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SD Galway FC play their first home game at Terryland Park tomorrow (7.45pm) when hosting Wexford Youths at the Dyke Road venue.

Danny, who runs Midlands Memorabila, embarked on a labour of love last summer to track down all of Aston Villa’s 1982 First Division title winning favourites to sign souvenirs.

Eamon Deacy was without question Galway’s greatest soccer player, who played the game at the highest levels both in England with Aston Villa and internationally with the Republic of Ireland.

“Chick was a couple of years older than me, but in our teenage years we both played football. I played for Bohs and Chick played for West United. My memories are that we always ended up on the losing side and that was because Chick was on the opposite team.

Charlie Cooke, a member of the legendary Chelsea side of the late 1960s and 1970s, is coming to Galway to lead the Coerver Coaching course which takes place at the end of this month.

Athlone Town Football Club has a proud history within Irish football and is, indeed, the oldest football club in Ireland currently playing in the Airtricity League.

WITH PAT TREACY

An awards presentation celebration was enjoyed by the Mayo League in The Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, last weekend, acknowledging much of the fine talent among players and management.

Fran and Jane, which opened its designer blitz pop-up shop in Eyre Square in late October, has proved to be a huge success. The store has just received exciting winter fashion and there are great deals to be had on the bargain rails. The autumn/ winter range is a simple and confident collection from Fran and Jane.

Mervue United's vast improvement in 2011 was rewarded with a seventh placed finish in the League of Ireland First Division.