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Having clawed their way back from significant deficits in both halves, the Galway senior hurlers ran out of steam in the closing minutes of last Sunday’s National League encounter with Tipperary as the hosts ran out five point victors.

Around the year 1930, there were about 400 residents in Salthill and it was attracting large number of visitors and tourists who came in the summer. There was provision at the time for the building of some 100 homes. The population was growing but there was no church in the area. Any resident or tourist who wished to go to Mass had to travel into the Jesuit Church or St Joseph’s, or out west to the chapel in Barna.

In what can only be called a defensive masterclass, Galway Corinthians RFC overcame a determined Sligo to win their Energia League meeting on Friday night in Corinthian Park.

The Galway senior hurlers will be hoping for better visibility in Duggan Park on Sunday when they take on Laois in round three of the Walsh Cup after farcical scenes brought a premature end to their opening competitive game of 2024 last Sunday.

“I grew up in a Galway family steeped in manual labour, so if there was a book in my hand, I’d be asked why there wasn’t a shovel in it when I was fit for digging,” says writer Conor Montague. “I’d often be thinking up a story on the way to working on a site, because if the other fellas stopped for a listen, then you’d get a quick breather from the heavy, heavy work.”

THERE ARE certain factors, without which, Galway International Arts Festival would be incomplete - the Big Top in the Fisheries Field, the extraordinary street spectacles, and the buzz around Róisín Dubh.

The Galway Minor Camogie team is sitting at the top of the table in the Electric Ireland Minor A Championship after they recorded their third win in the championship, keeping their unbeaten record intact.

Connacht are hopeful outhalf Jack Carty will be fully fit to start against the visiting Emirates Lions on Saturday evening at the Sportsground (7.35pm) in what is becoming a fight for the top eight.

Week III

With such extensive musical inspiration, it is no wonder that the combination of Damien Mc Kenna (vocals, guitar and writer), Seán Byrne (guitar, bouzouki, vocals), Ella Englishby (cello, harmonium, vocals), Roisin Ward Morrow (violin, vocals), Pauric Mc Crum (drums) and Peter Mc Coy (bass, vocals, piano) are making waves on the indie scene.