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As was the norm, the last time I spoke with Martin Horgan, one of us was either coming or going to a football pitch. Trudging off with a bag of balls, shoving singlets into a box, making some arrangement for the pushing of some project or others, the complexion of sporting satisfaction evident in our visage. Perhaps because it was always in places like that that we encountered each other, my memories are so precious and so sad. Pitches were a playground in our youth, and in our more mature years, they still represent a leap from the reality of life. Perhaps that is why I love them so much. That reality hit home this week when Martin passed away, his death sending shockwaves throughout the sporting community in Galway and his wide circle of family and friends.

Southern Gaels hosted four of their annual tournaments last week to mark hurling festival week in celebration of the club’s 50th anniversary.

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As Open Week progresses at Athlone Golf Club, large numbers of playing members and visitors continue to grace the pristinely prepared fairways and greens on the shores of Lough Ree.

A promising Galway United U19 outfit face a tough test away to St Patrick’s Athletic in Dublin on Sunday.

The village of Glasson and the surrounding wider Midlands region is in mourning following the recent death of Moira Grogan.

One of Galway’s best known businessmen Dermot Murray, Ard Aoibhinn, Dalysfort Road, died peacefully at University College Hospital last Friday.

The highly regarded David Daly continues to serve the Galway game with distinction. As a player, coach, and referee Daly has thoroughly enjoyed being involved at all levels of football.

Wexford and Waterford may have already crowned their senior county hurling champions, but there is still plenty of top class action to look forward to in Galway as the quarter-finals of what has been an excellent championship so far are scheduled for this coming weekend.

SIDELINE CHAT with Ray Silke