Athenry News & Views Spring 2026

Athenry News & Views

More to St. Patrick’s Day than parades and green hats ............................................... Galway County Council News - Cllr Peter Feeney .......................................................... Major upgrade coming to Athenry Playground ............................................................... Future Proofing Education in Athenry - Albert Dolan .................................................... Athenry Agricultural Show 2026 ........................................................................................... Local Transport Updates – Louis O’Hara T.D. ................................................................... Athenry Credit Union at Sixty ................................................................................................. Local pride on the big screen ................................................................................................. East Galway leading the way for Slow Tourism............................................................... Titanic sinking in 1912 shocks the world ............................................................................ Cycle Right and Sustainable Travel at Esker N.S. ........................................................... Athenry Men’s Shed - Year of Activity, Community and Craft ................................. End of Gardner Family Legacy .............................................................................................. Athenry’s Modern Fire Station ............................................................................................... St. Oliver Plunkett N.S (Newcastle N.S.) ............................................................................. Farming Safety During Spring ............................................................................................... Transcendental Meditation: Simple-Easy-Effective ...................................................... The difference between Us ..................................................................................................... Coláiste an Eachréidh agus Gaelscoil Riada ..................................................................... Family History Research - Useful Free Websites continued ...................................... Coldwood National School ...................................................................................................... Extracts from the diary of Peter Broderick ...................................................................... Athenry Simanjiro Partnership -Twenty years on ......................................................... Inside the Athenry Bía Innovator Campus ........................................................................ Young Scientists & Technology Exhibition- From Waste to Wealth ...................... Traval: Baluchistan 2024 ......................................................................................................... Minimalist Gardening ................................................................................................................ Frank & Mary Coyne ................................................................................................................. Ballrooms of Romance ............................................................................................................. Clooncah House .......................................................................................................................... Lisheenkyle National School .................................................................................................. Unearthing the Attymon Hoard ............................................................................................ Wakes, Grief and Community ............................................................................................... Teampall Geal .............................................................................................................................. Presentation College Photo Gallery ................................................................................... Monivea Rugby Club – The Early Days ............................................................................. Athenry Rounders - A Season to Remember ................................................................ Colemanstown United - Plaque of gratitude unveiled at Grounds ....................... GAA man Tim hangs up his Kenny Park Keys............................................................... Record Numbers for Fields of Athenry 10K .................................................................... Athenry Football - News and Updates ............................................................................. Athenry GAA - Table Quiz- Lotto Winner - New President ...................................... Golf- Captains Drive Out......................................................................................................... National Senior 400m Indoor Title for Sean Doggett ................................................ Athenry’s first All-Ireland Camogie Triumph ................................................................. All-Ireland Club Camogie Final Replay ............................................................................. All-Ireland glory brings joy to Athenry ............................................................................. Contents

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