Connacht Tribune
Stunning property for sale in Moycullen
‘Duilleog’, an impressive architecturally designed five bedroom home extending to c. 3,306 sq.ft., tucked away in the most beautiful secluded woodland setting Moycullen has to offer.
This stunning family home boasts generous living accommodation with a private south-facing rear aspect and stunning Georgian style interior offering a wonderful sense of warmth, grandeur and classic styling once you step inside.
A grand entrance hallway with high ceilings, impressive chandelier and bespoke timber staircase greets you on entering, all giving you just a little taste of the delights to come.
To the left of the hallway is the spectacular living room an impressive and elegantly proportioned living space, which is flooded with natural sunlight due to the numerous large dual aspect picturesque windows.
The room is very spacious with high ceilings, solid fuel stove with stunning cream marble surround and granite hearth, solid oak flooring and access doorway to the family kitchen.
The kitchen is perfectly positioned to the rear of the property capturing sunlight throughout the day and late into those lazy summer evenings. This room is very French country in its styling with hand crafted cream built-in kitchen units, oak flooring, Belfast sink, Richmond Range Cooker, centre-island, classic roman blinds and granite worktops.
On the opposite end to the kitchen is the dining area with open fire and architecturally pleasing patio doors with fan light leading onto a very impressive paved south facing patio area with a covered veranda with endless woodlands beyond.
Back into the impressive hallway and to the right on entrance, is the home office. A stunning room with dual aspect windows and hand crafted built-in storage and shelving. Next to the office is the study, again a very spacious room with built in shelving units which could be used as a 5th bedroom if desired.
Beyond the office and study, and before reaching the properties well equipped utility room, a real added luxury is waiting to be discovered.
A fully functioning sauna room complete with shower and changing area – the ideal relaxation spot. Ascending the impressive staircase to the first floor to a stylish en-suite bedroom, two good sized children’s bedrooms, a very spacious master bedroom with lounge area, walk-in wardrobe and en-suite shower room and a luxurious bathroom.
The guest bedroom is positioned to the front of the property with timber flooring, dual aspect windows and stylish en-suite shower room. The two children’s bedrooms are positioned to the rear – one double and one twin with study area.
The master suite commands the complete left wing of the first floor to include and very spacious bedroom with lounge area, dressing room with glass panelled wardrobes and stylish en-suite shower room.
EXTERIOR & GARDEN:
This stunning private 0.57 acre site is awash with an abundance of lush foliage, mature trees and hidden walk-ways.
It is without doubt a home of distinction from the boundary walls built in natural limestone, the sweeping driveway, mature trees and extensive sunny patio with covered veranda and endless woodlands beyond all adding to the enchanting surroundings.
Moycullen village is situated a mere 12 km to Galway City and commands lovely views over Lough Corrib, Ballyquirke and Ross lakes. Ballinahallia is located just 4 km from the Moycullen village, a thriving satellite village with excellent schools, crèches, supermarkets, cafes and shopping & sports facilities which brings even more variety to the area while the vibrant city of Galway is only a mere 20 minute drive.
Strictly by appointment only, contact DNG Martin O’Connor on 091 866708.
Significant state investment is required to address ‘shocking’ inequalities that leave cancer patients in the West at greater risk of succumbing to the disease.
A meeting of Regional Health Forum West heard that survival rates for breast, lung and colorectal cancers than the national average, and with the most deprived quintile of the population, the West’s residents faced poorer outcomes from a cancer diagnosis.
For breast cancer patients, the five-year survival rate was 80% in the West versus 85% nationally; for lung cancer patients it was 16.7% in the west against a 19.5% national survival rate; and in the West’s colorectal cancer patients, there was a 62.6% survival rate where the national average was 63.1%.
These startling statistics were provided in answer to a question from Ballinasloe-based Cllr Evelyn Parsons (Ind) who said it was yet another reminder that cancer treatment infrastructure in the West was in dire need of improvement.
“The situation is pretty stark. In the Western Regional Health Forum area, we have the highest incidence of deprivation and the highest health inequalities because of that – we have the highest incidences of cancer nationally because of that,” said Cllr Parsons, who is also a general practitioner.
In details provided by CEO of Saolta Health Care Group, which operates Galway’s hospitals, it was stated that a number of factors were impacting on patient outcomes.
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Galway 3-18
Cork 1-10
NEW setting; new opposition; new challenge. It made no difference to the Galway minor hurlers as they chalked up a remarkable sixth consecutive double digits championship victory at Semple Stadium on Saturday.
The final scoreline in Thurles may have been a little harsh on Cork, but there was no doubting Galway’s overall superiority in setting up only a second-ever All-Ireland showdown against Clare at the same venue on Sunday week.
Having claimed an historic Leinster title the previous weekend, Galway took a while to get going against the Rebels and also endured their first period in a match in which they were heavily outscored, but still the boys in maroon roll on.
Beating a decent Cork outfit by 14 points sums up how formidable Galway are. No team has managed to lay a glove on them so far, and though Clare might ask them questions other challengers haven’t, they are going to have to find significant improvement on their semi-final win over 14-man Kilkenny to pull off a final upset.
Galway just aren’t winning their matches; they are overpowering the teams which have stood in their way. Their level of consistency is admirable for young players starting off on the inter-county journey, while the team’s temperament appears to be bombproof, no matter what is thrown at them.
Having romped through Leinster, Galway should have been a bit rattled by being only level (0-4 each) after 20 minutes and being a little fortunate not to have been behind; or when Cork stormed out of the blocks at the start of the second half by hitting 1-4 to just a solitary point in reply, but there was never any trace of panic in their ranks.
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GARDAÍ and the IFA have issued a joint appeal to all road users to take extra care as the silage season gets under way across the country.
Silage harvesting started in many parts of Galway last week – and over the coming month, the sight of tractors and trailers on rural roads will be getting far more frequent.
Inspector Conor Madden, who is in charge of Galway Roads Policing, told the Farming Tribune that a bit of extra care and common-sense from all road users would go a long way towards preventing serious collisions on roads this summer.
“One thing I would ask farmers and contractors to consider is to try and get more experienced drivers working for them.
“Tractors have got faster and bigger – and they are also towing heavy loads of silage – so care and experience are a great help in terms of accident prevention,” Inspector Madden told the Farming Tribune.
He said that tractor drivers should always be aware of traffic building up behind them and to pull in and let these vehicles pass, where it was safe to do so.
“By the same token, other road users should always exercise extra care; drive that bit slower; and ‘pull in’ that bit more, when meeting tractors and heavy machinery.
“We all want to see everyone enjoying a safe summer on our roads – that extra bit of care, and consideration for other roads users can make a huge difference,” said Conor Madden.
He also advised motorists and tractor drivers to be acutely aware of pedestrians and cyclists on the roads during the summer season when more people would be out walking and cycling on the roads.
The IFA has also joined in on the road safety appeal with Galway IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche asking all road users to exercise that extra bit of care and caution.
“We are renewing our annual appeal for motorists to be on the look out for tractors, trailers and other agricultural machinery exiting from fields and farmyards,” she said.
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