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Utah cowboy walks The Line picking litter
There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s unhappy with Galway’s terrible trash issue.
Youthful Galway side see off Leitrim in the FBD league to book final spot against Roscommon
After scoring 1-1 in injury time to defeat Leitrim last Friday a developmental Galway side now face Roscommon this Friday in the FBD final for the eighth time in ten years.
Aerogen celebrates 20 millionth product this week
Galway-based MedTech innovator Aerogen has marked a significant milestone this week with the production of its 20 millionth nebulizer.
Promotion beckons for the best of football's intermediate teams
Four-quarter finals in the Galway Football Intermediate Championship take place this weekend with all eight teams vying to reach senior status.
St Patrick’s National School
On January 15, 1827 two Patrician Brothers, Paul O’Connor and James Walsh, took up residence in Lombard Street and set up the Monastery School. The attendance on that first day was 300 boys, many of whom had little interest in learning because they were poor and hungry. So the Brothers set up The Poor Boy’s Breakfast Institute in May 1830. It continued seven days a week, 365 days a year for many years after the founders' time. The breakfast consisted of porridge with molasses or treacle, and during the Famine, they fed 1,000 boys every day. The ‘Old Mon’ became a vital cog in education in Galway.
Salthill/Knocknacarra have something to prove this weekend
Round two of the Galway senior football championship promises to be a big weekend for plenty of teams - those disappointed with their first-round results and others who want to kick on and guarantee their progress or safety as quickly as possible.
Ongoing retained firefighters’ dispute results in closure of Athlone fire station
At the time of going to press, Athlone fire station remained closed this week due to the ongoing retained firefighters’ dispute which has resulted in approximately 50 percent of fire stations non-operational on a rolling basis.
Mervue GP honoured for commitment to and advocacy for patients
Galway GP Dr Niamh O’Brien has been announced as the winner of the Dr Fiona Bradley national award. The presentation was made at a Joint Annual Meeting of the Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland and the Irish College of General Practitioners, hosted by the University of Galway.
Galway annual Novena commences on Monday
The final preparations are being made in Galway Cathedral for the upcoming annual Novena which runs for nine days from Monday March 6 to Tuesday March 14.