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Lockdown brought all sorts of mayhem to the entertainment industry. It robbed artists of a livelihood; it stole the opportunity of witnessing the magic from the audiences; and it put a pall of darkness over theatres for the best part of two years.

The small parish of Killannin has always provided more than its share of sporting giants, and this week two, who are at the top of their game, are in the news again.

Despite a quiet start to the year on Midland waters, because of pandemic related issues, Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crews responded to a call for assistance over the weekend (Saturday, July 9) which brought the total ‘call-outs’ for the year to 20.

Having led Galway to victory with a 10-point haul in 2001, manager Padraic Joyce knows what it takes

It was a case of third time lucky for Padraic Joyce, who won his first Connacht final as the Galway senior manager on Sunday in Pearse Stadium.

During a busy first month at the new lifeboat station at Coosan Point volunteer crew guided visitors from near and far through the state of the art facility in the first public tours of the base, the panoramic view from the new training room giving a new aspect of Lough Ree to the visitors.

They could have forced it to extra time at the death, when Aiden Orme took aim from the stand side of the field and kicked for a point but his effort tailed just wide of the target and from Connor Gleeson’s kick-out David Coldrick blew the final whistle.

The Galway footballers will be playing division one football in 2023 after securing an immediate return to the top flight with a game to spare.

Galway footballers will be hoping weather does not affect Saturday's round four National League fixture with Cork, having suffered an eleventh hour postponement of last weekend's fixture against Offaly in Pearse Stadium due to Storm Eunice.

Padraic Joyce’s Galway will be looking to make it three wins from three when they face a winless Offaly in Pearse Stadium on Sunday (2pm).