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A County Galway child was so moved when she saw a photograph of a little girl who was diagnosed with cancer that she decided to get her hair cut and donate it to a charity that makes wigs for children with the condition.

They are going, going, going from the valleys and the hills,

This weekend Athlone is to host the 45th running of the national Community Games finals at the athletic stadium in the AIT sportsground.

Saturday December 3 was the UN International Day of Persons with Disability. We marked it in Galway by holding what we called a ‘Speakout,’ at one o’clock outside Brown Thomas’s, where the Christmas shopping crowds were thickest. Ten of us, men and women in wheelchairs, all ages from late twenties to over eighty, spoke in turn about the need to combat our social exclusion in the city, letting the public know the everyday obstacles we face to our mobility and ease of access.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Anam Cara Hair Studio has opened its doors to the people of Mullingar in Fairgreen. Proprietor Geraldine Daly, now living in Mullingar, is highly qualified having owned a salon in Dublin, and has years of teaching, competition work, and management experience under her belt.

The 60x30 season concluded with the final series of finals at eight venues around the country over the weekend and Mayo handballers secured a further two title from their five contested finals.

Long summer evenings should be spent outdoors with the delicious aroma of barbecued food and the chatter of friends and colleagues mingling in the air!

An epic weekend of camogie unfolded as the two under-21 Roinn A semi-finals in the St Canice’s Credit union camogie championship plus the Leinster Intermediates were decided. The action began on Saturday as Mullinavat and Clara produced an all-time classic as they clocked up a staggering 15 goals between them in the first semi-final played in Ballyhale last Saturday afternoon.

Tullamore Harriers athletic track was the venue for Day 1 and 2 of this year’s Under 12 to Under 19 track and field national championships. The strong gusting winds made life difficult for many but especially for the high jumpers and javelin throwers.