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Vagabonds and vagrants inspire mind of Galway’s writer of the night

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“I grew up in a Galway family steeped in manual labour, so if there was a book in my hand, I’d be asked why there wasn’t a shovel in it when I was fit for digging,” says writer Conor Montague. “I’d often be thinking up a story on the way to working on a site, because if the other fellas stopped for a listen, then you’d get a quick breather from the heavy, heavy work.”

Ice cold in Antarctica for Galway doc

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The challenge of working in some of the world's most emanding environments is what drives on a Galway doctor who has this week arrived in Antarctica where she will serve as ship's doctor on board an icebreaking ship.

Harsh decisions are no excuse for Galway's loss in camogie semi-final

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Two Siobhán McGrath goals were not enough for Galway to overcome Cork who reached their fifth straight national final and a third Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-final by 0-15 to 2-6.

Opel stars in 1980’s music festival Forever Young line-up

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Opel has been unveiled as the official car partner to the Forever Young Festival 2023, a unique 80s music event taking place from July 14-16 in Palmerstown House Estate, County Kildare.

Jack Carty to captain Connacht this season Dubarry Park hosts pre-season challenge

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Connacht kick off their season tomorrowwith a highly attractive fixture against top English club Sale Sharks at Dubarry Park in Athlone (7pm).

The Bish

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The Patrician Brothers, at the invitation of the last Catholic Warden of Galway, arrived in Galway in 1826 and a month later they opened St Patrick’s Monastery and School on Market Street. They initially had 200 pupils but this figure rapidly grew so that during the Famine, there were more than 1,000 boys being educated, fed, and many of them clothed there every day. The school was a major success but there were no educational facilities for older boys in the ‘lower orders’ in Galway so Bishop McEvilly invited the Patrician Brothers to set up a secondary school.

Walsh inspires United to victory

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Old camogie rivals return to Croke Park for league final

Galway and Kilkenny will meet once again when they vie for the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League division one crown in Croke Park on Sunday (7.30pm).

Galway ladies’ league hopes undone by Donegal

Galway senior ladies came out on the wrong side of a Donegal outfit that was in devastating form in their final Lidl National League division one group game in Tuam Stadium.

Galway WFC earn WNL victory over Bohemians

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