In this edition of Corrib

News Online we bring

you a quick update of

what has been going on

in the village and what is

coming up in the coming

months.

We hope you enjoy it.

In This Issue

Welcome to the new Online

Newsletter

New Discover Oughterard

Vouchers

Watch out for parkrun

Club updates

Corrib News Online Monthly Newsletter February 2017

Welcome to Corrib News Online

We’re delighted to be able to bring you this simple and quick update on all the recent

happenings in the Oughterard area. We will issue this shorter online version in the

months in-between the published version being produced. We hope you find it useful.

Introducing the Discover Oughterard Vouchers

We are very pleased to be able to unveil the first of our Discover Oughterard Vouchers!

The Lake Hotel were delighted to be the first local business to lead the way in this new

initiative designed to boost local business and offer great value to both residents and

visitors alike. This is a great deal and perfect for the romantic month that is in it.

We hope that you will get behind the initiative and support local by using the vouchers!

Enjoy! From Corrib News in conjunction with Discover Oughterard.

John Delaney opens new Astro Pitch at

New Village

What an evening it was. Thanks to everyone who came to the event where John Delaney, CEO of the FAI officially turned on the All Weather Pitch lights at the Oughterard Soccer club.

There was a great turn out from club members, parents and friends of the club.

It was great to see John Delaney taking time out to visit our club and for interacting so kindly with our young players many requests for photos, a true gentleman.

The club would like to thank their main sponsors Galway Wind Park and Supermacs Oughterard for their valued support for the club over the years.

A great turn out for the opening of the new Astro Pitch at New Village

We are doing a mid-year school jumper order for any rapidly growing children or those wishing to have a new jumper for Confirmation. The jumpers/cardigans are also available at the Uniform Shop in Liosbán. Our order will be through Advertees. Below will be a list of unchanged prices from last year. You may also purchase your own item and leave it in to be crested.

Please leave any requests in writing with the money and your name/ child's name and class in to Angela in the office. If leaving items for cresting please ensure you label the garment with the child's name and class.

Please have all items and payment in the school by Friday 17th February. Once ordered, items will be available in approx one week.

Prices: Cresting: 5 euro per item Jumper/Cardigan 24"32"€20 Jumper/ Cardigan 34" & upwards:€26 S/Shirt 24"-32": €13 S/Shirt 34" & Upwards: €16

Don’t forget Cash for Clobber at the school too!

One of the fastest growing rugby clubs in Connacht – and, perhaps, the country – Oughterard RFC are now planning the next phase of their development in order to cater for the ever-increasing number of children and adults descending upon the West Galway town.

No doubt, the club has come a long way since players first gathered in a field owned by Pat Higgins of Sweeney’s Hotel in 2004. At that time, the session centred around throwing the oval ball about while practicing footwork in between the rocks and stones that littered the earth. No cones or bollards were required.To this day, it makes current Club President Norman Deacy smile. “There are actually pictures of the side of the hill and the rocks being marked out on a Saturday morning so the kids don’t fall on them. That is where it started.

“Since then, the club has got bigger and bigger and last year was the first year where we saw kids who started at U-6s or U-7s back then breaking into the Firsts’ team for the first time. So, the flow has begun to happen.”Although not a founding member of the club, Deacy, a former player and honorary secretary of Galwegians RFC, got involved shortly after that

when his sons began to express an interest in playing mini-rugby. At this time, the Deacy family were living in Oughterard.

“I was a Galwegian all my life – as was my father and grandfather – but my two sons are playing out there. I asked them did they want to play with ‘Wegians but they have no affinity to it. They started in Oughterard when they were five years of age and that is all they know. It is the same with the rest of the guys.”

Indeed, he says the allegiance shown by the players – who hail from Clifden to the Westside of the City, with Moycullen the biggest catchment area in between – to Oughterard RFC is “just frightening”.

“The players tend to stay if there is a team for them,” says Deacy. “Now, we are at the stage where there are 170 minis, from leprechauns up to 12s, and we have 50 youth players. Then, there is a Firsts’ team that plays in the J2 League and they have a squad of about 30 while there is also a Veterans’ team that tours every year and they have about 20. So, we have over 300 players in all.

(Taken from Connacht Tribune)

Oughterard RFC President Norman Deacy pictured with the Bobby Deacy Memorial Cup,

The Discover Oughterard group are currently looking into

the possibility of making a video history about Oughterard

and it's townlands. We would love to interview our oldest

residents about the customs, folklore, local heritage and

the old way of life that is rapidly changing. This project will

be carried out in conjunction with the Oughterard Heritage

Group.

But we need your help! Who better to lead us on this trip

down this down memory lane than our own local charac-

ters?

We need you to suggest people who we should talk to and

through a unique collection of portrait interviews we will

attempt to create a video history which will be preserved

for our future generations.

We are aiming to screen the final movie at the start of the

2017 Mayfly Festival at a gala event for the whole village

to enjoy

So please email discoveroughterard@gmail.com or post

on our Facebook with your suggestions on who we should

interview.

We are really looking forward to working on this exciting

and worthwhile project for the community.

(Photo by David Collins)

McNamara’s

Bridge St, Oughterard.

Open 7-10, 7 Days.

Grocery

Wine

Lotto

Proud Sponsors of

OAFC Girls U14.

Delighted to say that the

trails are finally completed.

Huge thanks to Seamus

McDonagh and his crew.

Please be careful when

walking along the edges

where there are some tyre

tracks in the mud. And

some puddles as a result

Once the weather

improves these will be

made good again. Enjoy! .

Oughterard GAA will host

their Annual social for the

2016 season on Saturday

the 11th of March in the Boat

Inn, medals will be presented

to the victorious Minor and

Intermediate Teams. There

will also be the presentation

of the club awards and also

players of the year, Tickets

can be ordered from Jennie

087 2827541 or John

0861908030

ROGER FINNERTY & SONS Traditional Family Butchers

A Member of the

Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland

The Square

Oughterard

Co Galway

(091)552255

The Square

Oughterard

Co Galway

(091)565657

Pop in to talk to our craft butchers and see what is

on offer

Call Bridie on

083 8616196

Killannin

Community Centre

On Saturday

Mornings

9:30am

01 656 9696

Buds-n-Roses

Cregg, Oughterard.

Specialist in Wedding Designs.

Not Designer Prices.

Will Work With Bride

As to what she wants.

Phone Kitty

on

Log Splitter Hire

20 ton towable

petrol

log splitter for hire

2 & 4 way split

Auto return

Easy to tow behind car.

Day weekend and full week deals

Call 087-6607996

Or 087-9006000

Clothing Alterations

Car Seat/Steering

Wheel Repairs

Furniture Upholstery

Main St.

Oughterard

085 236 81 10

Tues- Fri 10am -6pm Sat 10am -3pm

Walsh’s Funeral Home

Oughterard

Contact Dermot

091-552933

087 2902377

Complete Picture

Framing Service

by Guild

Commended Framer

Original Gifts

091 552562 086 8190908

westshore@eircom.net Like us on Facebook “West Shore Studio -

Oughterard”

West Shore Studio

JOHN P KEOGH & SONS

Main Street Oughterard 091 552170

Huge Selection of books and Novels

Yankee Candles

Large Selection of Calendars and Diaries

for 2017.

Ladies, Men's Knitwear

Ready Reader men's reading glasses

Greeting Cards Huge Selection only €1 each

Contact:

Thomas D’Arcy

Mobile

087-6530417

We wish you

all a very

Merry Christmas

and a

Happy

New Year

For all your

travel needs

Watch out for updates on this

year’s festival on our Facebook page

Discover Oughterard.

Lots of new and exciting highlights

Full Evening Dinner Menu.

Contact 091-86645 For Further Details

& reservations.

Reopening Spring time

www.Facebook.com/connemaragreenway

www.connemaragreenwaycafe.ie

TOTS ACADEMY

Pre-School

Roscahill

Laying the

Foundations

for Learning

Ages: 2½ - 5 years

ECCE spaces available

Agnes McEvilly, MA

Tel: 091-550842

agnesmcevilly@eircom.net

Mobile: 086 1768457 or 087 1676141

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Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services

John J Rafferty

Dry Cleaning Done In-house

Camp St.

Oughterard

Tel: 091 552057

Mob: 087 6473334

Rafferty’s

Laundrette

FLAHERTY’S PHARMACY

Main Street, Oughterard, Co. Galway

Tel: (091) 557602 / Fax: 557603

Open: Mon—Fri 9:30am—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

Need A Lift?

Call Liam Felton

Taxi Service

Safe,

Oughterard Youth Centre

Spring Newsletter 2017

Mondays Teen Yoga 4-5pm

Tuesdays Guitar Group 4-5.30pm

Wednesdays Junior arts 2.45-5pm

Thursdays Envir Leadership 3.30-5pm

Thursdays Codor Dojo 7-8.30pm

Fridays Drop in service 3-6pm

New First Year Youth Club

A new youth club for 1st year secondary

school students started meeting in

Oughterard in late 2016. The group got off to

a great start with almost 30 young people

registering as members. So far the group

have been meeting for a range of fun

activities, they have take a trip ice skating in

Galway and they’ve held an end of year

party in the youth café.

The group meet every Friday evenings from

8-9.30pm weekly to undertake various

activities, workshops, games, trips and fun

projects.

A number of parents kindly volunteered their

time to participate in training and to plan

activities for the group. We would like to

thank all volunteers for getting involved and

we look forward to working with them

throughout the year If you would like to get

involved, please get in touch for more

information!

In late 2016, a number of students from 5th yr in

St. Pauls travelled with the staff of the Oughterard

Youth Café to NUIG to receive and celebrate their

Bronze Gaisce President’s Awards.

The ceremony was hosted in NUI Galway in

association with Gaisce Ireland and NUI Alive

Student Volunteers, to celebrate the students

many hard-earned achievements over the past 12

months.

Following a year of volunteering their time within

their community, participating in a range of

recreational activities, exploring new skills and

undertaking an overnight hiking expedition to

Achill Island, they received their medals and

certificates.

We would like to extend a huge congratulations to

everyone involved for their determination and

perseverance!

Community Groups at CLANN

We have a broad range of Groups using our facilities, all of which are

actively seeking new members. Please contact us if you are interested.

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The Yarn Club: On Monday afternoons from 2-4pm this group meets to

knit, natter and (sometimes) eat cake!

UachtarArts: This long-standing group are very active in Community Arts.

They currently meet on Tuesdays from 10.30am-12.30pm.

Clann Writers’ Group: Facilitated by local writer Pete Mullineaux (left), the

Writers’ Group meets on Thursdays 11.00am-12.30pm. Poetry, prose,

memoir or non-fiction—all types of writing & writers are catered for, and the

group has published a number of anthologies over the years.

Senior Citizens’ Group: This group has a weekly meet-up on Thursdays

from 2.30—4.00pm in the Community Centre.

The Parent & Child group is up and running again on Mondays from 9.30-

11.30a.m. Toys for the kids, tea & biscuits for the parents—a great way to

start the week!

Our Carers’ Support Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month

from 7.00-9.00pm, and the Breastfeeding Support Group meets on the

1st Wednesday of every month from 10.00am– 12.00.

The Gardening Group will not be back in action until mid-March, when

they will be putting the finishing touches to the Sensory Garden, adding

some new beds, Improving the composting system and the usual sowing,

planting & weeding.

Powers Thatched Bar

Serving food 7 days a week 9:00 am till 9:30 pm & Sun lunch

Serving traditional Bar food ,breakfast , lunch and dinner.

Live music every Wed 9.30pm Sat night & Sun 6/8 pm.

See music board for additional music.

Table Quizzes

February 24th—

Breathnachs bar in aid of

the Shrubbery illumina-

tions night by

Discover Oughterard

March 10th—

Breathnachs bar in aid of

the new Astro Turf in the

Teen Zone of the play-

ground in

Corribdale Park.

Raffle Tickets will be

available for both nights in

advance of the quizzes.

Please keep an eye on the

Discover Oughterard and

Corribdale Park Facebook

pages for more details.

Watch out for parkrun! A group of fitness enthusiasts in the village are seeking to bring the popular parkrun concept to Corribdale Park in Oughterard in the very near future.

parkrun is such a simple concept: turn up every Saturday at 9.30am in Corribdale Park and run / jog or walk the 5k course. It doesn’t matter how fast you go. It doesn’t matter what you’re wearing. What matters is taking part.

It’s why parkruns are never more than 5km – it’s a distance that anyone can complete (even if some of us are walking by the end…)

parkrun is all about inclusiveness and wellbeing. We want as many people as possible to feel part of a real local community brought together by this free event.

And it’s why the format of parkrun so simple: register once, then turn up

and take part. Watch the local Facebook pages for further details.

Northwind Traders

4567 Main Street

Raleigh, NC 02134-0000

Catering for all Occasions

Special valentines meal offer!

Open 7 days a week

Serving food Daily from 8am till 9.30pm

Telephone: 091 552196

www.theboatinn.ie

Email: info@theboatinn.ie

The Boat Inn

& Wall Garden Restaurant

The Oughterard Courthouse, Oughterard

Email: CorribNews@gmail.com

Website: www.discoveroughterard.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/

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