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Book lovers of all ages will be catered for at the 17th annual Ennis Book Club Festival which runs from Friday to Sunday, March 3-5. Highlights include an interview with English author Tessa Hadley on Saturday March 4, at 8.30pm in Glór Theatre. Her latest novel, Free Love, published by Penguin Books, is set in […]

By DARREN KELLY AFTER a week off to lick their wounds, Galway return to National Football League action on Sunday (Tuam Stadium, 1:45pm) when they take on Tyrone. Results wise, it’s hasn’t been a good start for the Tribesmen with just one point from two games and another defeat will make reaching a Division 1 […]

THE new League of Ireland season gets underway this Friday when Galway United travel the first of what will amount to almost 7,000kms over the season with a trip to the north-west to take on Finn Harps in Ballybofey (8pm). It sounds like a lot, but the total distance of two return trips to each […]

Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley In the month when the Galway City Ring Road hit another speed-bump, a press release from a UK-based PR company that landed in our inbox gave some insight into the warped mentality of some so-called experts within the car industry. Initially it read like […]

THERE were poignant scenes this week at the Church of the Resurrection, Ballinfoyle, when touching homily tributes were paid to the local teenagers who lost their lives last weekend in the Menlo Pier drowning tragedy. Fr. Kevin Blade, current Adm. at Castlegar Church and former PP at Ballinfoyle until 2017, recalled many happy memories from […]

FORMER Galway United manager Tommy Dunne was in the thoughts of all associated with the club this past week after news emerged of the passing of his father, Theo, a regular at Eamonn Deacy Park during his son’s time as manager at the club. The younger Dunne led United to promotion back in 2014, and […]

Entries are now open for the .IE Digital Town Awards – designed to recognise and reward projects created by town groups and local communities that have a digital element, supporting Ireland’s digital development. The awards offer a prize fund of €100,000 which is split across the ten categories. They promote awareness, knowledge, use and understanding […]

MERCHANTS and co-ops have been told this week ‘to bite the bullet’ and to put in place a fair policy as regards fertiliser prices for this year. Many fertiliser outlets are understood to have significant stocks in place since last year – purchased at a time when product was close to the peak of the […]

Groove Tube with Cian O’Connell Over the last couple of years, Efa O’Neill has been one of the most prominent and celebrated names in Irish electronic music. Known for her eclectic sets covering a wide range of genres and tempos, the Tralee native has coupled a huge catalogue of gigs in Ireland and abroad with […]

Dunmore CS 4-12 Ballinamore CS 1-6 By Eanna O’Reilly in Strokestown DUNMORE Community School secured the Connacht Senior C football championship title on Saturday in Strokestown, after a tremendous performance saw them outclass Ballinamore Community School. Carlos O’Gara’s side pulled away emphatically in the second half, posting 2-2 on the scoreboard without reply during a […]