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Local competitors were to the fore in the All Ireland currach racing finals regatta which took place at Baurisheen Bay on Lough Corrib, Oughterard at the weekend.

IRISH TRAD and folk enjoy an unprecedented worldwide popularity, but it is easy to forget where it all began in the late 1960s and 1970s and the great debt owed to an earlier generation of ballad and folk singers.

A family from the west are celebrating their good fortune in the recent National Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle after winning €100,000.

OUGHTERARD’S FAVOURITE traditional music group, Ardvarna, launch their new CD The Lakeshore Town on Sunday in the Crane Bar.

The Galway County Council is due to begin works on providing additional paths at Carrowmanagh, Oughterard.

O’Donnellan & Joyce has just announced that they have brought to the market one of Oughterard’s best known licensed premises ‘Murphy’s’ which is situated right in the heart of Oughterard village which is renowned as the Gateway to Connemara.

Galway’s ensemble in residence the ConTempo String Quartet will perform in Oughterard next month as part of the fundraising effort for Kilcummin Parish Church.

•FAI chief executive John Delaney will turn the first sod on the new Oughterard Association Football Club sports facilities on Thursday week. The new sports pitches and facilities are located at New Village, Oughterard. Phase one - the construction of the first natural grass pitch and ground works for the 10 acre site - has commenced and will cost €650,000. In order to raise the estimated total costs of €1.5 million for the full site development, OAFC is hosting a pitchmaker draw on St Patrick’s Day 2009. Prizes include a sporty Mazda 2 car, boat and trailer, €2,000 Marks & Spencer voucher, €1,000 holiday voucher, and laptop. Tickets for the draw are €50 and are available by emailing [email protected] or calling 085-1000 074.

Football is to get a major boost in the Oughterard area as Oughterard AFC will officially launch its new sports pitches and facilities on Thursday January 15 at 2.30pm.

Football youngsters in Oughterard can look forward to an opportunity to meet their football heroes and Irish manager Giovanni Trapatonni this year.