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The Marine Institute welcomed more than 600 visitors to its headquarters in Oranmore last Friday for ‘A Night to Sea’, an evening of marine-themed cultural experiences a part of the Culture Night 2025, bringing together artists, performers, and local community groups to celebrate our connection to sea.

Three hundred years ago, on September 27, 1725, Patrick D’Arcy was born to John D’Arcy of Kiltulla House, Kiltullagh, Athenry, and his wife, Jane Lynch. To commemorate his birth, and highlight Patrick D’Arcy’s life and legacy as a renowned mathematician, scientist, and military man, Kiltullagh Killimordaly Heritage Society is hosting a weekend of events taking place from August 22 to 24 during National Heritage Week.

The Galway Masters Basketball Association is celebrating a significant achievement following the success of their recent international basketball tournament, which raised an impressive €4,525 for the Galway Mountain Rescue Team. The money was collected through the tournament’s gala dinner raffle and further donations, including the auction of a voucher for dinner, bed & breakfast, kindly donated by Ashford Castle and purchased by the Grealish family from The King's Head.

Galway's storming run to the cusp of another senior title this summer was rewarded with a plethora of PwC Camogie All Star Awards nominations and shortlisting of star midfielder Aoife Donohue for the PwC GPA Player of the Year award.

Crowds of people gathered in Áras Mhic Amhlaigh on Saturday for the launch of the Barna – Knocknacarra Irish language plan. Both young and old were present for the speeches and the official launch, and a range of events and workshops took place afterwards which were suitable for every age group.

Galway pushed champions Kerry all the way in this Lidl NFL Division 1 contest, played in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

TG4 BECOMES the home of Country and Irish music once again when Galway-made Glór Tíre, the station’s long-running, hit music series, returns on Tuesday March 12 at 9.30pm.

23-year-old Rally driver, Aoife Raftery, has been driving lots of excitement in the sports scene since her Spanish rally debut in November 2023 when she raced home second in the highly competitive Rally4 class. Last weekend (Feb 2 to 4), the Galway-native was the only female driver to compete in the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally for the second successive year, motoring the same Peugeot 208 Rally 4 that she used on five rounds of the FIA Junior European Rally Championship in 2023.

The Galway Masters Basketball Association is gearing up for an action-packed weekend as it prepares to host the eagerly anticipated 11th Galway Masters International Tournament. Founded in 2011, the association has consistently promoted master's basketball and nurtured the spirit of camaraderie in the sport. This year's tournament, which takes place from tomorrow Friday November 10 to Sunday November 12, promises to be a spectacle of sportsmanship, competition, and giving back to the community.

Dolores Keane will be taking to the stage live on Tg4 tomorrow night as the Fleadh Cheoil returns to Mullingar for 2023 back to where it all began in 1951.