Some websites that may be of interest include -
The Connacht Tribune Newspaper www.galwaynews.ie
The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association www.pioneerassociation.ie

The Connacht Tribune has news of many bog-fires in Connemara recently
around Moycullen area.Today John was saying that the clouded effect in
the skies are due to the bog-fires in Connemara.We sent him off to collect some primroses up The Old Road and take Moby for a walk.He got a lovely bunch of wild primroses and some wild violets.Moby is not too fond of walking and like yesterday he only walked to a certain point and then stopped.A bit like yesterday when a German couple on holiday on the Shannon came along to take Moby for a walk.Everything went grand until they reached Macklins.Moby refused to go any further.

The river water level has eased back further and only the drains on the Callows now have a little water.Good to see that three anglers staying in Ashbrook Farm were able to fish on the River Suck and that they lost three bream.

Connacht beat Leinster in the Magners Rugby League last week but were defeated by Munster in their previous game.They still have a chance for promotion next year depending on how Ulster fares out.

Yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 are due to arrive in Galway City on Tuesday July 3rd 2012.
Last time around they looked just great in Galway Bay.Next time they will have two races while in Galway but it looks like they may not have The Around Ireland Race in their programme.

From the Pioneer Magazine April 2010 Sound Bytes pages including these-
'Age is an issue of mind over matter'.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter Mark Twain.

'The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it'
Henry David Thoreau

'Anger,if not restrained,is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it' Lucius Annaeus Seneca

'Friendship is not something you learn at school.
But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship,
You really haven't learned anything' Muhammad Ali

The Irish Catholic www.irishcatholic.ie tells us this week
> Saint Mel's Cathedral Restoration in Longford could take up to five years to complete.
> 70% support legal protection of unborn.
>Labour plans for your Constitution, Eamon Gilmore is planning a radical shake-up in Ireland and Catholics should be worried writes David Quinn
>Christian Roots revisited looks at Saint Brigid's Well near Kildare town and The High Cross at Moone which is 17.5 feet high.

Getting serious.The inspector in charge of mooring cruisers on public jetties notified owners of boats at winter moorings in Shannonbridge regarding the Summer Rules and recommended that they move their boats.
Yesterday Friday a boat was removed from the Shannonbridge Jetty and the owner was fined 200 Euros.

Padraig Turley told us that he had not seen Mary Kate Flannery since 1955 when they attended Clonacnois School together.Mary Kate returns to America on Tuesday and now has Padraig's e-mail address and will contact him.
Padraig sent us one of his Grandfather Mike Claffey's sayings which goes
March will sarch
April will try
And May will tell you
Whether you will
live or die.

Shannonbridge Golf Society are on an outing to Roscommon Golf Course today Saturday.