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by Una Sinnott

The rotten Monday morning feeling after a championship defeat was fully administered this week after a seismic loss to Dublin on a score line of 2-17 to 0-11.

Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, last evening (Wednesday) announced more than €290,000 in funding for 24 local community groups and organisations, including three in Galway, to support a variety of local projects across Ireland under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.

With its wide expanse of water suited to all classes of racing, safe anchorage and onshore facilities to cater for crews, supporters and event functions, Aran proved to be such an attractive location for the WIORA 2017 Championships, and other sailing events since then, that Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC), with the support of Aran’s businesses and community, has decided to return there again for WIORA 23.

Galway United edged out a determined Kerry FC side to maintain their lead at the top of the First Division on a nervy night in Eamonn Deacy Park last Friday.

A second-half flurry of goals allowed Galway United to extend their commanding lead at the top of the first division to 13 points as they ruthlessly dispatched Longford Town in Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night by 4-0.

A disappointing loss to Mayo at the weekend knocked Galway out of the All-Ireland football championship at the weekend.

Galway Racecourse will be jam-packed this weekend, but with horses of a different kind. There will be tens of thousands of horsepower on display as classic and vintage cars, tractors, motorcycles, commercials and even steam engines converge from the 32 counties of Ireland to be part of Classic Fest 2023. Back for a second year following its instant success last year, Classic Fest has already become a must-attend show for lovers of all things vintage and classic. Over 25 classic car clubs are travelling to the event from Donegal to Cork and Kerry to Carlow, so almost every county will be represented in Galway Racecourse this Sunday.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.