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The opening of Excel Recruitment’s newest office near the Spanish Arch in Galway City marks its third office outside of its Dublin headquarters, with established offices located in Kildare and Cork and plans to open a Belfast office in 2022.

Wings, A new rhythmic gymnastics club located in the heart of Athlone, will host a forthcoming summer camp, the focus of which will be the introduction of the popular sport to young enthusiasts from six to 12 years pf age.

Galway's two women elite rowers are getting closer to their Olympic dream after celebrating more success on the European stage at the weekend.

Galway rowers took centre stage at the European rowing Championships in Poland at the weekend.

It was a hectic weekend of action in the county ground last weekend - where four finals played out in front of an ever-revolving cast of fans.

A sporting initiative to develop hockey players in Ireland has taken a step forward with the launch of the Connacht Hockey Academy.

As daylight diminishes, rowers from around the country returned to their respective club houses and gyms to train on their ergos and commenced preparations for the indoor rowing season.

I was a county gymnast at 19 when my knee swelled up. I could only walk with crutches. Over the next 20 years I had six operations, took heavy painkillers, and was often bed-ridden with pain. After the sixth operation my consultant said, “No more operations, I’m referring you to the rheumatology clinic.”

Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) is offering free and part-funded places on programmes commencing in Athlone, Ballinasloe, and Tullamore, in early 2019.

Westport Town Hall will host a one-off screening of a documentary that takes the viewers inside both the personal and professional life of sport icon Katie Taylor. KATIE is a documentary by Ross Whitaker and will be screened on Wednesday, November 28 at 8pm in Westport Town Hall Theatre with Q&A afterwards with the film-maker.