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Ulster University edged NUIG Mystics 58-56 in a thrilling MissQuote.ie division one League Cup final at the National Basketball Arena.

MARY MCPARTLAN, a powerhouse of Irish folk music - as a vocalist, a supporter of songwriters, an event organiser, as someone who nurtured the tradition, not just keeping it alive, but giving it a future - will be celebrated in Galway in April.

Galway and Clare will face off in a National Hurling League fixture for the 62nd time this Sunday afternoon in Salthill (1.45pm throw-in), but both teams are already focusing on their championship preparations with the top two in division one's group A already known.

It was Manchester airport, March 2008, and the flight to Galway had been delayed. Disgruntled passengers wandered through the departures terminal, concerned that Galway Airport might be closed by the time their plane landed. The complaints grew louder with the announcement of a further two hour delay. ‘All intending passengers’ were impatient and fed up. Well, almost all. There was one exception. In the midst of the unhappy throng, there was one person who would have more reason than most to complain and bemoan their predicament. Accompanied by her mother, Aileen, was a young Clarinbridge girl, who was returning home having just had re-construction surgery performed on her foot in a hospital in Sheffield. This was another staging post in what had been a series of operations carried out over a number of years in the English city. Amidst the doom and gloom of the delayed passengers, she stood out like a beacon of light. Smiling, friendly, warm and chatty, welcome to Katie O’Brien. She was twelve years of age.

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On February 9, the Linenhall is proud to present the world premiere of Twilight, written by the esteemed John McDwyer in association with Beezneez theatre company. After thirty-five years, two friends reunite for coffee as the reason for their estrangement is gradually revealed in an amalgamation of McDwyer’s signature humour, and contemplative food-for-thought style.

The Christmas season is always a poignant time for services supporting people who are homeless. A time of togetherness that also leaves many feeling lonely. It can be a particularly challenging time for people who cannot be with family, where connections have been lost or were never there. It is extraordinarily difficult where people do not have a home of their own, or where their home is at risk. All year round, Galway Simon Community work with people in these circumstances, and sadly we are working with more and more people every year.

Moycullen’s Superleague basketballers need to turn good performances into winning results when they entertain DBS Eanna from Dublin in NUIG’s Sports Arena on Sunday at 3pm.

Homelessness and housing charity Galway Simon Community launched its 2020 Annual Report revealing that the organisation supported 646 local households last year, a total of 1,216 individuals, through their Homelessness Prevention and Housing Services.

It has been a long wait, but the elite of Irish basketball, including Moycullen and Maree, are once again preparing to take the court for the start of a new Superleague season.