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The Galway Races set the tone for their highly anticipated Summer Festival with a vibrant annual launch party at The Earl Inn in Kiltullagh, which proved an especially fitting venue, as it is owned by the Earls family, who also celebrated racing success with last year’s Guinness Galway Hurdle winner, Ndaawi, adding an extra layer of significance to the occasion.

The Galway Races set the tone for their highly anticipated Summer Festival with a vibrant annual launch party at The Earl Inn in Kiltullagh, which proved an especially fitting venue, as it is owned by the Earls family, who also celebrated racing success with last year’s Guinness Galway Hurdle winner, Ndaawi, adding an extra layer of significance to the occasion.

When a neighbourhood pub changes hands these days, there is always concern that it may be closed and transformed into apartments, or another commercial concern, denying the community a place to congregate, console and celebrate.

One of the most enduring of Galway institutions is this band, which has given much pleasure to its own members and countless thousands of the public since it was formed in Forster Street in 1896. The founders were Peter Rabbitt, a Forster Street publican, Michael Spelman, who worked in Moons and Paddy Walsh, the Station Master. It was originally a Fife and Drum band.

When a neighbourhood pub changes hands these days, there is always concern that it may be closed and transformed into apartments, or another commercial concern, denying the community a place to congregate, console and celebrate.

A YOUNG man just recently released from prison claimed bouncers at a city pub smashed him to the ground with unnecessary force, when he objected to being prevented from entering the establishment.

Construction is set to begin on a major upgrade of the R332, a key regional road linking Galway and Mayo.

Independent Councillor Terry O’Flaherty has said that she will not be supporting any move to remove the ‘Pay & Display’ parking machines in Galway City.

The Galway Races held their annual Summer Festival Launch Party in the stunning new Radisson RED Hotel in Galway, setting the tone for what promises to be another unforgettable Galway Races Summer Festival - a week full of racing, fashion, and fun for all.