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So here you are, men of Galway; for the second time in a generation, back to a familiar field. And you are here because you have faced down every challenge laid in front of you....and this Sunday, will be just another.

A young, first-time publican from Galway has decided to nail his colours to the mast, and drape maroon and white across his new venture on Dublin city’s busy ‘Camden Street Mile’ of bars and restaurants ahead of the All-Ireland football final this Sunday.

A is for AirPod: Padraig Joyce’s AirPod in his ear has become one of the most recognisable sights on the sideline. Everyone would love to get a listen into what’s coming into his ear.

Ireland’s oldest man, Martin McEvilly, is celebrating his 108th birthday tomorrow, marking another incredible milestone with his family.

I have always looked back on the 1970s with a sense of wonder. The summers seemed to be longer, and sunnier. It was a time when we felt less connected to the outside world, although the passing of Elvis impacted us all.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

This summer, Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club are offering an amazing opportunity for boys and girls to play Gaelic football, camogie, and hurling.

On October 28 1961, the following letter appeared in the Connacht Tribune --- “Sir, Educational facilities for mentally handicapped children are entirely inadequate in this country and except for the excellent work of the religious orders, the problem would be of much greater magnitude……………. Would anybody be interested in doing something for mentally handicapped children in Galway? Signed PARENT OF A MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILD”

As the All-Ireland Football championship starts up for 2024, Garrycastle GAA Club are excited to announce the launch of their ‘Winner Takes All’ fundraising competition where one lucky winner will walk away with two tickets for the All-Ireland football final, a two night stay in the Gibson Hotel on the All-Ireland Football final weekend and €1000 in spending money.

The Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society, in partnership with the Galway Culture Company, is hosting an Artist-in-Residence programme this summer at Thoor Ballylee, W.B. Yeats’s summer home near Gort, County Galway.