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Pat O’Connor studied science and worked as a fisherman before going on to train as a psychotherapist and an artist. He grew up in a world where creativity wasn’t valued and when he eventually realised that he was highly creative it was a revelation. Now living in Kinvara, where his new exhibition opens this Friday, […]

By Mike Rafferty WITH the name Galway WFC consigned to history after a decade competing in the Women’s National League, a new club will represent the city and county this season as Galway United have taken over the reigns of keeping the local women’s game profiled at national level. To some extent it will be […]

A MAJOR Garda investigation is underway after a house was set alight in Loughrea at the weekend with two female occupants having to flee the residence – their pet dog died in the incident. The night of horror for a grandmother and her grand-daughter began at around 1am on Sunday morning last at their home […]

A two-bed terraced house close to Taylor’s Hill in Galway sold for €345,000 at auction last week. It was among a catalogue of residential and commercial properties sold by O’Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers. The agents reported that it was “a day of frantic bidding across many lots and a number of strong sales, demonstrating that […]

Country Living with Francis Farragher It’s a forlorn wish by now after a half-century of fruitless effort to try and stop losing all those simple things that help to see us through our days like keys, phones, glasses, remote controls, sun glasses, passports and wallets.  One of the few consolations I take from this little […]

Dennis Cahill – Litir ó do Chara, which will be screened on TG4 this Sunday night is an intimate portrait of the master guitarist from Chicago, who died last year. It explores Dennis’s work with legendary fiddler Martin Hayes as well as his role in the ground-breaking supergroup The Gloaming. Opening with a poignant letter […]

Zebre 34 Connacht 57 John Fallon at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi It’s been a season of fluctuating fortunes for Connacht, and the bizarre continued in Italy on Saturday when hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin became the fourth player in a row to score a hat-trick for the province. But behind that eye-catching stat was a somewhat remarkable storyline […]

University of Galway Maree have guaranteed themselves a home quarter-final in the post-season play-offs, as their win over Ballincollig in the university’s sports centre on Saturday means they are guaranteed to finish in the top two of Conference South in the Men’s Super League. There wasn’t such good news at the other end of both […]

Soccer Wrap Up with Mike Rafferty While it is their brethren in the Premier Division who more often find themselves in the limelight, Salthill Devon B are creating their own standards in Division Two. On Saturday afternoon they were keeping their third clean sheet in succession when making it six wins on the trot as […]

Finn Harps 1 Galway United 2 Keith Kelly in Ballybofey Galway United’s latest US star scored twice on what was a dream debut for the club to seal a thoroughly deserved three points at a grim, damp, muddy Finn Park on Friday night. Vince Borden announced his arrival from upstate New York in style, scoring […]