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Stormers 43 Connacht 25 By JOHN FALLON THE Andy Friend era in charge of Connacht came to an end in Cape Town but only after a brave performance which threatened to send the champions packing in a URC semi-final that fluctuated wildly. The Australian bowed out after five years in charge knowing that the greatest […]

GALWAY United need to guard against any kind of complacency when they make the short hop down the M18 this Friday to take on Treaty United at the Markets Field (7.45pm). The game is a meeting of the two form teams in the division, and as in previous meetings between the sides, will have an […]

Soccer Wrap with Mike Rafferty While the Salthill Devon men’s team might have lost their grip on the Connacht Junior Cup that they held for two seasons, the club’s women’s side have picked up the mantle and on Sunday last in Headford were crowned provincial champions with a 4-3 win over Manulla. Following midweek wins […]

A report commissioned by Galway City Council recommended the local authority partner with a developer to redevelop its City Hall site at College Road once it moved to Mervue. The draft “Report on City Hall Accommodation” dated February 28, 2021, and marked “strictly confidential”, recommended the Council purchase offices at Crown Square to relocate its […]

World of Politics with Harry McGee I was cycling down Mount Street in Dublin on Tuesday. It’s a wide esplanade that links the Grand Canal with Merrion Square. The street is a mixture of fine Georgian buildings and modern office blocks. About half-way down is the office of the International Protection Office, which deals with […]

Galway 2-20 Kilkenny 0-14 John McIntyre in Portlaoise THEY are only young lads who should be vulnerable to all the hype about them, but these Galway minor hurlers continue to make light of the expectations on their shoulders. Nothing appears to daunt them. Fergal Healy’s team continue to deliver consistently top-quality displays as they sweep […]

Arts Week with Judy Murphy Bruiser Theatre Company from Belfast will be in Galway next Wednesday, May 31, with its production of Mojo Mickybo by Belfast playwright, Owen McCafferty, which is currently on tour. Mojo Mickybo captures the friendship between two nine-year-old boys growing up in Belfast in 1970. Their relationship is initially immune to […]

Inside Track with John McIntyre SOMETHING very odd happened to Tyrone in the Ulster championship in early April. On their home turf of Healy Park, they were doing nearly everything expected of them when leading Monaghan by five points at half-time. You couldn’t say for definite that the match was done and dusted, but the […]

O’Donnellan and Joyce are handling the sale of a large four-bed detached property located in Shangort Park, Knocknacarra, in Galway. Located just off Shangort Road, Number 11 was constructed in the early 2000s. It is a small, quiet development comprised of a mixture or detached and semi-detached homes finished to the highest of standards and […]

Galway 4-8 Leitrim 1-13 Ivan Smyth At Tuam Stadium GALWAY minor footballers secured their fourth consecutive win at Tuam Stadium on Friday evening but only after seeing an 11 point lead whittled down to the minimum before edging through. The hosts looked destined for a routine win over a Leitrim side that had shown little […]