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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.

Galway City’s Joint Policing Committee was this week asked to get behind a programme that will enable people to feel safer on a night out by using a standard code phrase to alert bar staff to the fact that they are uncomfortable and need some support.

The Galway city branch of the Vintners Federation is calling on the State to provide clarity regarding the consumption of alcohol in outdoor dining spaces.