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An Garda Síochána has published traffic management plans for Salthill this Saturday, May 17, due to the expected influx of people to the busy suburb to attend the GAA double-header, Africa Day celebrations, and An Tóstal Festival.

The manner in which the Galway senior hurlers have responded to their dismal championship opener against Kilkenny has stirred some optimism across the county. A professional demolition of Offaly helped steady the ship, but it is the fixtures in May - now the defining month in the provincial hurling calendar - that truly serve as the barometer for real progress.

With their Leinster Championship destiny very much in their own hands after a workmanlike victory over Wexford last weekend, the Galway senior hurlers welcome Antrim to Pearse Stadium this Saturday afternoon (throw-in: 1.30pm) with a chance to cement their place in the top three.

Agony and ecstasy. That well-worn sporting cliché. But sometimes, the classics are all we have to do justice to the emotions on either side of the divide. Oldies are goldies, after all.

Galway take on Mayo in the Connacht Senior Football Championship this Sunday at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.

If you happen to be mingling with Mayo folk in advance of Sunday’s Connacht Senior Football Championship final and they’re bowling you over with gushing praise for the quality of this Galway team - while also at the same time talking down their own prospects - my advice would be to smile, nod, and say the bare minimum.

Salthill-Knocknacarra are hosting a pre-match event ahead of the Connacht Senior Football quarter-final between Galway and Roscommon at Pearse Stadium this Sunday.

The passing of Kerry legend Mick O’Dwyer earlier this month touched every corner of the country. A larger-than-life character, astute businessman, and extraordinary footballer and manager, 'Micko' was truly an icon of the GAA. You didn't have to follow sport to appreciate the impact this man had on modern Irish life.

Galway senior footballers make the trip across the Atlantic to kickstart their Connacht Football Championship campaign. They take on New York at a sold out Gaelic Park in the Bronx with throw-in at 8pm on Sunday, April 6.

Galway City Councillor Michael Crowe has written to Connacht Rugby Chief Executive Willie Ruane, encouraging the province to consider Pearse Stadium in Salthill as the venue for a potential Challenge Cup semi-final, should Connacht reach the final four of the competition.