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People interested in giving a unique gift this festive season can do so by sponsoring a light for €5 on University Hospital Galway’s Christmas tree.

This weekend will see a jam-packed night of music take place in The Pumphouse in aid of the Uganda School Project.

Taking advantage of the spin-off from the London Olympic Games of 2012 and next year’s Volvo Ocean Race should be uppermost in the minds of Galway businesses, according to the newly-elected president of Galway Chamber.

Dicksboro ended the year on a good note last Sunday in Nowlan Park when they were far too strong for a gutsy Rower Inistioge side in the Michael Lyng U-21 ‘A’ hurling final. A small crowd turned up to witness the city side recording their 4th U-21 title, the first since '92.

The new face of Fine Gael, Cllr David Fitzgerald made his maiden speech on the council this week and in doing so he thanked those who assisted him in his campaign.

Gardai are this weekend remaining tight-lipped about the route that the investigation into the triple killing of a family in Windgap is taking.

Not so long ago December 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, a day when schools were closed, was the start of Christmas for most people. There were not the long gruelling hours of late-night shopping that are par for the course today. Perhaps in the final days before Christmas, most shops would open late; but generally in the weeks leading up to December 25, it was the normal week’s opening times. Believe it or not, everyone got their shopping done.

A big crowd turned up at Aghagower last weekend to witness Jack Charlton open the Westport Country Lodge Hotel. This was a historic moment for Aghagower as one of the greatest Irish legends officially opened the new hotel. As always Jack was very friendly to all the guests and especially to a couple of pupils from Knockrooskey National School who were there for the Mayo Advertiser to get an exclusive with the man himself.

Alas! It was not to be. The hurling world down leeside may be dominated by the controversies of the ongoing strike by the inter-county senior panel, but the parishes of Dripsey and Blarney are in celebration mode following an All-Ireland double last Sunday.

This photograph was taken exactly 100 years ago during the installation of the sixth Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora since the foundation of the diocese. This was Bishop O’Dea, who was in the palace until 1923. There are elaborate and decorative floral arches across Williamsgate Street for the occasion and a banner that says “Long Live our Bishop”. There are a large number of RIC men in evidence, though they are not keeping much of a shape on the large crowd who are following the bishop. He is simply walking under the canopy and is not carrying the Blessed Sacrament. It is hard to know where the procession was going (The Pro-Cathedral ?) and where it was coming from. The flower girls were probably following a group of priests. Notice the tram tracks and the fact that all of the shops seem to be closed.