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Peil Faoi 8 - an Spidéal v Leitir Mór

06/10/02 - Lá álainn eile a bhí ann inniu le haghaidh an turas go Leitir Mór don dara cluiche do na peileadóiri faoi 8.

Bhí slua breá mór ann de thuismitheoirí ón dhá foireann nuair a thosaigh an cluiche go gairead in ndiaidh meán lae. Bhí an cluiche beagnach mar an gcéanna leis an chéad chéan cúpla seachtain ó shin. Bhí sé an deacair do Leitir Mór dul tharr An Spidéal i lár na páirce.

Fuair An Spidéal cúpla cúl deas go luath sa chéad leath agus shocraigh siad síos go maith ag ionsaigh an tam ar fad ar cúl Leitir Mór. Rinne bainisteoir An Spidéal cúpla athrú ar an páirc chun an scór a choinnéal réasúnta go leor. Bhuel, níl ann ach peil faoi 8 ag deireach an lae.

Bhí an darna leath mar an gcéanna agus an scór ag deireadh an 30 nóimead ná

An Spidéal 7-2, Leitir Mór 2-0

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Football U8 - Spiddal v Lettermore

06/10/02 - It was another beautiful day in our Indian summer for a trip back to Lettermore for the second game for Spiddal's under 8 footballers.

There was a good size crowd there supporting both sides as the game started shortly after midday. It was pretty much the same type of game as the first leg a few weeks ago with Lettermore having difficulty getting the ball past Spiddal strong midfield. 

Spiddal's forwards got a few quick goals early on and settled into a nice steady consistent attacking game. Management even made some changes to reduce the onslaught on the Lettermore goal and give them a chance to get to the Spiddal goal. It's only under 8 after all.

The second half was pretty much the same as the first and the final score was 

Spiddal 7-2, Lettermore 2-0

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Malartú Tithe Anseo

26/09/02 - Anois tá malartú tithe ar AnSpideal.net. 

Beidh an chéad 10 tithe saor in aisce don chéad bhlian agus tithe eile €30 sa bhlian. Tá sé sin i bhfad níós saoire ná ar suíomhanna eile a dhéanann an rud chéanna.

Click ar House Swap ag barr an leathanach seo nó ar an Home page.

New House Swap Program Added

26/09/02 - I have added a House Swap Program to the AnSpideal.net site. 

For the last couple of years we have paid €60 to a home exchange site to place our house on the internet for exchange. In both cases I have to say we were very happy with the places we ended up going to but why pay €60 when we have our own local website here that we can use?

The first 10 house who join the program will be free for the first year and from then on it will €30 per year. 

On other sites both parties have to be paid members but not so on AnSpideal.net. Only one party has to be a member while the other can be just a visitor to the site.

Click on the House Swap link at the top of this page or on the button on the home page for more imformation on the progam.

Remember only the first 10 are FREE.

An Spidéal v Leitir Mór - Peil Faoi 8

22/09/02 - Inniu an chéad cluiche i mbliana don foireann peil faoi 8. Bhí na buachaillí óga an corraithe ag réiteach don cluiche seo. Is féidie é a fheicéal sa pictiúr thíós.

Thosaigh Leitr Mór go maith le cúl deas taréis cúpla nóimead. Shocraigh An Spidéal síos díreach ina dhaidh sin agus thosaigh na scóranna ag teacht. Cean i ndiadh cean bhí na cúl ag teacht don Spidéal. Ní raibh muintir Leitir Mór in ndon briseadh amach níos faide ná lár na páirce,

Bhí an darna leath mar an gceanna agus an scór deireannach ná -

An Spidéal 13-4

Leitir Mór 2-2

Spiddal v Lettermore - Football U 8

22/09/02 -  Today was the first game for our Under 8 Football players. The young boys were very excited getting ready for the game. You can see it on their faces on the picture below.

Lettermore started well with a goal just a few minutes into the game. Luckily, Spiddal settled down right away after that and the scores started to come. One after the other the goals came for Spiddal. The Lettermore boys were rarely able to break out of their own half.

The second half was the same with score after score for Spiddal bringing the final score for the day to -

Spiddal 13-4

Lettermore 2-2

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Urraigh ceamara don suíomh

19/09/02 - Tá go leor daoine a thagann go dtí an suíomh ag iarraigh orm tuille pictiurí a chuir ar an leathanach pictiur agus freisin ar an leathanach nuachtán.

Bheadh sé iontach pictiúr a bheith againn le haghaidh scéalta ar nós an cheann sin thíos faoi na carbháin.

Mar sin caithfaidh mé ceamara digital a cheannacht agus seo seans do comhlacht éigin an ceamara a urraigh don suíomh.

Cosnóigh an ceamara ceart  €240. Má thugann comhlach úrraíocht an méid sin an duais ná -

- Tagairt is ccéal ar an leathanach seo

- Fógra ar an phríomh leathanch le haghaidh dhá mhí

- Ainm and comhlacht ar chuile pictiúir on ceamara ar feadh blian.

 

Sin margadh seas mar tá muid a fáil 600 cúirteoir ar an suíomh gach mí a bhreathnaíonn ar 2000 leathanach ar an suíomh. 

 

Má tá suim agat san urraigh seo ciur email chugam leis an suport link thíos nó glaoigh ar 0877975542.

Sponsor a camera

15/09/02 - A lot of our visitors to the site have asked that I include more pictures both with the news items and on the pictures page. 

I think it would be great to be able to have a picture on here to go with the story below on the caravans. A picture speaks a thousand words as they say and in this case it would certainly be true.

So I need to get a digital camera for the site. I'm giving companies out there or individuals even a chance to sponsor an AnSpideal.net camera. The camera which would do the job well comes in at around €240. If a company sponsors that amount here's what they would get in return -

-Mention on the news page as the sponsor.

- Banner ad on the main page and the news page for 2 months

- Sponsored by Company Name tag on all pictures using the camera for a full year.

 

It's pretty good exposure really as we are now getting 600 visitors per month who look at 2000 pages on the site when they visit.

 

Anyone interested should contact me by the support email link at the bottom of the page or give me a call on 0877975542.

Carbháin ar an Céibh

14/9/2002 - Tá aon carbháin déag anois ar an céibh. Le dhá seachtain anois tá na taistealaí ag teacht go dtí an An Spidéal. Ni cheapaim go bhfuil aon spás fágtha an anois le haghaidh tuille.

Go hiondúil ní fhanann siad níos mó ná seachtain ach is dóigh go bhfuil an aimsear deas atá again le gairead á chionnéal anseo.

Chuaigh mé síos ann inniu agus cé go bhfuil an áit cinnéal lán, tá siad á choinnéal glan. Tá an bruscar ar fad go deas neata i malaí dubha.

Is dóigh liom nach mbeidh siad ann ró fhada eile má athríonn an aimsir. Ní hé an céibh an áit is fearr le bheith i carbhán i rith stoirm an geimhreadh.

Caravans on the New Pier

14/9/2002 - We now have a total of 11 traveller caravans on the pier. They started arriving a couple of weeks ago now  and I thought they would just move on in a few days as they normally do. Not this time and more moved in yesterday. I suppose the good weather is keeping them there for now.

I've heard from a number of people that the Gardaí have been asked to move them on but as yet they have done nothing about it. I can't imagine them spending the winter there as it's not the best place to have in caravan in a storm so I expect they will move on soon enough.

I took a drive down there today to have a look and although a bit cramped for space everything looked very tidy. All the rubbish is packed in black rubbish bags and anything they are selling was covered up neatly. 

Apparently the local sailing club have moved to the Sean Céibh for their mini regatta tomorrow to avoid overcrowding  at the new pier.

An Spidéal v An Cheathrú Rua   Peil   Faoi 10

13/9/2002 - Tráthnóna álainn a bhí ann le haghaidh an cluiche peil faoi 10 idir An Spidéal agus An Cheathrú Rua. Coláiste Chonnacht and ionad agus bhí roinnt mhaith de na tuismitheoirí an Spidéal i lathair.

Bhí an chuid is mó den chéad leath in aice le cúl an Spidéal le go leor passanna deasa ó muintir an Cheathrú Rua. 

Tháinig foireann An Spidéal ar ais go láidir sa darna leath le cúl deas amháin agus beagnach trí chinn eile. Bhí siad an mí-ámharach nach ndeacha ceann amháin acu isteach.

Bhí an t'ádh ar An Cheathrú Rua agus an scór deireanach ná -

An Spidéal           1-1

An Cheathrú Rua 1-5

Tráthnóna álainn a bhí an mar sin féin

Spiddal v Carraroe Football U10

13/9/2002 - Another beautiful evening for the under 10 football game between Spiddal and Carraroe. The venue was the college pitch in Spiddal and for a change the Spiddal support matched that of the visitors.

The first half started with Carraroe having most of the possession and Spiddal's backs had to fight hard to avoid getting too far behind on the score board. Carraroe's passing was very precise but they weren't finishing on goal as they should have. 

The few times that Spiddal got out of their own half were brought to a stop by poor passing. 

The second half proved better for our boys with some great opportunities up front and 3 great chances on goal which could have gone either way but unfortunately luck was not on our side.

A final score of Spiddal 1-1 and Carraroe 1-5 was not a bad evenings work and could have easily gone the other way.

Taispeantas Chois Fharraige

01/09/02 Ní cuimhin liom lá chomh deas leis don taispeantas agus a bhí againn inniu. Bhí and ghrian amuigh don tráthnona ar fad agus ní cheapim go raibh na caoira ró chompordach sa teas a bhí ann.

De réir na caranna a bhí ann, tá daoine ag teacht ó chuile coirnéal den tír le haghaidh and comórtais seo. Bhí go leor capaillín ann agus ba capaillín chonnemara an chuid is mó acu.

Bhí roinnt mhaith earraí bácáil ann freisin agus fiú amháin im agus móin ar taispeáint.

Sa sean choláiste a bhí na pictiúirí agus na grianghrafanna ar fáil. Bhí sé iontach go leor obair a fheicéal ó ógánach na háite.

Má tá na torthaí agat is féidir iad a seoladh chugam leis an Submit button ag barr an leathanach seo.

Taispeantas Chois Fharraige

01/09/02 Today was certainly one of the best days weather wise that I can remember for the annual taispeantas. Over the years it has evolved into mainly a pony show with an emphasis on Connemara Ponies. 

Judging by the registrations on the 4 wheel drive jeeps and trailers, people are coming from all over Ireland to enter the competition.

There was also a good variety of home baking, flowers and vegetables entered in their various categories. I was pleasantly surprised to see 3 entries in the homemade butter competition and a good handful of entries for the hand cut turf prize.

The old college was the venue for the art and photography displays with a good selection of entries from the younger locals.

If anyone has some of the results then send them to me using the submit button at the top of the page and I'll include them in the site.

An Spidéal v Oughterard Peil      Faoi 10

23/8/02 Chuaigh ár buachaillí cróga go Oughterard chun agaidh a thabhairt ar a foireann peil faoi 10. Bhí foireann An Spidéal a breathnaigh tuiraeach go luath sa chéad leath. Bhí imreoirí móra i lár na páirce ag Oughterard agus ag leath ama bhí siad 8 point chun tosaigh.

Tháinig muintir An Spidéal amach go láidir sa dara leath agus choinnigh siad le Oughterard ag scórail cúl agus trí pointe an taoibh. Mar sin féin, ag a feadóg deireanach an scór a bhí ann ná

An Spidéal   1 - 5

Oughterard   3 -7

B'féidir go mbeidh toradh níos fearr ag ár foireann sinsear in Oughterard anocht at 6:30 i.n.

An Spidéal v Oughterard Football U10

23/8/02 Our brave young football players made the trip to Oughterard to face their under 10's team. An Spidéal were slow to get going in the first half and a lot of the players appeared tired early in the game. Oughterard's big centre field proved too much for An Spidéal and they were down by 8 points by half time. 

Our boys were fired up for the second half and performed much better equalling the opposition's 1 goal and 3 points. But the final score said it all

An Spidéal   1 - 5

Oughterard   3 -7

Hopefully our senior team will have a better result in Oughterard this evening at 6:30 pm.

Athrú sa Seomra Cainte

Le gairead tá go leor caint faoi Seomraí Cainte no Chat Rooms ar an idirlíon. De bharr seo chuir me i bhfeidhim roinnt  rialachacha chun an seomra cainte ar AnSpideal.net a úsáid. Má choinníonn daoine leis na riallacha seo ba cheart go mbeadh siad  sábháilte ar an idirlíon.

Chat Room Changes

In light of resent concerns over the usage by children of chat rooms on the internet, we have made some changes to how visitors access our chat rooms. When you now click on the Chat Room link you must first agree to some precautionary guidelines before gaining access to the chat room. This should act as a frequent reminder to people on how they can use chat room in a safe manner and still enjoy themselves. 

We have also added a second chat room to choose from and are asking visitors to vote for the one they prefer. Once we have enough votes to make a decision one of the room options will be removed.

Chat rooms can be useful when away from home to chat cheaply with those left behind from say an internet cafe of someplace with cheap internet access. They can also be a good place for people to meet such as a few friends all on the internet at the same time. These are ways chat rooms can be used to communicate cheaply and when used correctly they are still a worthwhile addition to any website. 

Leitir Mór Ró Láidir don Spidéal - Peil Faoi 10

Tráthnóna álainn a bhí ann i Leitir Mór inniu (5 Iúil) don cluiche Peil Faoi 10 idir an Spidéal agus Leitir Mór. Thosaigh Leitir Mór go maith agus ag deireadh and chéad leath bhí siad dhá phoint chun tosaigh. Sa darna leath tháinig siad amach go láidir agus ní raibh an Spidéal i ndon coinnéal leó. Níl a fhios agam cén scór a bhí ann faoi dheireadh.

Leitir Mór under 10 footballers prove too strong

It was a beautiful evening in Leitir Mór as their under 10 team took on the Spiddal boys. They came out strong but Spiddal managed to fight back to a 2 point deficit by half time.

The Spiddal lads never really got back into the game in the second half and to be honest I lost track of the score. Our second defeat in a week is not easy on these young fighters.

Feisire i bPairlimint na hEuropa

Beidh fáilte abhaile anocht do Sheán Ó Neachtain mar ócáid cheiliúradh a cheapadh mar Fheisire i bPairlimint na hEorapa. Tosóidh an ceiliúradh ag séipéal Bhearna ag 7.30 pm ag dul siar Bóthar Chois Fharraige agus beidh teacht le chéile in Ostán na Páirce sa Spidéal ina dhiadh sin

Member of the European Parliament

A welcome home party is being organised for Seán Ó Neachtain this evening on the occasion of him becoming a Member of the European Parliament. The celebration will being at Barna church at 7.30 pm and will proceed to Spiddal where a get together will take place in the Park Lodge Hotel.

Supermacs Anseo

Doscail Supermacs inné. Beidh muid in ann curry chips a fháil taréis Tigh hughes as seo amach. Ach bí cúramach beidh sé dúnta ag leath uair taréis a dó dheag so caithfaidh tú an pub a fhágáil go luath.

Supermacs Open

The new Supermacs opened yesterday. It's back to curry chips after the Hughes again. The only problem is it closes at half past twelve so we will have to leave a little early. Or go get the chips early and back to Hughes. That might work.

Leathanach Postanna Nua

Tá leathanach nua postanna ar fáil ar AnSpideal.NET anois. Má tá tú ag iarraigh post a líonadh is feidir leat fógra a chuir ar an suíomh are €7 ar feadh míosa. Má tá tú ag lorg post eigeann is feidir leat fógra aor a chuir ar an suíomh. Click ar an Appointments link thuas chun an leathanach a oscailt.

New Apppointments Page

There is now an appointments page on AnSpideal.NET. Employers can advertise their vacancies for €7 each for a month. Anyone looking for a job can advertise for FREE on the site. To access the appointments page click on the Appointments link at the top of this page.

Soilse Nua sa Stráid Bhaile

Tá soilse nua á chuir suas sa Spidéal faoi láthair.

New Street Lights

The village is getting new street lights at the moment. They are a black decorative metal design. Power will be provided underground so we will finally be rid of those unsightly overhead cables. So far it's just the poles and I will let you know what the fixture itself looks like when it's finished. 

e-Postcards Saor

 Anois is féidir leat e-postcards a seoladh chuig aon duine is mian leat a bhfuil seoladh email acu. Muna bhfuil seoladh email agat féin is féidir leat postcards @ anspideal.net a úsaid in áit do chean féin. Bruigh ar an e-postcards link thuas. Tá siad are fad saor in aisce.

 

FREE e-Postcards

 You can now send FREE e-Postcards from AnSpideal.net to anyone you know with an email address. You have a choice of a number of different scenes from Spiddal. If you don't have an email address just use postcards @ anspideal.net for your address on the form. If you have a request for a specific scene then send an email to me by clicking on the support link at the bottom of this page and I will see if I can get it for you.

Fáilte Spiddal.Net

 Ón lá inniu ta Spiddal.Net agus AnSpideal.Net are an suíomh céanna. Rinne muid é seo chun nach mbeadh orain dhá suíomh difriúl a dhéanamh.

 

Welcome Spiddal.net

 From today Spiddal.Net and AnSpideal.Net share the same site. This means that you can access this site either my entering AnSpideal.net or Spiddal.net in your web browser address line. I had to do it to avoid anyone else taking the name and causing confusion. At the moment the only email addresses available are @AnSpideal.net but I will add @Spiddal.net if the demand is there.

 

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