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Speaking this week, Deputy Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, welcomed the commencement of these essential works.

Well I’m only coming together now after a very packed weekend. On Saturday, I had been invited to speak at the 30th Colmcille Winter School. The man in charge of it, Martin Egan, had emailed me in early December asking would I speak, and I agreed long before I knew the date of the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis which was also last Saturday. Anyway, I had given my confirmation that I would be there, so of course I couldn’t break that.

We came across this drawing in the National Library titled “A narrow street in Galway, c.1840-1850”. The clue is in the handwriting at the top of the image, ‘Castle Bank’. In fact, it was a courtyard, not a street, looking at the back of Banks Castle off High Street. Our photograph (courtesy of the Chetham Library in Manchester), shows us much the same view about 25 years later. The property is now part of the King’s Head.

Unislim is celebrating 47 years in business this year and is relaunching classes in the Galway region over the coming weeks.

Galway will take on Limerick in the Camogie League division one semi-final after finishing top of group 2 on Sunday.

Eager to respond following an opening evening SSE Airtricity League first division loss to Shelbourne, Galway United will be keen to deliver a victory at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday against Wexford FC (7.45pm)

Cillin Greene of GCH travels to Scotland with the Irish team for the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow this weekend.

Maybe not a meteoric rise, but something of a slow and determined slog, Jack Carty, now 26, seems to have been around Connacht Rugby for a long time.

Athlone brewing company Dead Centre Brewing which will soon open its doors to the Midlands public at Custume Pier, will exhibit produce at Ireland’s largest craft drinks gathering, the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair which returns to the Convention Centre Dublin from March 14-16.

World Hearing Day, held on March 3 each year, promotes ear and hearing health, and raises awareness of how to prevent hearing loss.