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The Irish women’s junior 8 rowing team which won gold in Cardiff at the Home Countries International Regatta, beating England, Scotland, and Wales. Galway boasted seven rowers on the team. Back row: Mary Bonner (coach), Zoe Mannion (Jesuits Galway), Clare Howley (Jesuits Galway), Rosie Woods (Skibbereen Cork), Georgina Rushe (Jesuits Galway), Jane Foley (Jesuits Galway), and Sinead Folan (Coach). Middle row: Leisanne Gallagher (Tribes Galway), Laurna Smith (Tribes Galway) and Kate O'Brien (Skibbereen Cork). Front row: Sinead Ruane (Tribes Galway).

A novel idea has been mooted by the Connacht GAA Council in a bid to promote hurling in the province, and it could come into being next season. The council have proposed that the Galway senior hurling champions no longer take part in a Connacht senior club championship that also features the Roscommon and Mayo champions. “Our plan is that the Roscommon and Mayo champions take part in the Connacht intermediate club championship, along with the Galway intermediate champions,” said council secretary John Prenty.

The Galway Walking Club will hold its 12th annual marathon on the Western Way in Connemara on Saturday August 9. Registration will take place from 7am on the day at the Community Centre, Maum Bridge, Connemara before walkers are transported by bus departing at 8am sharp to the starting point approximately six miles west of Leenane at Our Lady of the Wayside Church.

Thanks a million to everyone for your fantastic support over the last few weeks as over €100,000 has been raised so far! The following events will take place during the week. The Erris Pony Club will be running sponsored rides on Sunday July 27 and there will also be a sponsored climb of Croagh Patrick on the same day. On Wednesday July 30 a 25 card game will take place in the Turlough Community Centre, Castlebar and a Tea Day will be held at the Irish Wheelchair Association, Logmore, Belmullet, on Thursday July 31.

A public talk by Ken Bond entitled Mad Moths of Mayo and Other Insects of Erris will take place in the Ionad Deirbhile Heritage Centre, Erris on Saturday August 2 at 9pm.

This year’s Galway Arts Festival is the largest ever featuring more than 400 writers, artists, performers, and musicians from Australia, Africa, Europe, North America and Ireland.

An exclusive event, featuring star chefs and experts, will take place in The Ardilaun hotel on Saturday August 23. The hotel will work in conjunction with Conor Kenny and Associates, consultants to the hospitality industry in Ireland, to produce ‘A Real Galway Banquet’.

With the front door closed by Galway after the Connacht final, Mayo go in search of squeezing themselves through the back door starting with Tyrone tomorrow afternoon. The two-time All Ireland champions, who were kicked to touch at the quarter-final stage of the Ulster championship by Down and have come through the first two rounds of the qualifiers, seeing off Louth and a 13-man Westmeath side last weekend, to arrive in Croke Park with a bit of steam built up.

The Galway walking club will endure 26 miles in its annual marathon, with 20 counties being represented and participants from Poland, USA, Japan, and Germany.