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Professional photographer Clare O Regan has been appointed Galway county manager of National Family Portrait Day.

The hurling gods smiled on Clarinbridge on Saturday in Thurles when Eanna Murphy scored a late late goal in a tremendous game to qualify for the All-Ireland final in three weeks’ time.

A club’s season can turn on a small thing. Clarinbridge were close to crashing out of the Galway county championship in the group stages last summer. It took a late free from Mark Kerins to snatch a draw off Beagh in their last group game, and without that score, they would not have even qualified, having lost their first two games to Kinvara and Portumna.

Calls are flooding in to Galway county councillors on a daily basis regarding burst tyres and the dangerous conditions of the roads, with some motorists paying out more than €700 to repair damage caused by massive potholes.

Significant progress is due to be made on proposals for a new improved road from Galway city to Connemara, which if successful could lead to a reduction in the number of lands that are “frozen” prohibiting many families along the route getting planning permission.

Two men charged with allegedly dealing drugs with the intention of enhancing the ability of a criminal organisation have been further remanded on continuing bail for the service of a book of evidence.

Lough Rea Hotel and Spa situated in the heart of Galway county is now fully established as an idyllic wedding destination for many in the south, east and centre of the county.

Repairing broken water pipes is not enough to solve water problems in Galway or anywhere else in the State, what is needed is a complete and total upgrade of the water system throughout the republic.

45 new jobs for Galway have been created at the newly opened Supermac's restaurant on the Tuam Road. The news is being viewed positively in the Galway area, with both full-time and part-time positions having been filled quickly. Located beside Monaghan Motors at the Tuam Road Roundabout, the restaurant is the 100th Supermac's restaurant to be opened in Ireland. The restaurant also offers a drive thru system, now making meals convenient for motorists throughout the day and night.

In the early years of the 20th century the Irish language increasingly was associated with poverty and backwardness. In the national school system, which was established in 1831, children had been beaten with what became known as a ‘tally stick’ if they were caught speaking Irish. Apparently every time a child was heard speaking Irish, a notch was cut on the stick, and the poor child received the same number of blows.