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I was privileged several times to have been in Croke Park when Galway won All-Irelands but none of them compared to September 7, 1980 when we won our first hurling title in 57 years. All of those years of frustration, of being gallant losers, noble in defeat, worthy opposition, of being classed as also-rans, chokers, of being told we had some of the finest hurlers never to win an All-Ireland, were all forgotten in that never-to-be-forgotten moment when the final whistle went. All of the hard luck stories, the near misses, the controversial defeats, the emptiness, all vanished with the sweet music of that whistle. We had to look at the scoreboard to make sure it was true. Galway 2-15, Limerick 3-9. The tears. The huge outburst of emotion and frenzied celebration was beautifully captured in Stan Shields’ photograph, our first image today.

The journey home typically follows a familiar cycle of grief. First, frustration with the players. Then the management, who inevitably get dissected in post-mortems. By Enfield, the County Board is often next in line. Everyone has something to get off their chest, and the bus or car becomes a mobile therapy session.

A Galway-based student with a rare, genetic skin disease hopes to raise €5,000 by abseiling from the roof of Croke Park to raise funds for others living with her condition.

Kilkerrin-Clonberne have received eight places on this year’s Ladies Gaelic Football Club Championship Team of the Year.

GAA-mad children from Athlone and the wider Midlands region can learn more about Ireland’s ancient sport from the time of Setanta right up to the era of Cian Lynch!

Over 500 young people involved in Comhairle na nÓg, including members from Galway County and City, gathered at Croke Park recently to showcase and celebrate their wide range of achievements and be inspired by a host of speakers and entertainers.

Mayo Local Enterprise Office have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford and St. Louis Secondary School, Kiltimagh will represent Mayo at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday, May 5.

It will be another big day for Kilkerrin-Clonberne on Saturday when the ladies take on Donoghmoyne in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship in Croke Park.

Deservedly absorbing the magnitude of Westmeath’s historic victory in Croke Park on Saturday, team manager, Jack Cooney, spoke to the Athlone Advertiser on Monday morning, as he recalled the weekend celebrations upon the county’s Tailteann Cup success.

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