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Coole Park hosted a conferring ceremony for graduates of the NUI Maynooth certificate in local history last weekend, the first ceremony of its kind to be held at the park. The course was run as an outreach programme at Coole by the NUI Maynooth department of modern history, in association with the university’s adult education office. Nineteen students were conferred on the day.

It does not seem so long ago when many of our young GAA players had to leave our shores in droves and head off to cities around the world seeking employment. Many of them were helped to integrate in their new surroundings by joining the GAA clubs in the vicinity or, in some cases, by establishing new GAA clubs themselves.

Olympic gold medalist Michael Carruth will be the special guest at a boxing tournament in Galway on November 14.

Killererin will take on the Mayo senior champions Ballintubber on Sunday at 2.30pm in the Connacht semi-final at Tuam Stadium.

Ray Silke asks three different local hurling aficionados who they think will be victorious on Sunday at Pearse Stadium and why.

•Power Soccer School of Excellence is now offering birthday parties for children with a sportingbent. The school’s main theme is soccer, but it boasts skilled coaches who can provide other sports birthday parties if needed. According to John Power, the idea is simple - a gentle warm up with fun active games, skills work, and then matches in a World Cup Tournament. The parties are available for all ages, and advanced booking is advised. Power Soccer has been providing soccer coaching in schools and crèches in Galway county for 10 years with all-year-round indoor coaching centres in Barna, Bushypark, Claregalway, Clifden, Headford, Killannin, Lettermore, Loughrea, Moycullen, Oranmore and Salthill. For further information contact 091-865350, 086-1956424, email [email protected], or visit website at www.powersoccer.ie

An anti-health cuts website set up by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is attracting huge online traffic from beleaguered health care workers who are campaigning to keep their jobs and make the health system work.

Two of Galway’s most active Macra clubs, Galway City Macra and Annach Cuain Macra in partnership with the Galway Greyhound stadium have come together to devise a fantastic free night’s entertainment at Galway Greyhound Stadium.

Galway county has the lowest national percentage of births outside marriage, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

A Galway county councillor has hit out at Government plans to introduce a Social Housing Leasing Iniative which has been described as “grossly unfair”.