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The Galway County Show takes place at the Brothers of Charity Grounds, Kilcornan on Saturday and Sunday.

Local man Tom Forde is running the New York Marathon for the Irish Heart Foundation and he needs your help to get across the finishing line. A quiz night will be held in the Thatch Bar, Knock, on Saturday October 10 at 8pm.

The number of children attending University Hospital Galway’s emergency department due to injuries from using trampolines is on the rise.

Taekwon-do instructor Shane Fitzgibbon and his student Shane Rabbitte returned from Croatia last week where they had competed in the ITF European Taekwon-do Championship. This, the second European championship for the pair, was a triumphant week as they returned home with three medals between them.

The Kilkenny Kittens may have been the defeated finalists in this years All-Ireland final, but they managed 11 All-star nominations this year only one fewer than their victors Cork.

Trampolines may be great fun and children love them, but they are also a major cause of injury. The chances of having an accident increase greatly if more than one person uses a trampoline, regardless of size, shape, or make. This is something that the emergency department at University Hospital Galway is only too aware of, as the numbers of children attending due to injuries from trampolines has increased.

Local heart charity Croí, has just announced details of its race evening event at the Galway Races on Friday July 31.

A large group of Irish Jiu-Jitsu Academy students from Dragon’s Lair Jiu-Jitsu Club, Kilkenny, and Waterford Jiu-Jitsu Club recently travelled to Wasserkuppe, Germany for the annual international training camp hosted by Kyoshi Jurgen Kippel (eighth dan Jiu-Jitsu).

The Lough Ree junior sailing course begins next week on June 29 and runs until July 24.

From Kilkenny’s four in a row, to Ireland’s success against England and France on route to an historic Grand Slam title, the women of Cork making it five, and the show stopping GAA 125 celebrations, the Croke Park Annual is a must have compendium of images, stories and highlights from the year at GAA HQ.