Athenry News & Views Spring 2026

Spring 2026

NEWS & VIEWS Athenry

Published by: The Athenry Experience Group Next Edition June 2026 Articles & Advertisments to: athenryexperience@gmail.com

Editorial Welcome to the Spring 2026 edition of Athenry News & Views.

There is a great deal happening around Athenry and East Galway. Our aim is to bring you the stories, developments and achievements that make our town and surrounding areas such a vibrant place to live. Through this publication we hope to keep everyone informed and connected with the many activities and positive changes taking place across our communities. This publication is about communication. We want to keep people up to date with local developments, share the stories and provide a platform where communities can stay connected. Supporting local businesses is also an important part of the publication. Advertising helps businesses reach their customers while also supporting the continued production of this magazine. Another important aspect is maintaining a link with the diaspora. Many of our friends and family now live across the world and staying connected with home is more important now than ever. We hope this publication helps keep that connection alive. This magazine is also a place to celebrate the achievements of our communities. We encourage you to share your stories, milestones and successes. Just as importantly, we want to hear your views on the issues and events that affect the town and surrounding areas. Producing this publication takes a great deal of effort from a dedicated group of volunteers. To ensure it continues to grow, we are always looking for people who would like to contribute articles, source stories, help coordinate content or support the project in other ways. If you have some time to spare and would like to get involved, we would be delighted to hear from you. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed articles, provided content, supported the publication through advertising and helped bring this edition together. Finally, anyone who would like a printed copy of this edition a limited number will be available within one month of publication. The cost is €10 plus postage for the semi-gloss printed book, email us and we will notify you when copies are available. We sincerely hope you enjoy this Spring edition. 1

Editorial Group: Steve Dolan, Joe Monaghan,

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Philip Magnier, James Lundon, Patricia O’Grady, Sylvia Ryan, Ann Poniard, Sean Cleary, Jarlath Cloonan.

Cover Photograph by Joe Burke

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