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The final weekend of the Galway International Arts Festival at Monroe’s Live promises to be an exciting one with Teddy Thompson, Gruff Rhys, George Murphy and The Rising Sons and Tara Howley performing from today, Thursday, July 25, to this Sunday, July 28.

The lack of availability and reliability of public transport in County Galway was one of the major cause for concern raised by councillors at the first plenary meeting of Galway County Council on Monday, July 22, resulting in renewed calls for a meeting between the council and the National Transport Authority (NTA).

30,000 football fans, 130,000 racegoers, 800 horses, 5,000 bottles of champagne, 4,000 hot beef rolls — these are just some of the mindnumbing stats that will sum up Galway this Sunday when the merging of the All-Ireland Football Final, the Galway International Arts Festival and the Galway Races collide to create one of the weekends of the summer.

So here you are, men of Galway; for the second time in a generation, back to a familiar field. And you are here because you have faced down every challenge laid in front of you....and this Sunday, will be just another.

Galwegian senator Alice-Mary Higgins has poured cold water on persistent rumours she is planning to run as an independent Dáil candidate for Galway West in a general election widely expected this autumn.

A young, first-time publican from Galway has decided to nail his colours to the mast, and drape maroon and white across his new venture on Dublin city’s busy ‘Camden Street Mile’ of bars and restaurants ahead of the All-Ireland football final this Sunday.

When you have a defensive unit that doesn't give anything away and then roams up the field to score at the other end, you know you've a serious outfit. It is an extra weapon in the Galway arsenal that has been coming to the fore in this summer's games for the Tribesmen.

Every game has a unique aspect to it — this one even more so. It will be the first final since 2010 that does not have a Mayo, Dublin or Kerry team in it. That 2010 final featured Cork v Down. We have had to wait 14 years for another such novel pairing.

Some people are just special. They have an innate set of skills and abilities that make them stand out from the get go at something.

A is for AirPod: Padraig Joyce’s AirPod in his ear has become one of the most recognisable sights on the sideline. Everyone would love to get a listen into what’s coming into his ear.