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With their Division 1 status next season already secured, Galway Senior Ladies footballers will go to Croke Park this Saturday, April 12 with nothing but silverware on their minds. They take on Cork, whose only league defeat came at the hands of the Tribeswomen back in February.

The Galway Ladies football team secured their immediate return to Division 1 league football with a comprehensive victory over Monaghan last weekend. They travel to Clare this Sunday for the final league fixture of the campaign.

The Galway senior hurlers are on the road yet again this weekend as they travel south to take on a free-scoring Cork side on Saturday night in the final round of the national league (throw-in 7.30pm), with a place in the final up for grabs if Micheál Donoghue’s side can come away with a win.

James Hardiman, in his history of Galway lists the fuels available in Galway long ago as coal, turf and bog deal. Bog deal was mostly the roots of trees that had been grown over by the bog over the centuries. It was regarded as a nuisance by the turf cutter who likes nice clean lines as he used his sleán. The turf men usually threw this timber up on top of the bog. It gave out a lot of sparkle, like a mini firework, while it burned in the grate.

The Galway senior hurlers recorded their third league win and secured their Division 1A status last weekend as they battled to a 2-19 to 1-20 victory over Wexford and now their attention quickly turns to another away trip to take on Limerick this Saturday evening (7.30pm throw-in)

The Galway senior hurlers return to National Hurling League action after two weekends off on Saturday afternoon when they travel to the south-east to take on Wexford at 5pm.

Galway’s very own Galvian Way will take to the stage at Monroe’s Live on St Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, from 7pm, with a fast-paced, exhilarating trad performance that captures the heart and soul of Irish culture.

The Marine Institute is currently hosting its annual transition year training week.

Interested in hillwalking? Whether you are a beginner or an experienced hiker, Cumann Siúil Chois Coiribe could be the perfect club for you. Tonight you can find out.

A special performance of Ennio Morricone’s works will be staged at the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, February 22, at 8pm.