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Louisburg native, Daithi Heneghan is set to undergo a gruelling 4,477 km cycle this July, the equivalent of climbing four Mount Everests, that will see him cross 10 countries in aid of East African charity COCO, which seeks to provide education to impoverished children.

Galway's Alan Kerins features on the latest GAA Minor Moments podcast, which is running for ten weeks over the course of the Electric Ireland Camogie and GAA Minor Championships.

Lake County duo Boidu Sayeh and Jenny Rodgers joined 50 leading GAA stars to compete in the first ever ‘Plant the Planet Games’ in Nairobi, Kenya, on a visit that also saw them plant the first thousand trees in a GPA-backed tree planting effort to tackle climate change in Africa.

A Galway church leader is raising awareness of the hunger crisis raging in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya by hanging a bag of frankincense on her Christmas tree this festive season.

With a family musical legacy that stretches to the folk powerhouse that is De Danann, Cian Finn brings his ancestral roots to his fresh reggae sound that combines electronica with hip hop, dancehall with soul.

Two of Westmeath’s leading GAA stars have jetted off to Africa this week, in a bid to plant a million trees and raise awareness of the impact that climate change is having on some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

While Galway stars Damien Comer and Alan Kerins have been pulling up trees in the form of their storming sporting careers in the maroon and white of Galway, now they are part of a noble drive to ensure that one million trees are planted on the continent of Africa.

Margaretta D’Arcy, Lelia Doolan, Dr Jerry Cowley, and Ronan Scully will receive honorary degrees at next week’s winter conferring ceremonies, University of Galway has announced.

“When there is no light, shine forth. When there is apathy, show caring for another. When there is a famine, be bread to the hungry soul. When there is despair, inspire someone. When there is a drought, be a wellspring of hope. Where there is war, please make us all instruments of peace.” (Ronan's prayer for help).

Just over 12 days ago the Russian tanks rolled across the borders into Ukraine, shattering a peace that Europe had enjoyed since the war in the former Yugoslavia tore that region of our continent apart, more than 20 years ago.