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Locked in – Coffee and Coiffure!

What started with two friends cutting each other’s hair has, almost eight years later, developed into Locked In, a new coffee shop and barbershop opening in Brackernagh on Sunday, October 11.
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REGARI Recovery College Offering Classes in Ballinasloe this Autumn

REGARI Recovery College, a community-based service that aims to support, maintain and promote positive mental health, will be returning to Ballinasloe this autumn with a series of eight workshops. The modules are open to everyone over the age of 18 and attendees don’t need a mental health diagnosis. “All you need is an interest in mental health and wellbeing,” says Dermot Flatley, a Recovery Education Facilitator with REGARI.
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Ballinasloe Native Wins Prestigious Award

Talented Ballinasloe-born Director and Film-maker, Gar O'Rourke, has won the Grand Prix in the Creative Strategy category at the 2026 Cannes Lions Awards for his short film, 'The Pub That Refused to Die' .
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Fifth Out Of 40 Towns In Anti-Litter League

Ballinasloe scored an “excellent” result on its return to the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) Anti-Litter League.
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Second Muticultural Festival Enjoys Sunny Success

The Ballinasloe Mid-Summer Multicultural Festival once again proved to be a wonderful celebration of diversity, inclusion and community spirit, with hundreds of people enjoying an afternoon of culture, music, sport and family fun in glorious sunshine.
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Meals On Wheels Coordinator Retires

At a time when she didn’t even own a car, she delivered hot meals throughout the town on her bicycle, serving those in need for almost five years before she was eventually able to deliver by car.
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2026 Ballinasloe October Horse Fair And Festival

The Fair and Festival Committee continue their work behind the scenes to organise another fair and festival for 2026.
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Fohenagh Walking Football

FKK Utd Walking Football club was launched in Fohenagh earlier this year by local sports enthusiasts Gerry Greaney and Eamon Touhy, and is already proving popular with numbers growing each week. Everyone over 50, both male and female, are welcome, and the club are particularly keen to stress to women that they can also join in the fun!
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