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The odds may be stacked against them, but Turloughmore will have more than just this year’s Galway senior hurling championship title to play for when they try to stop St Thomas’ from matching their own record of six title wins in a row.

Maurice Semple was born in 1917, a member of a family that had continuous connection with the ‘Citie of the Tribes’ for over 400 years, one of three children of Frank Semple and Elizabeth ffrench. His father worked in a clerical capacity in the courthouse, his mother was one of the ffrenchs from Claregalway. Both his brother ffrench Semple and his sister Mary predeceased him.

BUCCANEERS first home fixture of this season’s Energia All-Ireland League proved a disappointing one for the Pirates as they went down to a 36-20 defeat to University College, Cork, at Dubarry Park on Saturday. On a bright but cool afternoon with a swirling wind, the Students were that bit sharper and smarter.

Galwegians claimed victory in the first home game of their AIL Division 2C campaign with a clinical performance over Midleton, beating the Cork side 41-22.

The 2023 Windows and Rooflights LTD Senior A Camogie final will see a repeat of the 2021 and 2022 finals with the current All Ireland and county champions, Sarsfields, taking on the runners-up from the county final for the last two years, Oranmore Maree.

Galway United close their season tomorrow night in Eamonn Deacy Park when they host Wexford FC (7.45pm). Whatever the score, the season will end in triumph.

HopeSpace, Galway’s children’s grief service, is running a series of free public talks for parents, teachers, and all who support young people impacted by grief.

In what must be a unique sporting achievement, Imelda and Frank Sheeran completed the double by winning captain Michael McBrearty’s prize in their respective competitions at Athlone Golf Club recently.

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Anyone even remotely interested in rugby will have been swept up in the magnificence of Ireland’s World Cup journey thus far. Andy Farrell’s side have dismantled their group in imperious fashion, overturning the current world champions in a Test match thriller, before cutting through Scotland in relentless swathes of green. This is impressive enough, without taking into account that Ireland is currently on a 17-match unbeaten run.