Conneely, Mary Kyne,
Leslie Lyons, Jack McCann, Aoife O’Halloran, Geraldine
Bresnihan and Deirdre Forde
Corrib News The Community Centre, Oughterard
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