Swallows:
Just before we go into the news, I saw right in front of my gallery window between 18 and twenty young Swallows, scattered all over the ground just flitting around as if they were eating some thing, they almost looked sick but were able to fly with great ease, and they were very unafraid of me, the most extraordinary thing about it that it has now been two days just flying around the same area, and what’s more one of them was caught by a kestrel right in front of me, it just swooped down and grabbed one. I wonder what the reason was for this?

Roundstone Pony show:
Just to remind you that the entrance forms for the forth coming Roundstone pony show set for the 9th July are now available from

Paddy the yank 095 35883 or from Joanne Conneely 095 35871.

Table Quiz:
A table quiz was held in Ryan’s Bar as a fund raiser for this years Arts week, seven tables all told, and the winning table was Michael & Elaine Connolly,

Rosie McGurran and Lorraine Cunningham

Sadbh O’Regan / Michael Le Donne:
We would like to wish Sadbh O’Regan, daughter of Emer O’Regan on her forthcoming marriage to Michael Le Donne on Saturday in the Star of the Sea Church under the guidance of Father McCarthy, with their reception at my place Errisbeg House.

So we wish them both long life and happiness for the future

Graduation:
While we are on the subject of wishing everybody well, last Friday four of the Roundstone young and now x youth club members graduated in Clifden, Chris McDonagh, John Sheridan, Katrina Keane and Marion McDonagh, Louise O’Toole and Clara Conneely who by the way received an Academic Achievement award, so congratulations guys the world will be your oyster and only suffice to say good luck with your leaving cert exams.

First Holy Communion:
Clara King, Kieran Connelly, Clara Mongan and Cloe Welsh made their first holy communion yesterday under the guidance of Father McCarthy and it had to be said their teachers Josephine Roach and Sandra did a lovely job of producing a lovely musical ceremony in the church, so congratulations to everybody.

Photos are on the website www.roundstone.ie.

Alexander Nimo:
Saturday 27th May, is the launch of Kathleen Villiers Book on Alexander Nimo the Scottish engineer, well I mentioned a plaque to be placed on the old pier which is sponsored by John Killeen, the man behind the plaque is a Doctor Ron Cox who is the director of the centre for civil Engineering Heritage in Trinity College Dublin and is the Chairman of the National Science and Engineering Commemorative Plaques Committee. The committee have organized the erection of 50 plaques of similar design around the country to famous Scientist and Engineers. Doctor Cox will say a few words before John Killeen eventually unveils the plaque down on the old Quay and this will happen around 6pm, naturally weather permitting otherwise it will be unveiled in Eldon’s.

Birthday wishes:
Olivia (de Courcey) Thornton and her husband Brian who has come over from England for Sadbh wedding this weekend its Olivia,s birthday today, we also have two people who have reached their eighteenth Damien O’Malley and Lorraine Mannion also reached her 18th a few days ago, so there you are Happy Birthday guys, hope you had some fun.

Sunday the 21st May 2pm we have to do another beach clean up before the June bank holiday, we do need volunteers to help out, gloves and bags will of course be supplied.

We will do the same format as the last time, bag it and leave it in the Dogs Bay Car Park for collection the following day.

My thanks to Tommy Sullivan (Community Warden) and the Galway County Council for their help in keeping the beaches litter free.

The Connemara Community Radio 6th Annual Walkathon is taking place on Saturday the 10th & Sunday the 11th of June. This is Connemara Community Radio’s main annual fundraiser and the money raised is used towards transmission costs which are in excess of €12,000. Our target is to raise at least €10,000.The walk will take place over two days and the route will cover more than 30 MILES approximately 10 hours of walking road, track and mountain. If you would like to join the team of walkers and can raise €300 in sponsorship give Gráinne a call at the radio on 41616. Walkers are now in the process of raising sponsorship for this walk and we hope that you will support the walkers in their efforts to raise the €10,000. Connemara Community Radio would like to thank Acton Construction Clifden for their generous support by being the main sponsor covering the walk-athon expenses. So this walk is important, I have done it for the last 5 years, any spare few euros to reach my target, I would be very grateful to receive this for this important and worth while cause.