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Lacemaking in Ireland will be the subject of the first in a series of public lectures, entitled Uncovering Local History in South Galway, which begin next week.

Craughwell, 8/15 favourites to beat Carnmore, did so in style last Saturday in Kenny Park on a score-line of 0-19 to 0-11.

The four Cooper Galway Senior Hurling Champinship quarter-finals are down for decision this Saturday and Sunday. There is no extra-time planned in these games and in the event of a draw, replays are to be played on Sunday week, October 16.

A 31-year-old man, who with accomplices used distraction tactics to rob cash from a garage office, was sentenced to serve an extra five months in jail.

After a full round of group games last weekend the Cooper County Senir Hurling Championship is again in full swing this Saturday and Sunday, with the preliminary quarter-finals down for decision.

This Sunday Loughrea Athletic Club will be holding its annual Grey Lake 10k Road Race. Starting near the tennis club on the Gort road and finishing at St Brendan’s Cathedral on Barrack Street, the route comprises a lap of the famous Grey Lake.

Colga FC made up for an early exit from the Irish Cup when they claimed this year’s Galway and District Ladies League in their debut season.

Galway East senator Lorraine Higgins has welcomed the announcement this week that Loughrea is to get a €150,000 boost under the Jobs Initiative.

The Dulux Let’s Colour project was founded in an attempt to brighten up the mood of the nation by adding a dash of colour to communities, and it has been heartily embraced in Galway. One particularly valiant effort can be found at Youth Work Ireland in Ballinasloe whose resource centre was badly flooded last year.