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In 1934, a group of Jes boys gathered in Keogh’s shop, next to the school, to discuss the formation of a school rowing club. As there was no one on the staff to take charge, the school turned down the application but the boys were persistent and made another appeal. So, in October, 1934, the Jes Rowing Club was formed. They had to put together a crew, find a coach, get a boat and a base on the river so that they could get on the water.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.

With their single ‘Fairytale’ reaching the coveted Number 1 slot on iTunes' chart, folk musicians Ger O’Donnell and Trevor Sexton have had a meteoric start to 2024.

Opposition is growing to a biodiversity initiative placing native Irish cattle on public grassland next to Ballyloughane Strand.

A new charity match, organised by the Galway Football Association, will take place Thursday September 21 in Eamonn Deacy Park (7.30pm).

Dolores Keane will be taking to the stage live on Tg4 tomorrow night as the Fleadh Cheoil returns to Mullingar for 2023 back to where it all began in 1951.

Galway Folk Festival have added to their highly anticipated line-up, featuring an exceptional array of international and Irish artists. Taking place from Tuesday June 13 to Sunday June 18, the festival will captivate music lovers with an extraordinary blend of folk, roots, and traditional music from Ireland and beyond.

With delicate harmonies, soulful lyrics and a powerful folk sound that takes audiences on a musical journey through the ebb and flow of life, artists Ger O’Donnell and Trevor Sexton are set to launch their debut album together at Monroe’s Live on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Craft Butchers Team Ireland take to the sky today to defend their 2018 World Butchers Challenge Champion title in Sacramento, California.