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The Galway ladies footballers pulled off a shock at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe on Sunday when they condemned a much-fancied Kerry to their first defeat of the season in division 2 of the National Football League.

The Galway ladies footballers pulled off a shock at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe on Sunday when they condemned a much-fancied Kerry to their first defeat of the season in division 2 of the National Football League.

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The Galway ladies footballers bounced back from their opening league defeat at the hands of Mayo to register their first win when overcoming Waterford by 1-13 to 1-8 in Carrickbeg on Sunday.

Fifty four Macra members received Leadership Distinction Awards at a special awards ceremony, which was held as part of the Bank of Ireland-sponsored county officer training in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, on the weekend of September 3 and 4.

The Galway Ladies Senior B lost the Aisling McGing semi-final to Dublin by 4-04 - 1-12, thus completing the whitewash of all Galway Ladies teams by Dublin at the semi-final stage.

A final quarter collapse by defending title holders Galway ended the county’s hopes of claiming a second successive All-Ireland championship this season.

Galway Ladies Football are celebrating more success after the Claregalway u-14s were crowned All Ireland champions and the Galway minors captured the John Millar Minor Connacht trophy.

The Cúirt International Festival of Literature normally takes place around the Town Hall Theatre, but this year The Latin Quarter is now the official new home of the festival.

• Galway Ladies juniors bowed out of Aisling McGing Championship after meeting Cork in the semi-final at Cork Institute of Technology on Sunday. Galway played with the wind in the first half and were rattled by a goal and two points from Cork in the opening 10 minutes. However, after settling, Galway took to their task and by half time the score was Cork 1-3 Galway 0-6. Galway powered into the second half and, after a goal each from Lucy Hannon and Deirdre Brennan, took the lead. However Cork finished the stronger - Cork 2-13 and 2-08.