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From trams to buses
When the Galway-Salthill Tramway ceased trading in 1918, it caused a problem for locals who had been using the service as public transport so a group of local businessmen came together on April 5, 1919 to register The Galway General Omnibus Company Limited as a public company. The directors were Thomas McDonough, Joe Young, Robert Mackie, Michael Crowley, Philip O’Gorman, Martin Hynes and Martin Finan. John Leech was the secretary and Joseph Garvey the manager.
Corinthians deliver breakthrough in Purcell Cup
Corinthians have become the first Connacht club to qualify for Leinster Rugby’s U20 Purcell Cup final.
The Galway/ Salthill Tramway
The Galway and Salthill Tramway Company was inaugurated in 1877. The Town Commissioners gave the project every encouragement and extended the time limit in which the tracks had to be laid. The single tramline was two and a quarter miles long with eight passing loops, roughly 250 yards apart. The rails were heavy steel, the gauge was three feet wide and the trams were horse-drawn, there was no electricity in Galway for another 12 years or so. The cost of construction was £13,000. The depot was in Forster Street and the western terminus was opposite the Eglinton Hotel.
Mervue GP honoured for commitment to and advocacy for patients
Galway GP Dr Niamh O’Brien has been announced as the winner of the Dr Fiona Bradley national award. The presentation was made at a Joint Annual Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and the Irish College of General Practitioners, hosted by the University of Galway.
Galway kick off league campaign with tough task in Castlebar
Galway’s 2023 Allianz football league campaign kicks off this Saturday evening in McHale Park at 7.30pm.
Galway Corinthians RFC marks ninety years with New Year’s Eve Party
Galway Corinthians RFC will celebrate its 90th birthday with an open party at the Galmont Hotel on New Year’s Eve.
Bonus win for Corinthians
Corinthians' recent impressive form continued in Strandhill with a 24-7 win over Sligo.
Galwegians RFC, one hundred years
It is fairly certain that rugby football was being played in Galway before the formation of the IRFU, but the lack of surviving minutes of meetings or records makes it difficult to pinpoint the actual beginnings of some clubs. We know that in 1886 there were four clubs in existence, Queen’s College (now UG), The Grammar School, Galway Town, and Old Galwegians. These latter two clubs amalgamated in the 1909/10 season and called themselves Galway Town. They were a successful club. World War I and its aftermath ruled out competitive rugby but in the resumption, in 1921/22 they again won the senior cup and then, for some reason, decided to change the name again, this time to Galwegians RFC.
Galway United frustrated after another play-off loss
Galway United succumbed to a classy Waterford FC side in Markets Field on an evening that encapsulated the frustrations for Galway United supporters.