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We all need heroes like Browne and Crean and Weekes
There was a strange juxtaposition in Galway Port this week. The Marine Institute’s shiny new super-bád, the Tom Crean purred its way out of the harbour, ready to shimmy its way down to Kerry where it will be officially unveiled today.
Picturebook by Galway National School student raises funds for GSPCA
University book launches do not often celebrate books made by young people, said Dr Lindsay Myers, one of the academics responsible for the introduction of NUI Galway’s highly successful BA Children’s Studies Degree.
Ryan enjoying involvement with Kinvara and Galway FA
As a player, coach, and administrator, Ger Ryan has viewed the game from a variety of different angles.
The Sporting Year of 2021
The European Super Soccer League was announced on Sunday April 19. It would be the Bees Knees, the Cat’s Pyjamas, the last word, and whatever you’re having yourself. But it was dead and buried by Wednesday April 21 thanks to the vocal fury of the English fans and even Boris helped save the day! And then the American owners started issuing apologies, pathetic. Relegation, yea, there’s an idea.
Galway Executive Skillnet launches autumn training schedule
Galway Executive Skillnet’s (GES) autumn training schedule was launched last week by adventurer Karen Weekes at Galway Rowing Club. Kinvara-based Ms Weekes is planning to be the first Irish woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean as part of her #SHECANDO2021 campaign.
Spacious Kinvara home in an idyllic location
O’Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale a large detached family home on a site measuring almost one acre, in the popular area of Kinvara in south County Galway.
'Getting to Know...' - Stephanie Dufresne, dancer, actor, theatre-maker
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Petition to save Kinvara post office gathers pace
Locals in Kinvara have opened an online petition in a bid to ensure that the village does not lose its post office later this month. Those behind the petition say that the impending vacancy in the post office was not widely advertised in any local or national press and therefore, the lack of interest in taking it over is not reflective of reality.
The Galway minor hurling team, 1941
For me, hurling is the ultimate game, but it is more than just a game, a team contest of speed, skill, style, hand-eye co-ordination, a national passion which is woven into the social fabric of Irish society, a game that is played for pride, not money, and quintessentially Irish. As a lady once said, “When you think of it, apart from the Irish language, there is nothing more Irish in this country than the game of hurling.” The game has always flourished in Galway and this county has made a major contribution to its history.
Dunguaire Castle - a picturesque stop along the Wild Atlantic Way
Rumoured to be Ireland’s most photographed Castle, Dunguaire Castle, located just outside the picturesque fishing village of Kinvara, sits perched on the shores of Galway Bay.