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O’Donnellan & Joyce’s final nationwide property auction of 2019 takes places tomorrow, December 13, at 12 noon in the Harbour Hotel, Galway. With more than 30 properties going under the hammer in this ‘must sell’ Nationwide Property Auction, the popular auction house is offering value and variety in its December auction catalogue. A number of properties are being offered with reduced reserve prices as vendors wish to complete their sales this side of the Christmas period – good news for intending purchasers.

Three Galway teams continue their preparations for the All Ireland club series as Christmas beckons.

Connacht are facing the stark reality of their Champions Cup quarter-final hopes coming to an abrupt end unless they can pull off a victory over Gloucester at the Sportsground on Saturday (12.45pm).

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Children and Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte TD, has raised serious concerns over the number of crèches who have yet to apply for re-registration with Tusla.

COPE Galway is calling on veteran swimmers, regular dippers, first timers and all levels between - to brave the cold Galway Bay sea on Christmas morning to raise vital funds for its services for people affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic abuse, and older people in Galway.

Founded in 2002, Zikomo is a Galway-based charity that is making a significant impact in tackling poverty and hardship in groups ofrural communities in Malawi, a small landlocked country located in Southern Africa.

With more than 20 years’ experience Paddy Seymour and his team at Seymours Loughrea will do their best to serve your needs. The team offer a friendly professional service that will leave you wanting to return for more.

Why not give the gift of a language this Christmas? Conradh na Gaeilge is running a special offer on all Irish language course vouchers until the end of December. For just €130 you can purchase a voucher for a 10 week Irish language course.

Why not sign up for a hobby/interest or upskill by registering online for one of Galway Community College's accredited courses as a way to spend those long and dreary winter evenings. It is also a good idea for a Christmas present to apply online for a course for someone special in your life.

One of Ireland’s most popular writers, Maeve Binchy, had ambitions to be a saint all through her childhood, adolescence, even into her twenties. And with the eternal optimism of youth was quite sure that if she applied herself sternly to the task, we would all be praying for her intercession with the Almighty today. Despite her best efforts, however, her human side tripped her up. In John Quinn’s book Beginnings,* he introduces us to a variety of people who set out to achieve their ambitions with a firm vision ahead and hope in their hearts, which sometimes came to fruition, but other times miss their target like a damp firework.