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Galway clubs secured a huge medal haul across day one of the Connacht Juvenile Track and Field championships last Saturday, June 6.

Thirteen artists with a Galway connection are to share a €33,860 award administered by the County Council.

A sprinter's world revolves around speed. Rule 101 is becoming accustomed to a fast-paced environment. Speed of thought, speed of action; the quickest runner across the line wins. Everything is geared towards hitting a goal in the fastest possible time. But even for Athenry's Sean Doggett, his rise is blink-and-you-might-miss-it quick.

When Fergus Farrell will take his first steps on a 4,500 kilometre (2,800 mile) fundraising walk in the United States in August, he will make history. The 46-year-old former rugby player will be the first person with a spinal cord injury to take on this demanding challenge.

Liam Mellows was 23 years old when he led the Galway rebels in the 1916 Easter Rising. Liam Mellows came from Wexford and he was a key figure in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Volunteers, and his leadership in Galway was a significant part of the 1916 Rising.

Keith Kelly sat in a Mayo courtroom anxiously awaiting his fate. He was appearing before the local judge on 11 charges. His solicitor gave him little reason for hope, saying more than likely he would end up in prison.

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the allocation of €45,000 in grant funding to Amicitia Health & Social Care, Athenry, under the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS).

Ten priority projects were announced in the Athenry Town Centre Plan update at the monthly municipal district meeting for Athenry.

When Fergus Farrell woke up after having surgery in Dublin’s Mater Hospital in late October 2018, he could not move his feet. He could not feel them, either. In fact, it seemed as if they did not belong to him. It was like someone’s else’s feet had been put into his bed and his own had gone missing, he says.

For more than half a century, the Athenry-based family business, Rooney Monumental Works, has been helping the people of Galway to honour the memories of their lost loved ones by creating beautiful, timeless headstones and grave accessories.