Claddagh World Cup Final 2019

With the traditional venue of Stadio del Dominico abandoned in favour of the outdoor Parque de Burgo due to favourable weather, the entire Claddagh area rang out to the fevered cheers of fans as titans Brazil and Holland went head-to-head in the Claddagh World Cup Final 2019.

After a gruelling campaign featuring many tough clashes, the two finalists still brought their A-games to the ground on this sunny afternoon, playing with skill, grit and a true sporting spirit.

It was all to play for after an eventful first half, but, despite all the best efforts of the Dutch, the South Americans steadily zeroed their sights in on victory as the clock ticked towards the final whistle. Two goals tapped in past the Dutch keeper like samba beats at a Carnival, leaving the Europeans helpless in the face of this irrestible Brazilian rhythm.

In the end, Brazil came out deserving winners of a hard-fought final, leaving fans ecstatic - and the Orange Army wondering where it all went wrong.

Confirmation 2019

Well done to all the children who made their Confirmation in St. Mary’s Church, Claddagh, today.

You can download a free, high-resolution version of the photo below here.

Doing Claddagh Proud on St. Patrick's Day

As ever, the talented and hardy children of the Claddagh School Band put in an excellent performance as they marched before crowds of thousands of spectators at the 2019 Galway St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

We are extremely proud of each and every one of them - maith sibh, a pháistí!

Claddagh's Greatest Show: This Is The Greatest Show

Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for: The show-stopping opening number from this year’s gob-smackingly good Christmas show.

Claddagh's Greatest Show: All the backstage fun

It wasn’t just the audiences that enjoyed themselves at “Claddagh’s Greatest Show” - the children all had great craic getting into costume and make-up before their stage debut on Wednesday, 19th December.

And now.... Claddagh's Greatest Show('s Dress Rehearsal)

There was just so much to see at this year’s Senior Christmas show, we’re going to have to ration the pictures out piece by piece.

What can be said of “Claddagh’s Greatest Show”? Simply this: It more than lived up to its name.

Apart from that, we’ll let the pictures tell the story of the almost unbelievable amount of work, preparation, skill and talent that came together to create this, a production that could easily hold its own against any other, up to and including on a national stage.

Special credit, of course, must go to Ms. Rosemary Ledwith, the creative and executive driving force behind the entire production: Her talent, hard work and organisational skill was truly awe-inspiring. Ok, we’ll let the pictures speak for themselves now. Here, first of all, are a few choice shots from the dress rehearsal on Tuesday, 18th December.

Bah, humbug! It's the Rang a Dó Show!

Both children and parents were highly impressed by the extremely high quality of Ms. Parkinson’s and Ms. McDonald’s Second Class Show, “A Christmas Carol”. With such a high standard of preparation, props, singing and acting, this was yet another example of hard work, talent and enthusiasm combining to create a great experience for all here at Claddagh School.

Rang a 1 Spells it Out For Us

Ms. Barrett and Ms. Mitchell’s First Class children proved to be, well, first-class, when they wowed us all with their seasonal spectacular.