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Sport has always occupied a central role in Meabh De Burca’s life. Regardless of the team, code or level De Burca enjoyed playing.

On a wet Monday afternoon Michael Geary’s thoughts drift back to a different and dynamic era when junior football dominated conversations in the town.

The game of soccer in Salthill really began with Christy Gilbert. He formed a club in the early 1940s called Salthill Crusaders and they played for several years with some success. Some of the players associated with the club were Harry Lupton, Donal Murray, Frank Lydon, Arthur Stephens, Brendan Collins, Tommy Stephens, Billy and Leo Shaw, and Donie Kelleher.

Frank O’Connell still vividly remembers some of Peter Mernagh’s goals and interventions on pitches throughout the west. Last week Mernagh, part of a famous sporting family in Galway, passed away.

The minute you turn into Rockbarton Park off Salthill Promenade you will immediately see why so many people would love to call this home. No 9 Rockbarton Park is just a stroll from the Promenade in a beautiful mature residential setting. Unfortunately, these exclusive residential developments are a thing of the past, built when green areas and spacious living accommodation were not extras. This home is a rare find as it has a large sun filled west facing back garden with lots of room to extend if additional living space were required.

The European Super Soccer League was announced on Sunday April 19. It would be the Bees Knees, the Cat’s Pyjamas, the last word, and whatever you’re having yourself. But it was dead and buried by Wednesday April 21 thanks to the vocal fury of the English fans and even Boris helped save the day! And then the American owners started issuing apologies, pathetic. Relegation, yea, there’s an idea.

The Galway Camogie team received 12 nominations for this year’s All Stars. Congrats to Sarah Healy, Shauna Healy, Sarah Dervan, Dervla Higgins, Caitriona Cormican, Siobhán Gardiner, Emma Helebert, Niamh Kilkenny, Aoife Donohue, Siobhán McGrath, Orlaith McGrath, and Ailish O’Reilly. And the Galway manager Cathal Murray has been named the Manager of the Year. A mighty year’s work.

On a wild and wet Monday morning, a few yards from the River Corrib, John Clery sits in the splendid Commercial Boat Club to talk about one of his passions: Galway football.

Cllr Mike Cubbard has welcomed the funding of €18,000 that will be provided by the Galway City Council to assist with the maintenance of pitches in the area.

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