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In 1924, the Galway Agricultural & Sports Society was formed, a group of visionary people, mostly businessmen from the town, with the aim of providing amenities for the citizens of Galway and environs. They purchased 17 acres of land from the Erasmus Smith Foundation, the owners of the Grammar School. These 22 men, together with five trustees, began to develop the ground to let to various sporting bodies which included greyhound racing, rugby, hurling and football, camogie, ladies hockey, drill displays etc. The first president of this group was CJ Kerin, 1925-1955 and he was followed by John D Whelan, 1955-1964. It was always intended to be a multi-purpose venue and was variously known as the Sportsground, the Sports Field or the Galway Greyhound Stadium.

Retirees gather to reminisce about working in Eglinton Street on Friday May 23, 2025 at 7:30pm in the Menlo Park Hotel.

On this day, February 13, 1922, the IRA took over Renmore Barracks from the British. When the Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified on January 7, 1922, it was only a matter of time before the British Army would leave the Barracks. There was some suggestion initially that the Regional Hospital might transfer to the barracks. On February 2, the last Black and Tans had left Galway by train. The British did not want to surrender the Barracks to the Volunteers, so an arrangement was made where they would leave at a certain time, and the formal handover would take place a few hours later.

Galway won the All-Ireland U14 Platinum Championship title after a pulsating game in Kinnegad that went to extra-time.

This superb image of Martin Cunningham’s butcher shop at Number 10, Shop Street was taken c.1900. In the 1901 census, the occupants of this building are listed as Martin Cunningham, aged 50; his wife Delia aged 30 and their children Michael aged 12, Mary Margaret 7, James 3, Delia 2 and Martin J. who had just been born. The family lived over the shop.

The irreverent Godfather of country music Hank Wangford returns to his spiritual home of Galway this Thursday, September 21 as part of his Irish tour.

A ballad is a form of verse, a poem or a song that tells a story. It can be considered either poetic or musical and is written in short stanzas with a rhyming system abcb. These forms of folk songs were often anonymous retellings of local legends, stories of particular events or characters.

Two goals from Ailbhe Davoren and one from Kate Slevin in the final minute secured a six-point (3-11 to 1-11) opening day victory for Galway over Cork in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship at Pearse Stadium in Salthill.

Galway 3-11

Galway ladies footballers head to Croke Park on Saturday with high hopes of claiming this season's Lidl Ladies' National Football League division one crown.