Galway garden designer wins silver at Bloom

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Galway based garden designer Prof Derek O’Keeffe achieved a Silver medal for Croí – the Cardiovascular Garden, sponsored by Croí, at Bord Bia Bloom, the national flower, family, and food festival which took place over the weekend.

McDonagh’s, a Galway treasure

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Patrick McDonagh from Galway was born in 1817 and married Sarah Cooney. They had a son Michael who married Peggy Wallace in 1870, and they in turn had a son Colman in 1875. He had a habit of whispering in people's ears and so became known as ‘Cogar’. In 1902, he moved from Carraroe to Galway and rented stores at the back of the Spanish Arch from Peter Greene. From there, he began to sell coal, carrying it on a horse and cart.

Showcase the G in Guaranteed Irish this June

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

BY DECLAN VARLEY
With a global food shortage and concern over supply chains, has it ever been more important to champion Guaranteed Irish Food and Drink producers?

Quick and easy quesadillas

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Quesadillas are a great option when it comes to creating a fuss-free midweek meal, and will appeal to all the family. This recipe from Bord Bia includes plenty of protein, homemade salsa with fresh vegetables, and a nutrient-packed avocado mash.

You could include some caramelized onions or chutney in the filling – just add it to the pan along with the cheese and ham mixture.

‘The two luckiest Girls in Galway’

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Knowledge of how to read the sea is a rare gift. Patrick Oliver, one the last of the Claddagh fishermen, who once had a fleet of 200 boats in the bay, carries on the family tradition successfully catching lobster and crab. Patrick knows the local coastal waters like few others. When on Thursday morning August 13 2020, he heard that the two young women, Sara Feeney (23) and Ellen Glynn (17), who had set out from Furbo beach on their inflatable paddle boards the evening before, were still missing, he phoned his brother Dave who had been out all night on the Galway lifeboat searching.

Bohermore and some of its people

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

On the 1651 map of Galway, Bohermore is shown as running from The Green (Eyre Square) to the present Cemetery Cross where the ‘Old Gallows’ was located. There was also a gallows ‘where justice is executed’ near the Green. To the left and right of Bohermore, the land was known as St Bridget’s Hill and the region around Prospect Hill was known as Knocknaganach (Cnoc na Gaineamh), the Sandy Hill.

Viking invasion planned for Bank holiday weekend

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Visitors to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and Craggaunowen Bronze Age Park are in for a bank holiday bonanza as Shannon Heritage announce a whirlwind weekend of entertainment and invasions from Saturday 4th to Monday 6th June.

Alpine adventures

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

The team at Fahy Travel highlight three popular destinations in the Alps to help you plan your next adventure.

Green Earth Organics farm shop is re-opening this weekend

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Kenneth and Jenny Keavey’s family farm is situated just 10 miles from Galway city near the village of Corrandulla, Eircode H91 F9C5. They converted the farm to an organic vegetable farm in 2004 and have been growing vegetables and delivering organic produce nationwide for more than 17 years. They farm 20 acres and have 2.5 acres aside for an area of wildlife biodiversity, native trees, and red clover/grassland. They have planted more than 7,000 trees on their land, and now that they have run out of space they donate a percentage of all purchases to native tree planting charities. They are certified by the Irish Organic Association and everything they sell is organic.