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The man who sold Ireland to millions

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‘The Claddagh at Galway is one of the most remarkable sights in Europe. I find it almost inconceivable to realise that a man can breakfast in London, and lunch the next day within sight of this Gaelic village....

Olympic opening ceremony with animals and country scenes may have Ballinasloe inspiration

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This year’s Olympic Games opening ceremony may have an East Galway inspiration because it is being organised by film director Danny Boyle whose mother hails from Balliansloe.

Galway to mark a century of trade unionism in the city

In June 1911 the Irish Trade Union Congress held a meeting in the Town Hall and from that meeting came the establishment of the Galway United Trades & Labour Council.

Fear and loathing in the towns and villages as rebels divided on continuing the struggle

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Following the news of the Rising in Dublin on Easter Monday April 25 1916, Galway was in the grip of rumour and anxiety. The Galway ‘rising’, consisting of about 600 men led by Liam Mellows, but poorly armed, was creating mayhem in the county. Police ( RIC) stations were being attacked, telegraph poles were cut down, and trains were not running. Galway was virtually cut off from news of developments elsewhere. Then panic ensued when on Tuesday a British warship, HMS Gloucester, steamed into the bay and indiscriminately opened fire into the coastline, and further inland. Refugees began to arrive in the town.

Blue Teapot to spread Midsummer madness around the county

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BLUE TEAPOT Theatre Company will be performing Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Galway city and Ballinasloe over the next week.

Athlone motorbike racer sets his sights on cross-channel challenge

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Seventeen-year-old Athlone native Cody Nally has clinched a deal to compete in the British Superstock Motorcycle Championships for 2009.

Kenny reveals new jobs fear for Mayo

Fine Gael leader Dep Enda Kenny this week expressed his concern that Castlebar could be hit with further job losses. The potential job losses, according to the TD, could occur at the Volex facility on the Breaffy Road in Castlebar. Dep Kenny believes that up to 14 jobs could be at risk in the company whose main business is the manufacture of cable assembly systems for various companies.

 

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