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Claddagh Credit Union is to continue its sponsorship of the Galway Hospice Memorial Walk, taking place on Sunday, September 13.

Although I live in Boleybeg, my mom grew up in the Claddagh and in a way, so did I. The draw of the water and the melody of the streets is what makes this place my fondest childhood memory. Today, I want to delve into its rich history.

In one of Galway’s most historic and distinctive residential areas, Colleran auctioneers brings to market No 2 Beattystown, Fairhill Road Upper, a substantial home offering buyers the opportunity to invest, reimagine and remodernise a property in the heart of the Claddagh.

Galway Rape Crisis Centre (GRCC) has officially opened the doors to its new building and permanent home in The Claddagh, Galway marking a historic moment in the organisation’s more than four decades of service to the community.

In good news for home buyers and switchers, Claddagh Credit Union is launching a new standard mortgage product. With a competitive variable rate of 3.85%, and an interest rate capped at 4.4% for the first three years, the innovative new product provides borrowers with a certainty of repayment, while also delivering the benefits of a variable offering.

Benny Byrne and Stephen Deveney often met in Cooke’s Bar for a pint and they invariably ended up wondering about the possibility of starting up a credit union in the Shantalla area. They were greatly encouraged by Nora Herlihy, a Cork lady who had done a great deal to spread the credit union idea. So they wrote a letter to the Galway Observer inviting interest in their idea. They got one reply, from Jack Phelan in Ashe Road. They eventually organised a meeting for the formation of a study group in Benny’s house at 20 Shantalla Place on September 26, 1963.

Claddagh Credit Union is honoured to be the official sponsor of this year’s Galway Hospice Memorial Walk, taking place on Sunday, September 14.

The Galway Hooker Secret Sessions is ten days of music, craft beer, and electric atmosphere in a secret, city-centre location.

Sherry FitzGerald presents No 9 Fairhill Court, a spacious two bedroom penthouse apartment on the second floor, featuring a large rooftop terrace with breathtaking panoramic views stretching from Long Walk across the Claddagh to Salthill. Situated in an exclusive development of just 10 apartments and seven townhouses, the property was built in 2008 by Cordil Construction in The Claddagh, one of Galway city's most sought-after areas.

During a recent visit to the Isle of Man, I was struck by a substantial monument in Douglas, commemorating a maritime rescue in 1830. Aware of another heroic rescue in Galway the same year, I realised both took place during the same storm.