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Galway’s longest-standing and most dynamic town twinning, with the Breton city of Lorient, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025. A vibrant lineup of events is planned to mark this milestone, bringing together the people of both cities in a true celebration of their shared Celtic heritage.

The Irish Church Missions was the missionary wing of the Church of Ireland and England. They were a very rich organisation who felt it was imperative to convert Roman Catholics “from the errors of Popery”. Around the year 1850, they had two houses in Merchants Road and established a school in one of them (known as The Dover School) where a child might get an evening meal and a night’s lodging after attending a Bible class.

Two days of racing from this year’s Galway Races Summer Festival will be broadcast live on TG4 on Friday and Saturday July 29/30.