All roads lead to BallaghDream Arts Festival this August

All roads lead to Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon later this year for the BallaghDream Arts Festival which takes place from August 5th to 13th.

Everyone needs a break. Let yours begin with Ballaghaderreen Players’ production of John B Keane’s monumental ‘Big Maggie’ at St Nathy’s College on August 5th and end the following Sunday with London’s Pilgrim Players version of Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in the open-air at Edmondstown House.

In between, renowned traditional Irish group Lúnasa interrupt an international tour to perform in Trad Night at St Nathy’s Cathedral with Ballaghaderreen man Matt Molloy and Sean Keane of The Chieftains who will be joined by another local man, dancer Ronan Kelly, as well as acclaimed fiddle players, sisters Cora and Breda Smyth who now returning to their mother’s home town.

Thursday, August 10th will be Classical Night at the Cathedral with Ireland’s leading pianist, John O’Conor, accompanied by cellist Ailbhe McDonagh, as well as Chloe Ewing and soprano friends.

Writer Joseph O’Connor will take part in Literary Night at St Nathy’s College, accompanied by St Nathy’s Cathedral Choir.

He will be interviewed by a member of the Ballaghaderreen Book Club. The evening will include awardwinning Galway poet Mary O’Malley performing and reading from her wellreceived collections.

On Friday 11th, GAA pundit, newspaper columnist and barrister, Joe Brolly, will be joined for a discussion on Championship 2023 and Connacht football at St Nathy’s auditorium by local GAA heroes John O’Mahony, Andy Moran and Seanie McDermott.

The Battle of the Bands final will be in Molly’s, Barrack Street on August 10th with Live Electronica from Daithi and Elaine Mai (supported by Death Milkshake) and, to help round things off on Sunday evening, August 13th, Noni Stapleton will explain how her boyfriend fell for a heifer, in ‘Charolais’.

Ticketing details and a full festival programme at: www.ballaghdreamartsfest. ie.

just too narrow for lorries passing and the verge is substandard,” he said.

“I have raised this issue on a number of occasions at this stage and at a special meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland in Dublin. I also raised it with TII when they visited the Council a few months ago and it was suggested by one of their officials that these works could be completed through the Minor Works Scheme.

“I want to see this happen as quickly as possible before there is a serious accident.

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Of those recent near-misses, one of the lorries got caught in the ditch and was very, very lucky it didn’t topple over”.

Cllr Fitzmaurice said that land would need to be purchased along the route and the road would have to be strengthened to accommodate a crash barrier.

“I have spoken to Minister Jack Chambers because I got tired of raising this issue and he has committed to raising this issue once again with TII and visiting the area to see this dangerous stretch of road firsthand,” Cllr Fitzmaurice concluded.

PHOIST MHÚINTEOIREACHTA – 2023/2024

Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna na Gaillimhe agus Ros Comáin Tá 20 Iarbhunscoil agus Coláiste Breisoideachais á reáchtáil ag GRETB sna háiteanna seo a leanas:

• Cathair agus Contae na Gaillimhe –14 scoil (5 Ghaelcholáiste san áireamh)

• Oileáin Árann - 3 scoil

• Contae Ros Comáin – 3 scoil

Tugann GRETB cuireadh anois dóibh siúd atá cáilithe go cuí iarratais a dhéanamh chun áit a fháil ar phainéal do Phoist Mhuinteoireachta a d’fhéadfadh teacht chun cinn i rith na bliana acadúla 2023/2024.

Is féidir tuilleadh sonraí faoi scoileanna GRETB a fháil ar láithreán gréasáin an Bhoird ag www.gretb.ie/schools

Tá gach eolas faoin gcaoi iarratas a dhéanamh ar fáil ar láithreán gréasáin an Bhoird ag www.gretb.ie/jobs

TEACHING POSITIONS – 2023/2024

Galway & Roscommon Education & Training Board has 20 Post Primary Schools and Colleges of Further Education under its remit in the following locations:

• Galway City and Galway County –14 schools (including 5 Gaelcholáiste)

• Oileáin Arran - 3 schools

• Roscommon County – 3 schools

GRETB now invites applications from suitably qualified persons to form a panel for Teaching Positions which may arise during the 2023/2024 academic year.

Further details on GRETB schools can be obtained from the Board’s website www.gretb.ie/schools

Further particulars on how to apply are available from the Board’s website www.gretb.ie/jobs

David Leahy, Chief Executive.