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Galway United manager John Caulfield is ‘looking forward’ to Sunday’s first pre-season encounter against Finn Harps at Eamonn Deacy Park, kick off 2.30pm.

Following six wins in seven SSE Airtricity League first division games, Galway United are primed to make a late push for a play-off position. A number of Covid cases in the club stopped activity for a two-week period, but United now make a welcome return to action at Eamonn Deacy Park next Tuesday evening when hosting Drogheda United.

Under Norman rule Galway rapidly developed from an obscure village into an important seaport with trade contacts all over Europe. This transformation was entirely due to the merchant community who made themselves into an oligarchy who not only owned and directed the town’s trade, but completely controlled the municipal government, the election of mayors, and, uniquely, the appointment of priests and wardens to St Nicholas’ Collegiate church. They enjoyed total power. They lived in opulent houses, many of which had elaborately carved doorways, secure within the walls of the town, indifferent to the Gaelic natives who were kept firmly outside the gates.*