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A seven foot, bronze statue celebrating the mythical princess who drowned in the Corrib and gave her name to Galway, is languishing in a plywood crate, in a back yard, in Wicklow.

Galway's senior footballers travel to Páirc Seán MacDiarmada to take on Leitrim in the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final this Saturday.

With the Connacht championship now firmly on the horizon, attention inevitably turns to what Galway’s starting XV might look like. League football often raises as many questions as answers, and that certainly seems to be the case this year.

Survival but no finals or silverware. That’s the bottom line for Galway’s two flagship GAA teams after their National League campaigns wrapped up last weekend.

Two games. Two encouraging displays against last year’s All-Ireland finalists. But ultimately, two defeats and zero points. That is the stark reality of Galway’s opening to the 2026 National Hurling League.

Galway welcome Kildare to Tuam Stadium this Sunday as they look to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season.

As 2025 draws to a close, Maigh Cuilinn stand alone as Galway’s last remaining hope for more provincial glory. To capture the Shane McGettigan Cup, however, they will likely need to deliver their finest hour yet.

It Was reflects on the inevitability of change, even in the quietest corners of the familiar.

The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society will host a talk next week on the good old days, when the Kellys were in charge, from Athleague to Athenry.

The Irish finals will be held indoors, at the Kings Head, on Friday, September 26, at 8pm, while the annual Galway Docklands Festival will run in conjunction with the Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival until Sunday, September 28.