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Connacht coach Eric Elwood faces another injury conundrum ahead of Saturday’s visit of Edinburgh to the Galway Sportsground (5pm).

The musical evolution of Karen and The Dolans continues with their new single, ‘Pray’. This fresh, new country pop sound includes a deliciously twangy arrangement and polished vocals, making this a radio-friendly track.

Controversial Castlebar councillor Frank Durcan once again called the planning process in Mayo corrupt, at the September meeting of the Castlebar Electoral Area Committee.

THE IRISH cultural landscape towards the end of the 19th century was in a state of powerful transformation. While the period directly following the Act of Union in 1800 may have represented the best era of civil government in British/Irish history, it also saw Ireland being stripped of its political capital leaving it open to the economic failure that resulted in the Great Famine.

Another Galwegian will be heading to the Olympic Games in two weeks. Athenry's Paul Hession and Loughrea's Olive Loughnane will be competing on the track, and a third local, Tuam’s Pierce O'Callaghan, has been appointed as an international technical official for athletics.

And they’re off... as details of the 2012 Galway Races Summer Festival, running from Monday July 30 to Sunday August 5 were announced at the official launch in the g Hotel, Galway yesterday.

A state of the art Primary Care Centre and Medical Centre was officially opened in Callan, last Friday by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan.

Fianna Fáil TD and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), John McGuinness, has welcomed the fact the HSE will intervene to speed up the processing of medical card applications.

The 2012 Irish Motorsport season kicks off in earnest this weekend with the running of the opening round of the Irish Tarmac Championship, the Safety Direct Galway International Rally. In a new departure for the traditional two-day event, the 2012 rally will take place over one day only, with 10 stages scheduled for Sunday February 5. A special spectator stage on the Dyke Road in Galway city will open proceedings, with competitors then heading north to the Headford region for three additional tests, each run three times, before returning to Galway for the finish in Eyre Square on Sunday evening.

Representatives from a variety of businesses and organisations in Galway City attended an Information Evening about Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh in the Menlo Park Hotel last week when Gaillimh le Gaeilge announced that the award is now open for nominations.