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Two of Galway’s most famous boxers, world title challenger Sean Mannion and Olympian Francie Barrett, feature in a new book entitled Fight of My Life, now available on Amazon.

The Olympic Federation of Ireland and Fiat have announced a new four-year partnership, which will see the iconic Italian car brand become the official car partner of Team Ireland through the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

As Galway endured three days of orange weather warnings for ice, Oranmore native Shahira Barry faced a starkly different crisis in Los Angeles, her adopted home for over a decade. The Californian city is reeling from devastating wildfires that have destroyed over 12,000 structures across more than 60 square miles, displacing tens of thousands of residents.

Opel Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have announced a four-year sponsorship renewal. The continued partnership will see Opel remain as a sponsor of Irish Rugby and the exclusive car partner to the IRFU until 2028.

Minister for Disabilities and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed funding of over €16,733,690 million for new and improved sports facilities and equipment throughout Galway under the Community Sport Facilities Fund, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme.

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.

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.

We are just weeks away from the Olympics, an event that will once again etch its name in the history books by delivering perfect gender parity between female and male athletes at Paris 2024, a first for the Games.

Athletics Ireland has announced a strong team for next month’s European Athletics Championships. The event will be held in Rome between June 7 to 12, and will include one Galway athlete.

To be human is to be a natural-born storyteller, and there are theories about why that is. But one thing that is not up for debate is that storytelling is precious in Irish culture.