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On this day 70 years ago, June 1 1953, Scoil Íde opened for the first time. In 1952, the Sisters of Jesus and Mary purchased Allen’s Hotel on Dalysfort Road which had been run by John and Angela Allen. It had at one time been known as Daly’s Fort House, a high-class hotel run by a Mrs Galbraith. She sold it to a Mr Miller of Persse’s Distillers who used it as a private house and he sold it on to the Allens. Many will remember it as the place where Bruce Woodcock, the English Heavyweight champion, trained for his famous fight with Máirtín Thornton.

by Monica McGowan Hughes, service coordinator with Irish Wheelchair Association, Athlone.

As a parent or a sibling, sometimes it is hard to find the balance between encouragement and pressure when we are trying to get our loved ones to think about the future and where they will live as they get older.

As Open Week progresses at Athlone Golf Club, large numbers of playing members and visitors continue to grace the pristinely prepared fairways and greens on the shores of Lough Ree.

MICHAEL SILKE

It has been a truly difficult and challenging year for Buccaneers Rugby Football Club with very few matches played, reduced revenue and isolation due to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic.

Against all the odds set by Covid 19, Music Generation Galway City - a new venture for teaching music to children and teens - has proven a resounding success.

RONAN FAGAN