Furbo — Bearna Beo

14 Bags of Rubbish Filled in Village Clean-Up

Among the hardy group were six staff members from Supervalu, who were generously paid by their manager, Leonard Fay, to take part.

Na Forbacha, Bearna, community, Furbo, Tidy TownsBearna Beo17 February 2019Furbo, Barna, Cappagh, Bearna Pier, Barna Pier, TidyTowns, beach, bearna, barna, Bearna

Tom Gilmore, Furbo, R.I.P.

Requiem Mass for the late Tom Gilmore will be celebrated in Furbo Church on Sunday.

community, Deaths, Furbo, Na ForbachaBearna Beo10 January 2019Tom Gilmore, Furbo, Deaths

Childminder Sought

Childminder sought in the Bearna-Furbo area.

Childcare, JobsBearna Beo3 January 2019Childminder, children, babysitter, Bearna#, Barna, Furbo, Na Forbacha

Typhus Outbreak Cuts Off Furbo - 1942

While the rest of the world was fighting the spread of Fascism in November 1942, the people of Furbo and beyond were waging a war of their own - against a Typhus outbreak in Connemara.

Deaths, Old FurboBearna Beo24 April 2018Typhus, Furbo, Connemara, Galway, Barna, Bearna, Na Forbacha, 1942

Furbo Rise To Occasion For Greatest Triumph - 1984

Before there was Bearna-Na Forbacha Aontaithe, there was Furbo Soccer Club, which enjoyed its best successes in the 1980s.

Old Furbo, SportBearna Beo13 April 2018Bearna Na Forbacha Aontaithesoccer, Bearna, Barna, Furbo, Na Forbacha

Easter 2018

Easter is considered the most important event in the church's calendar, and it is traditionally marked with a triduum of observance, to prepare us for the resurrection. Fr Michael and his team of volunteers have put together the following programme for the churches in both Bearna and Na Forbacha.

ChurchBearna Beo23 March 2018Furbo, Galway, Bearna, Mass, Barna, Holy Thursday, Easter, Good Friday, Na Forbacha, Easter Mass galway

Bearna Beo - in the Snow!

What an amazing few days here! There was a Red Weather Warning in place for snow across Ireland on March 1 and 2. The schools were closed, and many businesses shut down on Thursday afternoon, not to re-open again until Saturday. There were food shortages, frenzied buying, and lots of snowmen of course!

WeatherBearna Beo6 March 2018Galway, Beast From The East, Bearna, Snow, Storm Emma, Furbo, Barna

Pier Development Would Injure Character of Area - Planners

One of the reasons given by Galway County Council for refusing a four-unit development on the Pier Road was the inability of the public mains and infrastructure to cope with increased capacity - just weeks after An Bord Pleanala refused an application because the development was not big enough to fully exploit the village-centre site.

Report Blocked Gullies to Prevent Flooding

For the past month, we have been recording the large number of gullies blocked along the main road in Bearna, and have taken pictures to that effect. Anyone using the Paint Box Road (as known locally) will have noticed a large flood near the end of the road - this is due to two blocked gullies side by side.

As Bearna-Na Forbacha (from Silverstrand west) lies in the Galway County Council area, we have to make our voices heard, and fight to get equal attention as residents in Ballinasloe, Clifden, Gort, Loughrea, and Headford.

WeatherBearna Beo26 February 2018Barna, Bearna, Furbo, Na Forbacha, Flooding, Gully, gullies, Galway County Council, blocked gullies, galway

Celebrate Nonie's 35 years of Service to Bearna Girl Guides

Bearna-Na Forbacha in 1982 was a very different place. Into this small community, Nonie Hickey introduced the Irish Girl Guides, and set up the Sí Gaoith troupe. Last December, after 35 year at the helm, she attended her last meeting.

Listen to Nonie talk about her memories, and flick through her photo album!

Old BearnaBearna Beo18 February 2018Galway, Bearna, Barna, Girl Guides, Nonie Hickey, Furbo, Na Forbacha, Irish Girl Guides

Impact of Social Media on Health

Nearly a third of County players who made contact with the Gaelic Players Association did so with gambling problems, according to figures released from the ‘2012-15 Emotional Health and Wellbeing Programme’.

SportBearna Beo12 February 2018The Twelve HotelGAA, Barna, Bearna, Galway, Furbo, Na Forbacha, Ollie Clarke, Justin Campbell, Social Media

Planning Refused Due to Low Density!

"it is considered that it would not be developed at a sufficiently high density to provide for an acceptable efficiency in serviceable land usage, given the proximity of the site to the built-up area of Bearna and Galway City, and to the established social and community services in the immediate vicinity."