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Connacht draw old and new foes In Europe

Connacht Rugby will face another European clash with English premiership side Leicester Tigers in next season’s Heineken Cup.

‘Might you be Jackie Coogan’s brother?’

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 It was not only Winston Churchill who was cross and embarrassed at Clare Sheridan’s adventures in Moscow, London society was both alarmed and intrigued. It was surprised that a member of its upper class should have ventured alone into the viper’s nest. She was invited to balls and receptions mainly as a curiosity. One hostess told her outright that she was nothing but ‘a Bolshevik’, and a suspicion persisted that she was a spy, a fact that Clare did little to contradict. But despite a critical reception on the surface, her book From Mayfair to Moscow* was eagerly snapped up.

Dynamic duo perform classical feast digitally in Castlebar

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The Linenhall Arts Centre is thrilled to be hosting a special, digital performance of ‘Music Network presents Patrick Rafter and Fiachra Garvey’ via their on demand platform on Wednesday, June 30 at 7pm.

NUI Galway webinar to discuss proposed increases in State Pension age

A policy roundtable on the views of older healthcare and financial sector workers on the proposed increases to the state pension age will take place on today Thursday, June 10.

Your quick guide to the changes announced by An Taoiseach

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Galway rowers realise their Olympic dreams

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Galway is celebrating the success of two rowers who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

In flying form - Emma reaches new heights

Galway's Emma Slevin is continuing to break new ground in her gymnastics career.

Galway rowers add silver as the hunt for Olympic qualification continues

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

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking applications for its apprenticeship and graduate programmes in 2021

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Kirby Group Engineering has developed a new and world-class structured training and development programme for graduates and apprentices. Kirby provides electrical and mechanical engineering contracting services and the company’s portfolio includes successful projects within data centres, life sciences, industrial, substation, and renewables sectors in Ireland and across Europe.

The long journey from Bowling Green was over

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The Joyces finally arrived in Zurich on 17 December 1940 exhausted after weeks of torturous negotiations with the German, Vichy-French and Swiss authorities. They had sought refuge in Switzerland during World War I, now they hoped to do so again. To add to the stress of it all they had to leave their daughter Lucia behind in a psychiatric hospital in Brittany which was behind German lines. Joyce hoped that once settled in Zurich he could use all the influence he could muster to have her follow them to safety.

 

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