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The Róisín Dubh will reopen its intimate upstairs comedy club for the spring season with Anna Clifford headlining on Friday, February 9.

Tonnta - Galway’s newest festival, celebrating the Irish language and Galway as a bilingual city will run from today February 1 to Feb 4. Given the weekend that is in it, there are a number of themes, but the primary one is to celebrate Galway’s status as a bilingual city.

In just 15 days time, the festive spirit will hit Galway when the Christmas Market Galway opens in Eyre Square, kicking off eight weeks of fun and frolics in the city centre.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers is offering for sale this unique residence on an impressive corner site in one of the most desirable residential locations in Galway city.

Joseph Young was appointed manager of Messrs Thomas Tracey’s Mineral Water Works and Licensed Premises in Mary Street after the death of Thomas Tracey. He later married the niece of Mrs Tracey, Miss Edith O’Connor of Clifden, and Mrs Tracey signed over the works to Joe Young on the marriage.

Harsh winter weather leads to severe famine.

A flavourful menu has taken the Skeff Bar by storm. Galway’s iconic Eyre Square favourite has introduced an exciting and enticing menu that has something to suit not only every palate, but also every dining occasion; from hearty breakfasts and light bites, to sensational sizzling fajitas, beautiful burgers, and tender steak sandwiches cooked to perfection.

In 1887 Arthur J Balfour, a quintessential English unionist, was appointed chief secretary of Ireland by his uncle Lord Salisbury, the Conservative prime minister. No one expected much from this man whose appointment appeared so nepotistic as to suggest he was an incompetent. He was far from that.

The Spanish Arch was not part of the original city walls but was built in 1584 as a measure to protect the city’s quays. It was originally known as Ceann an Bhalla or The Head of the Wall, a fortification that extended from Martin’s Tower to the river. Then in the 18th century, the Eyre family built Long Walk as an extension of the quays and a breakwater to construct a mud berth. A number of arches were constructed to allow access from the town to the new quay but unfortunately, an earthquake that occurred in Lisbon in 1755 resulted in a tsunami that destroyed some of these arches. In olden times, ships would have moored here unloading their cargo of Spanish wines and foodstuffs such as olive oil, spices, tea, coffee, and cocoa. Later, these ships would have been replaced by Aran fishing boats unloading and selling their wares.

During the last week of October 1860 members of the crew of the Connaught began to return to Galway. On October 28 the first to arrive came by train ‘where a large number of people on that afternoon were at the station to welcome them back.’