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St Mary’s opened in 1912 with 60 boarders and 17 day boys. The first school sports there took place in 1928, and since then the college has produced many fine athletes in track and field. The first mention of All-Ireland sports in the annals of the school concerns Tom Fahy, who in 1938 set a new Irish record for the 12lb shot. In 1939 the school won its first Connacht Schools title; in 1943, it won three titles, four in 1946, and five in 1947. In that last year, one athlete, Martin Kilmartin, won three golds, and set records in both the triple jump and the long jump. In 1948 the college again won five titles, and in 1950 John Linnane set a new Irish record in the pole vault.

A 33-year-old Newcastle man who hot-wired a car and was stealing to feed his addiction to alcohol has been jailed for six months.

Critical services will be maintained despite the effects of retirements and budget restraints, that is according to regional director of operations John Hennessy at the launch of the West Area Service Plan for 2012.

“The writing is clearly on the wall for our public health service in Galway,” according to Independent city councillor Catherine Connolly, as planned cutbacks threaten to destroy the viability of the service.

COPE Galway, in conjunction with Yann Studios, will be providing a free Valentine's photo booth on Shop Street between 11am and 5pm this Saturday. Within the romance themed white marquee, which will be located beside Brown Thomas, people can avail of professional photo sessions throughout the day in return for a donation to COPE Galway.

Oliver Lynch auctioneers is offering an impressive four bedroom detached property, in an excellent location, approximately 1.5 miles from the city centre and convenient to GMIT and Merlin Park and Bons Secours hospitals and boasting spectacular views overlooking Galway Bay.

Galway is the only county with a dedicated Community Nurse who provides a heart failure service as part of a HSE Community Heart Failure Management Programme. The aim of the programme is to integrate care between hospitals and General Practitioners and in this way help prevent patients having to visit hospital.

A local TD is calling for a clear plan to be drawn up in the New Year to illustrate how the appointment of three new consultants to University, Merlin Park and Portiuncula Hospitals will work in the various facilities.

The public are being urged to take part in a solidarity march on Sunday at 2pm being organised by an action group committed to saving St Francis Community Nursing Home in Newcastle from closure.