Connacht Tribune tells us that in 2010 some 133 Calling Corncrakes (male) were recorded in Ireland this year.An increase of five on last year.On the mainland 91 were in Donegal,Mayo had 27, Sligo had 3 birds and the Shannon Callows had 3 birds. The others were heard crowing on the islands off the West Coast of Ireland.At this time they fly back to the Sahara for the winter.

John Kinlough was over from London on a short visit today and had a photograph of The Grand Gate which was the opening on the roadway and was located behind the Fort.John will be making a copy of this available for use locally and for viewing on this website.

Lady driving from Galway to Shannonharbour late on Thursday evening turned off her radio as she crossed the bridge in Shannonbridge.She heard an unusual sound and found that she had got a puncture.She was unable to change tyre so Donal Grennan and Karl Hoystead answered the call for help and quickly removed tyre and fitted the spare and away she went.Well done boys.

At the Active Retirement meeting on Tuesday the talk naturally enough got around to the renewed surface just completed on the road to Ballinasloe.
It was mentioned that years ago road width for country roads in Offaly was nine foot wide.
After some years this was increased to thirteen feet.

Welcome to Sister Margaret Mary, Tipperary born who has been working in Wales for nine years and in Kenya before that.Sister Margaret Mary has joined Sister Maura and Sister Marie at Ard Chiarain.

Bill Torpey from Philadelphia called in this week.Bill told us that a Henry Lyons from near The River Liffey in Dublin wrote a booktitled 'The Shannon River' or 'Abhainn na Sionnaine'
back in the mid 1960's.Henry used to read the news in Irish on radio or TV.
Henry had a brother John Lyons who was a priest with the S.M.A.He was killed in Nigeria in 1967.Now the connection with all this and Bill ?.
Bill Torpey's Grandmother was a McKee and Henry Lyons was a nephew.

Babby Colohan, nee Spelman, from Clonfert died on 19th September.May she rest in peace.