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A trip to the rebel county and a meeting with UCC Demons in the Mardyke Arena awaits the Superleague basketballers of Maigh Cuilinn this Saturday at 4pm.

In 1895, the Galway Woolen Mills opened in Newtownsmith on land that was owned by Marcella Burke. The project was set up to provide employment, especially for young women, rather than to generate profits. Fr Dooley, the diocesan administrator, was the driving force behind the project and it was known locally as “Fr Dooley’s Mill’ long after he died in 1911. He took over three houses in order to build the mill. The hours were long and the pay was not great, 7/6 for women and 18 shillings for men.

This factory was situated in Newtownsmith in a tall building that later became part of the ESB complex. It was quite a big employer of the day in the city, employing mostly young girls and women.

The final week of the Basketball Ireland Super League season sees Moycullen host back-to-back home games in NUIG Sports Centre. First up on Saturday at 3pm Moycullen face Kerry side Killorglin, and Sunday at 4pm the visitors are the famed Neptune BC of Cork City.

Moycullen host the first of a series of home games over the next three weekends when they take on Cork City’s Neptune on Saturday (7pm) in the NUIG Sports Arena.

From the cages of Long Kesh in the 1970s, to the lecture halls and classrooms of NUI Galway this century, a love of writing and a passionate belief in the importance of education has been central in the life of Paddy McMenamin.

Often referred to as the spiritual home of Irish basketball, Neptune Stadium awaits this weekend for the Moycullen Superleague basketballers as they journey to Cork city in search of some comfort and confidence.

Moycullen venture to Kerry to face recently crowned National Cup champions Tralee Warriors this Saturday in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Superleague.

A trip to Tralee and a National Cup quarter-final awaits Moycullen’s Superleague basketballers this Saturday as they face Tralee Warriors in the town’s Sports Complex at 7pm.

Moycullen’s Superleague basketballers need to turn good performances into winning results when they entertain DBS Eanna from Dublin in NUIG’s Sports Arena on Sunday at 3pm.