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It’s the heart of the Summer festival season and the racing event of the year each July/August is Galway Race Week. This can only mean great racing, fashionable dress, stunning headpieces, patrons punting and music throughout the week in the Summer air. Following on from last year’s success, The Skeff Late Bar, Eyre Square, Galway in conjunction with Money Maximisers Advisors Ltd are getting in on the fun with a tipster and style afternoon in aid of Rosabel’s Rooms on Tuesday 30th July from 12.30pm to 3.00pm at The Skeff. “Racing for Rosabel” is a pre-race event, full of entertainment, style and racing tips surrounded by the buzz and atmosphere in Eyre Square.

Another busy SSE Airtricity League first division weekend looms for Galway United, who host Cabinteely at Eamonn Deacy Park tomorrow before travelling to City Calling Stadium on Monday for a clash against Longford Town.

It was long pegged as the electoral ward with the most to offer. For political anoraks and analysts this was the one with the ‘get in the front row and get the popcorn out’ factor - this was the one that asked big questions.

Fifty candidates are competing for 18 seats across the city's three electoral wards, but in reality, only half that number can truly be considered contenders. While the city is not expected to make sweeping changes to the make-up of its local government representation, some new faces are likely to feature when the new council meets in June.

Corofin players were to the fore at the second annual AIB GAA Club Player Awards which took place in Croke Park.

Despite the fact that Labour city councillor Billy Cameron is not contesting May's Local Elections, he could well prove to be the most influential figure in determining the outcome of the final seats in Galway City Central.

After Connacht's important victory over Perpignan last Saturday, coach Andy Friend instructed his players to savour the moment because next up was a massive challenge against the champions of Europe and the PRO14 title holders.

A trailblazer in the world of women’s sport, professional footballer Cora Staunton made a welcome return to her alma mater, Athlone Institute of Techology, where she met with students and sporting aspirants as she discussed her recent autobiography and spoke of her off and on field achievements to date.

Renault Ireland is the new official car partner of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and Gaelic Players’ Association (GPA) for the next three years and the title sponsor of the 2019 GAA World Games.

Holders St Loman’s, aiming for a four in a row of titles, proved too strong for The Downs on Sunday evening emerging 3-17 to 0-17 victors. TJ Cox, Ken Casey, and Paddy Dowdall all blasted goals for Luke Dempsey’s charges, who made an assured opening. The Downs, trailing by 0-12 to 0-6 at the interval, showed some improvement in the third quarter with Luke Loughlin a threat, but Loman’s responded with three goals.