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Emma Moore surprised even herself eight days before Christmas when, at a low-key indoor athletics meet, she ran an outright personal best and set a new national U23 record of 2:02.39 for the 800m.

It’s mid January and by now, after the excesses of Christmas, your thoughts may be turning to a healthier lifestyle. If you were one of the unlucky people to be struck down with the flu and are still wiping your fevered brow and coughing and spluttering or are slowing regaining your energy, then good health may well be a priority for you for the new year.

Ireland’s longest running comedy competition, Show Me The Funny, will return to the King’s Head Bar later this month to help banish those post-Christmas, January blues.

Over the past two seasons on the local club scene, the debate around the most consistent player in the senior championship most likely comes down to two men from the same household.

A senior organiser of Catherine Connolly’s presidential campaign will announce her candidacy for this year’s Galway West by-election this weekend.

A drunk man who climbed into a manhole in the street that workmen were working on was hoping to claim compensation for claimed injuries, Galway District Court was told this week.

Maigh Cuilinn begin the new year with an important road test this Saturday night when they travel to the Killarney Cougars for a 7.30pm tip-off in the Presentation Gym, Killarney. With the league table tightening and margins for error shrinking, this fixture arrives at a pivotal moment for both sides.

Gardai in the county detected a driver travelling at more than 200ph on the M18 motorway in South Galway as part of their dedicated road traffic enforcement operation throughout the 2025 Christmas period which continued until Monday last.

The JWT Cruises team in Galway wishes you all a very happy and exciting New Year full of adventures. The team, led by Caroline O’Toole, have picked 26 exciting cruise destinations and special travel experiences for 2026.

Despite steadying inflation, many households are still feeling the post-Christmas pinch and the bite of hefty energy bills during the winter months. Calculations show that households could save around €1,230 per year on their energy bills by switching up, scaling back or making simple swaps.