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On Friday last, at a Special Meeting of Galway City Council, Keith Finnegan, veteran broadcaster and journalist, was awarded the Freedom of the City of Galway by Mayor Eddie Hoare and the elected members.

Le Boom is brothers Christy and Andy from Navan. These underground ravers will emerge from their warehouses to play the Róisín Dubh next Thursday, April 18, at midnight.

The area of Headford has been described as a place filled with ‘shock, numbness and a feeling of despair’ following the deaths of two young teenagers, Lukas Joyce and Kirsty Bohan in a road traffic accident on Monday.

This article first appeared in The Galway Advertiser in December 2022.

The top of the table clash between Queen’s University and Buccaneers provided highly entertaining fare with the league leaders forced to battle all the way to maintain their winning sequence and their perch on top of the Energia All-Ireland League Division 2A as it breaks for the festive season.

Buccaneers RFC paid tribute to former ladies committee member, Hazel Reid, who passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday.

If you think tourism has looked a bit frantic over the summer, a slow break in Athlone could be just the ticket for your autumn break away. Inspired by the River Shannon, lazily meandering south from Lough Ree, Athlone is embracing slow tourism with enthusiasm. River cruises, walking tours, gentle cycling routes, and relaxing spa treatments all play their part in creating the ultimate laid-back holiday experience in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.

In 1911 the successful and popular Theodore Roosevelt had recently completed his two-terms as president, but was still a man of incomparable influence, when the Abbey Theatre opened in New York on Monday November 27.

FOLLOWING THE release of his latest album, Magic Nights, the great Christy Moore has announced his return to Galway next year, with a concert in Leisureland, Salthill, on Friday August 14.

Dominick Street lost one of its longest residents when businesswoman Carmel Flaherty passed away recently. Her sudden death was a great shock to her neighbours and friends on the street and she will be greatly missed by them.