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Learn the thrilling game of Bridge this autumn

Now that the final whistle has blown in Croke Park and the Olympics are over, it’s time to get out and take up a new hobby, such as Bridge.

St Nicholas’ Parochial School

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This Church of Ireland school is situated in Waterside beside the courthouse and the Town Hall, The earliest existing school records date back to 1901 to the Model School which was situated on Upper Newcastle Road. It had opened in 1852 with 400 pupils, many of whom were Catholics. This proved too much for the then Catholic bishop who set out to make way for explicitly Catholic education in Galway. He invited the Mercy Sisters and the Patrician Brothers to set up schools here and made it a ‘reserved sin’ for Catholic parents to send their children to the Model School. This resulted in 199 pupls withdrawing and meant the end of multi-denominational education in the city.

A legacy of good health bequeathed to the region

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As you read this piece this August day,there is someone in this city or county who is awaiting the results of a breast cancer check; someone for whom the watched phone represents both a terror and a salvation. Awaiting that news is the norm for so many every week and every day for so many families. As any family who has been touched by breast cancer will know, the waiting, the diagnosis, the fear are all part of the process. There is the fear of the known and the unknown; the potential that plans carefully honed will have to be shelved. Or not.

Údarás launches pilot scheme on marine renewable energy and sustainability for transition year students

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MIDC Páirc na Mara is launching an innovative pilot programme for transition year in seven Gaeltacht secondary schools in Galway for the 2024-2025 school year. This programme will focus on marine renewable energy and sustainability, emphasising sustainable development goals.

Kneecap Review: A blend of ketamine-soaked satire as Gaeilge

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Research by Galway teacher published in collection of education papers

A dissertation by Rosaline Keane Kelly, a post-primary teacher at Galway Educate Together Secondary School, has been recognised amongst a collection of research papers on education chosen for publication by Hibernia College.

Tractor trek for Gaza along Ireland’s west coast at 24kph

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Pat Murphy, a teacher and father of four from Corofin, Galway, will brave the elements in his 1962 David Brown 850, which can only reach a maximum speed of 24kph.

Captain fantastic mining the Moycullen magic

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There's definitely something in the water around Moycullen these times, especially in the realms of women's sport. If it's not Julie Ann Russell firing it into the French net; or Fiona Murtagh sweeping up French waters, it's the example being set by the all-energy captain of the Galway senior ladies team inspiring her side to this weekend's decider at Croke Park.

O’Mahony’s passing casts a long shadow in Galway, Mayo and Leitrim

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When someone who has played a significant role in your life dies, it naturally heralds a time for some reflection and their death also holds a mirror up to our own mortality.

From Cannes to Galway – Palestinian Film ‘To a Land Unknown’ to close Galway Film Fleadh

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The 36th Galway Film Fleadh, running from July 9-14 at the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema, will spotlight Palestinian cinema in its Country of Focus strand. Among the standout events is the Irish premiere of “To a Land Unknown,” which will close the festival on July 14.

 

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