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With the school summer holidays fast approaching, many families are beginning to plan how to keep children active, engaged, and happy during the long break. Across Galway city and county, a wide variety of summer camps offer everything from outdoor adventures and sports programmes to creative arts and language immersion experiences. While these camps provide fun and entertainment, their benefits extend far beyond filling a few weeks of the calendar.

What memories do you have of your schooldays? Here are some reminiscences of a few old ‘Jes-mugs’.

It was the first of many that eventually would follow. Castlegar senior hurlers set the standard, winning Galway's first All Ireland senior club hurling crown in 1980, a competition previously dominated by Cork clubs since 1970. It took 11 years before another Galway club, Kiltormer, would succeed, while Sarsfields, Athenry, Portumna Clarinbridge, and St Thomas have all having delighted hurling fans throughout the county, demonstrating the strength of the game in the west of Ireland.