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The inspiration for this race, which was run for the first time on August 15 1986, came from that great sports man Jack Mahon who had attended a number of such races in different parts of the country. It was run under the auspices of Clare River Harriers with a B.L.E. licence. It was a race designed for all the family with a central theme of “Sport for All” and was described as a ‘fun run’; there were no elite prizes but local businesses sponsored right down the field. There was a big display of the medallions for all the category winners in the window of The Great Outdoors.

With less than one month to go until the Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally, the maximum 150-car entry limit looks set to be hit.

The Galway civic sword and mace are among the finest specimens of municipal corporation insignia in Ireland; the sword in particular is noteworthy and can be compared with the best of civic swords in these islands.

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Galway athletes will travel in numbers to the blue riband track and field event of the season on the domestic calendar, the National Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Santry this weekend.

There will be two featured acts on the night, plus invited guests and a selection of local performers.

Originally written during Galway’s memorable 2017 championship campaign, the song has been completely re-recorded, with updated lyrics and contemporary production, reflecting the excitement and optimism surrounding this year’s final.

Saturday's All-Island Cup final arrives at a critical juncture for Galway United Women.

Fr Walter Macken, son of the famous author Walter Macken and Peggy Kenny of Kenny’s Bookshop, died peacefully in Dublin on May 21st last. Fr Walter was a well-known figure both in Galway, where he lived for many years and in Dublin.

Europe now builds at roughly half the rate it managed at its 20th-century peak. In the decades after the war, Europe rebuilt shattered cities, rolled out motorways, electrified regions, and housed a booming population, often within timelines that would seem impossible in the modern era. Today Europe has largely forgotten how to build. This week brought evidence that Ireland, at least, is starting to remember, along with a sobering reminder of how far there is still to go.