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Galway showed they had shaken off the last-gasp disappointment of the Leinster Final to put in a dominant performance against Tipperary in Limerick this evening.

It may be a cliché but the old adage that the happiest days of our lives were the ones we spent at school would be true for most people. When we were in school, we probably thought that it was all lies, but later we gradually realised it was true. Life changes with time but memories of our school days remain the same all the time, days of laughter, smiles, great friendships, games in the school yard, no worries of bills, taxes or finances, desks with flip-tops and inkwells in the middle, heavy school bags, the glantóir, headline copies, the poems we learned, the sheer joy of the last day before the holidays, the imaginative excuses for being late … “The two wheels fell off me bicycle, sir”.

Tipperary 2-19 Galway 0-20

The task facing Galway hurlers when they take on Limerick in next Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final at Croke Park is a major one, but one which the Tribesmen are looking forward to, manager Shane O’Neill said this afternoon after their nail biting 3-23 to 2-24 victory over Tipperary.

A 21 point second half blitz saw Galway overcome a seven point halftime deficit to defeat Tipperary at Pearse Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

A ceremony to mark the unveiling of a new Athlone Chamber of Commerce President took place within the surrounds of the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone in recent times.

I know that last week I struck a positive note, thinking that maybe we were out of the worst of the coronavirus.

A new President has been announced at the Athlone Chamber of Commerce following the appointment of local businessman, Alan Shaw, to the prominent position.

Significant progress in providing a medium term solution to Athlone’s water necessities has been made, the Athlone Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have confirmed.

“The time is now, and the foundations are laid, however substantial inputs are required to progress and drive the Midlands region towards the middle of this century.”