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Sarsfields 1-9 Bruff 0-9 DARREN KELLY IN KILLEEDY SARSFIELDS Junior B hurlers concluded their memorable run last Saturday as they landed the All-Ireland title following this three-point victory over Bruff. Eanna Dolan’s goal on 36 minutes was the turning point as they came from four points behind to win the Killeedy GAA Perpetual Cup. Sarsfields […]

Galway 1-17 Kilkenny 1-13 Eanna O’Reilly at Nowlan Park THE Galway senior camogie team bounced back impressively from their opening round  loss to Tipperary by defeating All-Ireland champions Kilkenny at Nowlan Park on Saturday. The Tribeswomen clicked from the outset and were deserving winners, outplaying the home side for long spells of this game. It […]

1923 Staying on track The Free State Government has been compelled temporarily to order the Irish railways to prepare a scheme for grouping for the simple and obvious reason that the Government has no funds to meet the deficit on railway working. And that even if a policy of nationalisation were agreed upon as the […]

SEVENTY new trails in the national rural Walks Scheme are to be developed over the coming year or so with farmers across the West of Ireland being asked to ‘take a look’ at what’s on offer. The scheme – first introduced by then Gaeltacht Minister, Éamon Ó Cuív in 2008 – already has 80 trails […]

Groove Tube with Cian O’Connell He may be something of an unknown quantity on this side of the county, but Corkman John Blek has long been acknowledge one of the country’s finest narrative songwriters – and the word is spreading well beyond his native place. A collaborative and highly prolific musician, John’s appetite for work […]

Druid’ s production of Sonya Kelly’s comic drama The Last Return returns to Galway’s Town Hall Theatre from next Wednesday to Saturday, March 8-11 as part of a national tour. Directed by Sara Joyce, The Last Return is a  comedy about conflict, peace and the pursuit of territory at any cost. One final night. One […]

World of Politics with Harry McGee Opinion polls are like popcorn; nothing really too substantial or nutritious in there, but you can’t help devouring them. There are times when opinion polls are very accurate. That tends to be very close to an election when people have plumped for their choice and don’t mind telling you […]

Opel are playing a shrewd game with their attractive Mokka range by offering it for sale in petrol, diesel, and a new electric version. Choice is the key word for buyers, and while Ireland is getting to grips with the push to buy electric vehicles, not everyone is ready or can afford them. It is […]

WHAT’S wrong now with the use of slurry dribble bars? – that’s the question being asked by farmers with that piece of equipment being excluded from the new TAMS 3 list of eligible investments. While the new €370 million TAMS 3 (Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme) has been welcomed by farming representatives, the exclusion of dribble […]

A single mother – doing her best to get on in life – discovered honesty isn’t necessarily the best policy when it comes to Galway County Council…after she was hit with a massive rent-arrears bill for doing the right thing. When the Athenry-based woman took up a new job in administration last June, she informed […]