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Teens accused of €62k ‘ordered arson’ all refused jurisdiction

Three youths who allegedly tried to burn out a local businessman and his family in order to continue drug dealing in front of his premises were all told this week (April 23) that the accusations were so serious they could not be heard in the District Court.

A Band Called Wanda to headline charity gig

THE BRILLIANT Galway ‘folk’n’roll’ group A Band Called Wanda, will headline a charity concert in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 9pm, in aid of Galway Hospice.

When we weren’t all in it together

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THE AVERAGE commentator on an Irish internet political discussion forum holds two opinions. First: that, unlike the French or the Greeks, the Irish will never stand up and say no.

Public urged to support Save St Francis Home march

The public are being urged to take part in a solidarity march on Sunday at 2pm being organised by an action group committed to saving St Francis Community Nursing Home in Newcastle from closure.

Winning teams unite for football sponsorship

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The Galway & District Football League has renewed its sponsorship deal with Western Hygiene Supplies Ltd, pictured at the launch were WHSLmanaging director Kevin Collins and Newcastle United player Stevie Folan.

Stars of the past support Galway Masters Basketball

Veteran basketball superstars from the 1980s will be in Galway this weekend for the inaugural Galway Masters International Basketball Tournament.

Save St Francis Nursing Home campaign aims to collect 20,000 signatures

Some 18,000 people have signed a petition to save St Francis public nursing home in the city from closure.

Galway minors, All Ireland champions 1970

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Now that Alan Mulholland’s under-21 team have kickstarted the Galway GAA season in such spectacular fashion, we thought to show you some champions of yesteryear, the county minor team who won the All Ireland in 1970.

‘Henceforth Irish is to be the language of Tawin’

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As letter writers to newspapers know, as soon as you make your point, and satisfied that it is the only salient point worth making, you can be brought back to reality smartly by a riposte! Sir Roger Casement’s letter in the Irish language newspaper An Claidheamh Soluis, in the late summer of 1904, was a hard hitting criticism of the attitude of those parents who favoured that their children learned to speak English, instead of Irish. “The general mass of the Irish speaking parents have kicked the language out of doors.” He fully supported the struggle of the people of Tawin, a small island on the east side of Galway Bay, who had withdrawn their children from the local national school because they wanted their children educated through Irish. As a result the authorities withdrew the schoolmistress, and the school, unused for years, fell into disrepair. They warned the islanders that if they wanted the school to re-open they had to pay for its repair.

Legendary hurler Eddie Keher sees Tipp as a major threat

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Eddie Keher is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

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