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Connacht open their European campaign against familiar foes Ospreys on Sunday (3.15pm), boosted by their solid victory over the South African Sharks at the weekend.

A decade on from collecting his first All-Star award, Cathal Mannion has once again been rightfully recognised among hurling’s elite, earning a place on the 2025 All-Star team last weekend — marking a fitting reward at the end of a superb season for the 31-year-old from Ahascragh/Fohenagh.

Galway camogie will feature prominently in a new thrilling fly on the wall series on the All-Ireland senior camogie championship, won in stirring fashion by the Tribeswomen in August.

Connacht, in suffering another narrow defeat - this time against Munster in Thomond Park - had to be content with a losing bonus point.

A thundering goal from Conor Kavanagh lashed to the net proved the impetus for a historic 2-16 to 0-19 win by the city side in a thrilling game in Athenry.

Were it not for the magic weaved by Cathal Murray’s senior camogie team in Croke Park last August, it would have been a bleak year for the maroon and white.

On a soft Galway afternoon last Thursday, as the autumn light slipped across the paving stones of Eyre Square, a small crowd gathered near the entrance to the Eyre Square Centre. City councillors, family members, and lifelong friends stood together in quiet pride, as President Michael D. Higgins unveiled a memorial bench to one of Galway’s most steadfast public servants — Mr Clement Ignatius O’Flynn.

This December marks the centenary anniversary of the passing of Lady Ardilaun. Ashford Castle in County Mayo will host a once-in-a-lifetime experience, an exclusive evening in the company of four members of the Guinness family in their former ancestral home from December 12 to 14.

Maigh Cuilinn will look to make it two wins from two in the Men’s National League this weekend when they welcome Carrick Cruisers to Spórtlann Mhichael Mhóir in Leitir Móir for their first home fixture this season.