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Mayo 2-13 Galway 1-10 By Ivan Smyth at Tuam Stadium GALWAY minor footballers fell to Connacht final defeat as Mayo came from a point down at the break to prevail by six at Tuam Stadium on Friday evening. Alan Glynn’s side kicked only 1-2 in the final period with Galway struggling to reach the heights […]

Groove Tube with Cian O’Connell Jinx Lennon has long been a mystical figure among fans of underground Irish folk-punk. Writing and recording music in various capacities since 1980, the Dundalk poet has only grown more bullish and outspoken as the years have gone on, littering his work with apostasy, humour and thoughtful meditations on Irish […]

Galway 1-25 Dublin 2-22 YOU wouldn’t know what to make of this or, for that matter, the Galway hurlers after their dice with disaster against Dublin in the Leinster Championship at Croke Park on Sunday. How can you feel a little disappointed that Galway didn’t end up winning given that they trailed by 12 points […]

Inside Track with John McIntyre In the wake of Limerick’s thumping victory over Kilkenny (2-20 to 0-15) in the National League Final at Pairc Uí Chaoimh in early April, a collective groan emanated from the other elite hurling counties, together with widespread resignation that the Shannonsiders wouldn’t be stopped in their quest for four consecutive […]

Country Living with Francis Farragher For most of us who grew up on family farms back through the decades, it could seem to be a very mixed bag. There were always ‘jobs’ to be done like looking at the cattle located a few miles away on a fine summer’s evening when a game of football […]

THE fact that over 20,000 farmers have applied for inclusion in the new suckler cow scheme is a positive indication for a farming sector that’s considered to be one of the main bedrocks of agriculture in the West of Ireland, according to Galway’s IFA Livestock representative, Micheál Haverty. He said that since 2018, there had […]

Galway Technology Centre last week unveiled its a major rebrand and shift in direction, with the launch of its new vision and regional remit as Platform94 – with the lofty ambition of helping to create 505 direct and 323 indirect jobs over the next five years. It is estimated that this will bring a Gross […]

By Eanna O’Reilly THE Galway senior camogie team open their championship campaign against Cork on Saturday at Kenny Park, Athenry (5pm). Following a highly successful National League, in which the Tribeswomen won their second consecutive title following a final victory over Saturday’s opponents, expectations will be high for more silverware this summer. It promises to […]

After more than two decades working as a chemical engineer while being involved with many arts organistions in his spare time, Fergus Cronin is now exploring his own literary creativity and his debut collection of short stories, Night Music, has just been published by Galway’s Doire Press. Looking at human nature in all its complexity, it’s […]

World of Politics with Harry McGee I remember walking down the laneway at the back of our house in Glenard when I was 18, my head full of the unassailable self-confidence only 18-year-olds can have. I can distinctly remember telling myself that I would be a published author by the time I was 25 or […]