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The Western Family History Association (WFHA), Galway’s dedicated genealogy society, celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the Lackagh Parish Centre.

The Irish Professional Footballers Benevolent Association (IPFBA) will host its second annual golf classic at Galway Bay Golf Resort at Renville, Oranmore this Friday, September 12.

As a new season of hockey gets underway, there is a new club on the scene in Galway.

Benny Byrne and Stephen Deveney often met in Cooke’s Bar for a pint and they invariably ended up wondering about the possibility of starting up a credit union in the Shantalla area. They were greatly encouraged by Nora Herlihy, a Cork lady who had done a great deal to spread the credit union idea. So they wrote a letter to the Galway Observer inviting interest in their idea. They got one reply, from Jack Phelan in Ashe Road. They eventually organised a meeting for the formation of a study group in Benny’s house at 20 Shantalla Place on September 26, 1963.

Nearly a week into indefinite strike action, Galway’s school secretaries and caretakers are more determined than ever to secure equal treatment and pension inclusion for the 2,600 staff affected nationwide.

We hand our children over to schools every morning, trusting them to be safe, supported, and educated. We picture classrooms, teachers, and books. But behind every bell that rings, every lesson that begins, and every school door that opens, stand two or more often-overlooked figures: the school secretary and the caretaker. These are not just peripheral roles; they are the beating heart of every school in this country.

Since its foundation in 2015, AgriKids, under the umbrella of Irish Rural Link, has reached nearly 80,000 children with dedicated workshop events. The AgriKids platform has evolved to be the leading platform in child-centric farm safety education. It provides both in-school and in-community events as well as support to key rural/farming groups such as Teagasc, libraries, family resource centres and first responders such as An Garda Síochána.

Traditionally, the Connemara Pony has thrived for centuries on the region’s rugged mountains and craggy seashore and has been shaped by that same harsh, rural terrain. For generations, families in Conamara have relied on this work pony for survival.

The Atlantic Masters Swimming Clubs, along with the OMCSU and Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station, seventh annual lifeboat swim is set to take place on Saturday, July 5, at Renville Pier, Oranmore.

One of the most enduring of Galway's institutions is this band which has given pleasure to its own members and countless thousands of members of the public since it was formed in Forster Street in 1896. Thanks to dedicated leaders and teachers, this group of musicians continues to entertain. The founders were Peter Rabbitt, a Forster Street publican and grocer, Paddy Walsh, the station master and Michael Spelman of Moon’s staff.