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County champions Maigh Cuilinn and Corofin advance to final
Maigh Cuilinn will play Corofin in the 2023 county final after coming out on the right side of an exciting semi-final weekend.
Brilliant new documentary, Pray For Our Sinners, illuminates hope and compassion at a time of darkness in Ireland
“There is always a way to resist.”
Wedding celebration evokes organ donation memories for recently married Midlands couple
A Midlands couple exchanged wedding vows during the recent August bank holiday weekend, grateful for their shared good health, made possible by the groom donating a kidney to his bride two years ago.
‘The peasantry are the foundation of the world - the upper classes get worn out’
In the decades preceding the 1916 Rising, an extraordinary revolution had already taken place in rural Ireland. The British government had lost its patience with Irish landlords who owned 95 per cent of the land of Ireland (100 percent of county Galway was landlord owned), and had largely squandered their wealth leaving themselves vulnerable to poor harvests, successive seasons of bad weather, and an increasingly impoverished tenantry.
The Penny Dinners
The Penny Dinners committee was a name given to a voluntary group who used to provide free dinners for 40 to 80 impoverished children four times per week in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In fact the title was a misnomer, in no sense were they penny dinners. The children could not afford to give a penny for them, nor could the committee provide a dinner for a penny. The funding for these meals came from the people of Galway and also from fundraising productions they put on, mostly in the Columban Hall.
'Getting to Know...' Suzanne Black
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A must see home on the shores of Lough Corrib
Oughterard, on the shores of Lough Corrib, is a delightful historic village situated right at the gateway to the beautiful Connemara mountains.
Referee Norman still enjoying the game
For a couple of decades PJ Norman was a highly regarded goalkeeper in the Galway & District League.
Reviving the St Patrick's Day traditions!
ST PATRICK’S Day will be an online celebration this year. It's a great occasion to spend time with family and have fun at home. That's why The Galway Advertiser, Galway City Council and Galway Museum have come together to bring fun and interactive content and activities for all the family to your home. Discover about St Patrick's Day traditions history, give our St Patrick's Day quiz a try and enjoy games and activities with the kids, including DIY St Patrick's Day badges, Scavenger hunt and colouring!