September '02 News
Actress Kate O'Toole leads a commemorative minute of silence at Clifden
Market Square for the victims of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks
in the US.
Tidy Towns 2002 - Clifden
Results
The structure of your committee in that it is divided into four to five
gropus under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce seems to work extremely
well. Many thanks for your submission. Your four year work programme seems
to be on target! Good luck with your proposals in relation to the marina,
disc parking proposals and multi-lingual sculptures at the gateways to
the town.
Conamara Thiar We Go!
For the first time ever this autumn, culture vultures can avail
of a specialised weekend holiday package to celebrate the renowned Féile
Pléaráca in Conamara Thiar. A weekend of ‘bliss and
delight’ is promised by Aoibhneas, an innovative local tourism
group. The group is offering a unique holiday package in an area off the
beaten tourist track, in the westernmost part of the Conamara Gaeltacht.
The unspoilt landscape that lies between Camus and Carna is a perfect
backdrop to what promises to be an exciting few days between October 3
and 6.
Major Radio Training Event
for Connemara Community Radio
Community radio broadcasters from all over Ireland will converge
on Letterfrack village this week-end, 20th - 22nd September, for a major
radio training week-end. The Radio Training Feile, funded by the Broadcasting
Commission of Ireland, (BCI), will be hosted by Connemara Community Radio.
At the opening of a sculpture exhibition at Clifden beach, as part of
the Arts Week. Yes, this picture has been digitally manipulated. (l-r:
Orla de Bri, Jean-Paul Rives (ex-scrumhalf of the French rugby team!)
and Arts Week head honcho Brendan Flynn. Photo - Gavin
Lavelle)
CLIFDEN COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL
(from SEPT.18th - SEPT.29th 2002)
In Clifden, Co. Galway, this year we are celebrating our 25th! LOCAL AND
VISITOR ALIKE PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES: 18TH - 29TH SEPT.
This year, the only major Arts Festival with its base in the local schools
and community, is celebrating its 25th year with an extra special programme
of events.