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More than 30 jobs could be created in Galway after locally-based sports tech company Orreco raised $4 million (€3.4 million) in funding from investors who include billionaire Mark Cuban and announced the acquisition of Australian AI computer vision specialist Data Driven Sports Analytics (DDSA).

Dr Karen Weekes, the Kinvara resident who became the first Irish woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, will next week launch a book outlining her achievement, as well as how to build the mindset to meet your own challenges.

The National Even Ages Juveniles and National Senior Cross Country Championships were held in Templemore Sports Centre, Derry last Sunday, November 23.

Faciem Metus founders and brothers Cian and Ryan Monaghan sat down with the Galway Advertiser ahead of the brand's much-anticipated 'Blackout Collection' which drops this week on November 7. They talked everything from building a business around the kitchen table, not being afraid of failure, and how a collaboration with Galway footballer Shane Walsh will drive their ambition to become a GAA activewear staple in years to come.

Former Craughwell AC athlete, Michelle Duggan will feature at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this Saturday at 12pm Irish time.

Galway City Harriers athlete Cillin Greene has earned a well-deserved selection for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo which start September 13.

In a world where the headlines too often bring grief or gloom, it’s not just refreshing—it’s deeply healing—to celebrate the triumph of one of our own. This week, Roscam’s John Shortt returned home to Galway not just as a young man who sat his Leaving Cert, but as a triple medalist and double world champion at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania. And what a homecoming it was.

Athenry AC’s rising star, Seán Doggett, delivered a superb performance at the European U20 Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland, securing 7th place in the Men’s 400m Final with a time of 47.16.

Anticipation is building as the largest ever entry prepares to run 39th edition of the Blackrock Health Galway Clinic Streets of Galway 8k this weekend.

TRYKA, a new Irish-owned hybrid fitness race league, is calling on the people of Galway to get TRYKA ready. Offering an inclusive and accessible alternative to global events like Hyrox, TRYKA’s debut event will take place at the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, on 11–12 October 2025, with final tickets now on sale.