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BY DECLAN VARLEY

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Eileen Collins from Luimnagh, Corrandulla became Galway’s newest centenarian over the weekend. Her landmark day, a well-kept secret was celebrated with family friends and neighbours last weekend at the Arches Hotel, Claregalway. Family travelled from near and far with the longest journey being made by her grandson Chris who travelled all the way from Brazil.

An editorial in the Galway Advertiser last November which paid tribute to those who searched for then-missing swimmer Máire Ni Fhátharta, was named one of the best in the world at a conference in South Dakota last week.

When we arrived at the Galway Advertiser headquarters, Eyre Square, they greeted us brilliantly, with a lot of empathy. They also gave us nice treats. At first a woman brought us up to Declan where we sat down at a board table. It was clear Declan [Varley, the editor] was a kind and a warm person, as we sat down to a table of Krispy Kremes, colourful socks and stationery.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Galway city councillors have voted unanimously to approve a memorial in Eyre Square for the late Ronnie O’Gorman, founder of the Galway Advertiser newspaper.

The artistic talents of the young people of Galway were honoured on Friday last when Mayor of Galway, Cllr Peter Keane presented the prizes to the winners of the 54th Galway Advertiser Christmas Art Competition.

It was one of those Galway nights that you would see frozen forever on an arts festival poster, the moon with a crook sharp enough for someone to sit in and drop a fishing line down to the bay below. Flares erupted over near the harbour. Fireworks launched from the roof of the fancy hotel.

Tens of thousands of people across the country and beyond kept up to date on the election counts in Galway via the Galway Advertiser's online coverage over the weekend.