1. Doherty take Cortoon reigns
(Sport/Sport)

Former Clare and Caltra boss Frank Doherty has taken charge of Cortoon Shamrocks and is hopeful of building on the progress made in recent years by Derek Savage's men. Doherty, who guided Caltra to t

2. Square Ball - 20th January 2010
(Sport/Sport)

...n his first official outing as manager of Galway, but to Galway longest serving player Declan Meehan. The Caltra dynamo who started on the Galway panel as a wing-forward before making an outstanding d...

3. Kernan names squad
(Sport/Sport)

...ore opening their national league campaign away to Mayo. Galway squad for FBD League: Declan Meehan (Caltra), Diarmuid Blake (Milltown), Eoin Concannon (St James), Fiachra Breathnach (Leitir Moir...

4. New president at change of delegates
(Sport/Sport)

...own after 13 years of service as a delegate, former Football Board secretary, John Power and long serving Caltra official, Mattie Kilroy along with Fahy were in a battle for the top positions. Fa...

5. Square Ball - 18th November 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...untbellew/Moylough), Cathal Silke (Corofin); Alan Burke (Corofin), Damien Burke (Corofin), Declan Meehan (Caltra); Joe Bergin (Mountbellew/Moylough), Greg Higgins (Corofin); Joseph Meehan (Mountbellew...

6. Paul Galvin for Dream Team Presentation
(Sport/Sport)

...untbellew/Moylough), Cathal Silke (Corofin); Alan Burke (Corofin), Damien Burke (Corofin), Declan Meehan (Caltra); Joe Bergin (Mountbellew/Moylough), Greg Higgins (Corofin); Joseph Meehan (Mountbellew...

7. Square Ball - 4th November 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...untbellew/Moylough), Cathal Silke (Corofin); Alan Burke (Corofin), Damien Burke (Corofin), Declan Meehan (Caltra); Joe Bergin (Mountbellew/Moylough), Greg Higgins (Corofin); Joseph Meehan (Mountbellew...

8. Kernan names backroom team
(Sport/Sport)

...he Galway minor team in 1993 and since then has been involved with a number of clubs in Galway, including Caltra the year before they went on to win their first county senior title and then went all t...

9. Mountbellew reach decider for first time in quarter of century
(Sport/Sport)

Mountbellew/Moylough 3-11 Caltra 1-8 There must have been something very reassuring for Joe Kernan as he watched his first match on Galway soil since taking over as the county's new football, as

10. Square Ball - 16th September 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...al as it was the first and only time in this year's championship campaign that they conceded a goal, with Caltra's Michael Meehan breaking their positive defence before half-time on Sunday last. ...

11. Sport matters - 9th September 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...Tuam Stadium on Sunday for the county football semi-finals when Salthill/Knocknacarra take on Corofin and Caltra meet Mountbellew/Moylough. THEY SAID IT: 'Kevin Keegan and I have 63 international ...

12. Places in decider up for grabs on Sunday
(Sport/Sport)

...ill/Knocknacarra face defending champions Corofin with a 5pm throw in, while Mountbellew/Moylough take on Caltra in the other last-four tie. The Claregalway Hotel senior football championship has t...

13. Square Ball - 2nd September 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...0s. Ending up on the losing side they are far too easily forgotten. Last week Fred Culkin, grandfather of Caltra footballer Paul Gately, was buried in Ballygar. His claim to fame was marking Jack Lync...

14. Board meet to discuss vacancy
(Sport/Sport)

...Mayo and Roscommon boss John Maughan, ex-Salthill/Knocknacarra boss Eoin O’Donnellan and former Clare and Caltra manager Frank Doherty are among the favourites to land the position, but according to C...

15. Square Ball - 26th August 2009
(Sport/Sport)

...ttle and the giants in action in the Claregalway Hotel Galway senior football championship semi-finals as Caltra and Mountbellew/Moylough will do battle. An intriguing battle of neighbours, but in the...

16. Quarter-final, Caltra v Tuam
(Sport/Sport)

Caltra 1-11 Tuam Stars 0-13 Tuam Stars, the most prolific winners of the Galway SFC but without a title since 1994, had their hopes of bridging that long gap blown away by a tour de force from M

17. Square Ball - 19th August 2009
(Sport/Sport)

... be a lot against it, but there are few creeping out of the woodwork to do the job. Frank Doherty brought Caltra to success and was in charge of Clare and may be interested. Eoin O'Donnellan who guide...

18. Heavyweight ties for Tuam as championship reaches quarter-final
(Sport/Sport)

... on, the city side look likely to progress to the last four. In the second of the evening's matches Caltra face the challenge of Tuam Stars (7pm); two sides that remain unbeaten in this year's c...

19. Two arrested over vehicle and tools theft
(Local News/Local News)

...ai in Ballinasloe investigating the theft of a 4 x 4 vehicle in March from Dublin arrested the two men in Caltra, Ballinasloe, after they stopped a 4x4 vehicle at a checkpoint. The men were taken...

20. Club hurlers face long wait
(Sport/Sport)

...wo matches taking place in Tuam Stadium. Salthill-Knocknacarra face St Brendan's in the early clash while Caltra face the up and coming Tuam Stars in the 7pm throw-in. The following days sees ano...

21. League defeat inspiration for final'
(Sport/Sport)

...ether they are young or old, have played in Pearse Stadium or not, they'll be hard beaten," concluded the Caltra man. ...

22. Sport matters - 15th July 2009
(Sport/Sport)

... look forward to with Salthill-Knockncarra taking on St Brendan’s, Killererin locking horns with Corofin, Caltra meet Tuam and Mountbellew-Moylough face Annaghdown. THEY SAID IT: 'If you don't kn...

23. Championship marred by red-card extravaganza
(Sport/Sport)

...2-5. Two goals from Shane Hogan denied a brave Claregalway side as former All Ireland club champions Caltra marched on to the quarter finals. Hogan got his first when he finished a rebound after ...

24. Sammon's Galway creep past brave Sligo
(Sport/Sport)

... their heads all around him, Michael Meehan kept his cool and two points in a three-minute spell from the Caltra man handed Galway a crucial two-point lead. Kelly and substitute Stephen Coen both...

25. Football championship draw
(Sport/Sport)

... v Annaghdown; Michael Breathnach v Tuam Stars; Milltown v Salthill-Knocknacarra; Killererin v Moycullen; Caltra v Claregalway; St Brendans v Glenamaddy; Mountbellew-Moylough v Caherlistrane; An Cheat...

26. Last chance saloon for back door sides
(Sport/Sport)

... ago, Moycullen. Last year's county finalists Cortoon Shamrocks were losers against a Michael Meehan led Caltra, but face another tough task against Annaghdown in Tuam Stadium on Sunday. ...

27. Corofin must enter by the back door after Breathnachs loss
(Sport/Sport)

...amrocks will also go into the losers draw after they went down by a point to former All-Ireland champions Caltra on a 0-10 to 1-6 scorline, with Michael Meehan scoring all bar two points for the winne...

28. Doherty appeals to Clare fans in Galway
(Sport/Sport)

Former Caltra boss Frank Doherty, who is now manager of the Clare senior football team, has sent an SOS to Banner natives in Galway to head to Ennis on Sunday for the Munster semi-final clash with Li

29. Corofin defence begins
(Sport/Sport)

... Last year's runner-up Cortoon Shamrocks face a tough task when they face many people's dark horses, Caltra, in Tuam Stadium on Saturday evening. Defeated by three points in last year's decider –...

30. Beautiful dormer ready for finishing touches
(Property/Property)

...ltural college, and shops. The house is also located about two miles from Castleblakeney, four miles from Caltra, 17 miles from Ballinasloe and about 30 miles from Galway city centre. This home ...

31. Caltra man in flying form in build-up to championship
(Sport/Sport)

Galway 2-19 Meath 1-14 Michael Meehan turned on the style as Galway strolled home in a senior football challenge at Ballinasloe last week. Meehan scored 2-5, all but a point from play, as Galway

32. Square Ball - 15th April 2009
(Sport/Sport)

... 4th. Dependent on Meehan Last week just again showed just how dependent Galway are on Caltra's Michael Meehan. Against Kerry in the deluge last summer Meehan kept his side in the g...

33. Caltra man fires Sammon's side to fourth victory in a row
(Sport/Sport)

...t Donegal to the sword in Pearse Stadium on Sunday. Three different Donegal defenders tried to dampen the Caltra-man's influence, but all three hit the road home with their tails firmly between their ...

34. Square Ball - 25th February 2009
(Sport/Sport)

... Canning picked up monthly awards for February and July with Andrew Smith picking up the award for March. Caltra's Michael Meehan also picked up two monthly awards for January and August, while Padrai...

35. Square Ball - 28th January 2009
(Sport/Sport)

... Galway senior heroes were joined in the night by Eamon Slattery of Dunmore McHales and Michael Meehan of Caltra; these four had set the foundations for the great football era that followed. Michael M...

36. School to raise funds for carpark
(Local News/Local News)

Caltra National School has launched a fundraiser for a new school car park. As there is no place for parking at the school, parents are concerned that somebody will be seriously injured or killed.

37. Crossing county divides
(Sport/Sport)

...ward to him achieving success with Galway. For the past year Galway native Frank Doherty who guided Caltra to All Ireland success has been travelling to manage the fortunes of Clare football whi...

38. Happy Gilmore preparing for General Election
(Local News/Local News)

...r the Government. The poll showed the Labour Party down one per cent to 14 per cent, but also revealed Caltra native Gilmore to be the nation’s favourite political leader. "In the last two MR...

39. Appointment of the week - 29th October 2008
(Business/Business)

...d in the capital for a number of years before bringing his skills to Galway, and has now been living in Caltra, Ballinasloe for the past four years. Prior to joining Castle Print, he has worked ...

40. Corofin display experience to grind out win in poor decider
(Sport/Sport)

... years Galway club teams have taken three AIB All Ireland club titles, Corofin, Salthill/Knocknacarra and Caltra, but based on the evidence of what was displayed on Sunday last, it will take a huge im...

41. Cortoon go for glory in county final showdown with Corofin
(Sport/Sport)

... Tommie Joe Gilmore and Mickey Rooney, they managed to reach the semi final on two occasions, losing to Caltra and Milltown. Then then dropped again from senior status twice, but successfull...

42. Sport Matters - 24th September 2008
(Sport/Sport)

...t two decades but the most consistent sides have been Corofin in football and Athenry in hurling. Caltra and Salthill-Knocknacarra have gone all the way to All-Ireland glory after winning the ...

43. Football quarter-finals down for decision this weekend
(Sport/Sport)

...nd Tuam Stars en route to the quarter finals while Moycullen, after a long saga with Killererin, defeated Caltra in the qualifiers, before accounting for Mountbellew/Moylough in the first round proper...

44. Exceptional Value in Lisnagry, Caltra
(Property/Property)

...market with all kitchen appliances included in the sale and is fully furnished. Located in Lisnagry, Caltra, Ballinasloe this is truly a turnkey property in great location! Finished to the highes...

45. Lights go out as brave Galway come up short against champs
(Sport/Sport)

...n Burke at half time but it was Michael Meehan was causing the Kerry defence untold problems and when the Caltra player pointed twice to cancel Kieran Donaghy's only point of the game at the start of ...

46. Big Match stats - 13th August 2008
(Sport/Sport)

...nane, Fitzgerald, Coleman. Kerry: Cooper. Attendance: 36,771 Man of the match: Michael Meehan. The Caltra star has had great days and great scores, but the quality of some of his scores from bo...

47. Huge effort required if Galway are to dethrone All-Ireland champions
(Sport/Sport)

...ry challenge at the weekend. While Nicky Joyce is a definite non-starter after an operation on his groin, Caltra veteran Declan Meehan, who missed the Connacht final due to a hamstring injury, has not...

48. Appeal for caution as two die in faming accidents
(Local News/Local News)

...toddler were killed in farming related accidents over the weekend. Michael John Madden of Fohenagh, Caltra was spreading lime on his farm in Kilconnell on Friday when he became entangled in mach...

49. A Sporting Diary - 23rd July 2008
(Sport/Sport)

... are All Ireland Club football Champions, are just up from the Intermediate grade, something else to beat Caltra in the County Championship! Not to mention Cortoon Shamrocks knocking out (and decisive...

50. Champs Killererin sent packing by rampant Cortoon Shamrocks
(Sport/Sport)

... to 0-7. Killererin were not the only high-profile casualtie as former All-Ireland club champions Caltra were knocked out by last year's intermediate winners Moycullen. Moycullen built on ...