Search Results for 'Ballinasloe'

THE GALWAY Peace Proms, featuring the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland and more than 1,800 primary school children from county Galway, take place next month.

Our photograph today shows the St Mary’s College hurling team which won the competition played between their school, Garbally, and St Flannan’s in 1924. The diocesan magazine The Mantle published this image and provided an update on the players in 1959, so the notes after their names describe their status in 1959.

Utah are delighted to announce they have opened their second fashion outlet at Society Street, Ballinasloe.

This year Bank of Ireland marks the 175th anniversary of its establishment in Ballinasloe. Founded in 1783, and set up in Ballinasloe in 1836, Bank of Ireland has been an integral part of the economic development of the town and its large agricultural hinterland over those 175 years. A search through the archives reveals some interesting snapshots in time.

A new €4.8 million primary school was approved for Ballinasloe this week, while one approved for Coosan in 2007 is only now ready to apply for permission.

A section of the westbound M6 is to close temporarily to traffic for three weeks in December in order for improvement works to take place.

Ballinasloe Booksuckin’ Book Club is hosting its inaugural Literary and Heritage Day on Saturday November 19. It is a great opportunity for young and not-so-young to investigate the art of story writing and to embrace the heritage of the local community. Whether it’s autobiographies or fiction, there is a story to be told within everyone.

The HSE Creagh Training Centre in Ballinasloe is one of the participants in the Craft Your Wellness exhibition taking place in the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe on Tuesday November 8 from 10.30am to 3pm.

A public exhibition highlighting Samaritans’ work in Ireland has opened in the Europe Direct Centre, Ballinasloe Library, Society Street, Ballinasloe.

Acorn Theatre Co make a welcome return to The Town Hall Theatre Ballinasloe with their production of Unforgiven by Leitrim based John McDwyer this November 3-5.