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On Sunday October 1 2023, friends and supporters of two extraordinary charities will gather at Blackrock Tower in Salthill, and in other locations across Ireland, to remember two little girls and to support the important legacies created by their parents.

Go along to Galway Tri Club’s FREE events for HER Outdoors Week which aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being in the outdoors while bringing visibility to the opportunities for females to get involved in outdoor physical activity.

The swim distance markers initiative in Salthill, Galway city, has won an international award that recognises partnerships that have transformed urban spaces into active spaces.

The annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim took place on Saturday July 21 raising close on €120,000 for Cancer Care West.

The Wild Atlantic Way spring auction, which was postponed last week due to hazardous weather conditions, will take place tomorrow, March 9, at 2pm in Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway. Registration will begin from 1pm in Harbour Hotel lobby.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers is heading into the auction room today for its first auction of 2018. The Wild Atlantic Way spring auction will take place at 2pm today, March 1, in Harbour Hotel. Registration will begin from 1pm in the hotel lobby.

A nephew of one of Galway’s most famous hurling heroes has lamented the state of the Blackrock diving tower in Salthill. Séan Duggan was one of the most high profile users of the facility, swimming there for more than 50 years. Indeed in hail, rain, or snow the GAA legend still undertook his daily swim, up to six months before he passed away at the age of 91. His nephew Peter L Duggan says it is a travesty that the famous landmark has deteriorated to such a state.