What’s on in August 2007

30th July-5th August

Galway Racing Festival

10th -20th August

Annual Cemetery Masses at 8.00 p.m.

Newcastle, Templemoyle: Friday, August l0th

New Cemetery, Athenry: Monday, August 13th

Willmount: Thursday, August loth

Teampall Geal: Friday, August 17th

Moorpark: Monday, August 20th

11th August

Galway Walking Club’s annual marathon – Contact: Tom Huban, Derrydonnell.

15th August

Athenry’s Lady Day.

Mass at Lady’s Well at 3p.m.

16th August

Connemara Pony Show, Clifden.

16th-20th August

Jeanie Johnson tall ship in Galway

25th August

The First Connemara Breakfast Run

26th August

Athenry celebrates National Walled Town Day,

Starting at 1.30 p.m. in Athenry Castle.

28th August

Paul Hession runs in the 200m heats in The World Championships in Osaka, Japan.

Town Hall Theatre, Galway

Aug 5-6 -The Love Potion (Opera)

Aug 8-13 —Between Jigs and Reels (Trad. Irish Music)

Aug15-19-Kings of Kilburn High Road (Drama)

Aug20-23-Galway Film Society

Aug27-Father Des (Drama)

Aug28-Sept2-Alone it Stands (Drama)

Galway United’s Home Matches

1st Aug- V Sunderland

3rd Aug- V Waterford United

8th Aug- V Celtic

24th Aug- V Sligo Rovers

Church Services

Church of the Assumption, Athenry.

Daily Mass: Mon. to Sat. at 10.00 a.m. and Mon. and Fri. at 7.l5 p.m.

Weekend Masses: Sat. 7.30 p.m. Sun. 10.00 a.m, 11.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.

Newcastle Church. Sun. Mass at 10.30 a.m.

Athenry ADC Computer Classes. Mon-Fri.

ADC House, Station Road, Athenry. Contact 091-845422.

Athenry Library

Open: Tues. & Thurs. 3-5.30 and 7-8 p.m.

Wed. and Sat…3-5.30 p.m.

Friday …10.30-12.30 p.m.

Daily Newspapers and Internet access available.

Big Wild Read for young readers

Book Club for adults-2nd Wed of the month

Story time for toddlers on Sat @ 4 p.m.

Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre

Open: Mon-Sun. 11 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.

Athenry Castle

Open: Mon. to Sat., l0 a.m.-6 p.m. (last admission 5.15 p.m.)

Esker Golf

Open: Mon. to Sat. 9 a.m. -9 p.m.

Sat. and Sun. 11 am.-9 p.m.