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Ten priority projects were announced in the Athenry Town Centre Plan update at the monthly municipal district meeting for Athenry.

When Fergus Farrell woke up after having surgery in Dublin’s Mater Hospital in late October 2018, he could not move his feet. He could not feel them, either. In fact, it seemed as if they did not belong to him. It was like someone’s else’s feet had been put into his bed and his own had gone missing, he says.

For more than half a century, the Athenry-based family business, Rooney Monumental Works, has been helping the people of Galway to honour the memories of their lost loved ones by creating beautiful, timeless headstones and grave accessories.

Forty-six years ago, Cathal Dunne stood under the lights of Jerusalem’s Eurovision stage, charming Europe with his self-penned song Happy Man. This week, under very different skies, he stood once again in the spotlight—this time in the medieval town of Athenry in County Galway, promoting his deeply moving historical novel, Athenry – A Famine Tale of Love and Survival.

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.

Due to Galway’s much-anticipated participation in the All-Ireland senior camogie final in Croke Park on Sunday, the senior club matches will be taking place on Friday evening and Saturday only, with reigning champions Loughrea expected to kick off proceedings in Group 2 with a win when they take on Kilconieron in Ballinasloe.

Below is a group-by-group preview of the Senior A and B hurling competitions, and a few predictions on each group.

Athenry will be one of just five towns nationwide selected to pilot a new Single Application System for post-primary school admissions.

Fianna Fáil TD Albert Dolan has demanded immediate action to address overcrowding on the Galway to Athenry rail line, warning that the current situation is both unsafe and unfair to daily commuters.

Fee Savers Property Sales, one of Ireland’s leading low-cost estate agencies, is offering a rare opportunity to acquire one or both of two landmark properties in the vibrant medieval town of Athenry. Dan’s Bar and Restaurant and the adjoining mixed-use premises, formerly known as The Claymore, are offered for sale by private treaty. This high profile offering is available as a single lot or in two separate lots, offering flexibility for a range of purchasers.