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Have you ever wondered why the firstborn often carries the greatest weight? Like the first tree to face the storm or the first bridge to bear the load, firstborns are frequently entrusted with responsibilities, expectations, sacrifices, and battles that others may never fully understand. Yet, God never allows a burden without also providing the grace for victory. Faith Christian Fellowship Ministry warmly invites the people of Galway and the surrounding communities to the *Firstborn Annual Prayer Summit 2026,* a divine appointment for everyone believing God for breakthrough, restoration, healing, favour, and a fresh beginning.

The nature of family relationships will be examined the first lecture in the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society spring series, which will be held in the Harbour Hotel on Monday, January 13 at 8pm.

The Western Family History Association (WFHA), Galway’s dedicated genealogy society, celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the Lackagh Parish Centre.

My partner and I have lived together for the past two years. I own the house where we live. My partner recently told me that he made a will and he is leaving his entire estate to me. He is not particularly wealthy but I understand he has a large life insurance policy. I don’t want to sound ungrateful but if my partner passed away would I be left with a very large inheritance tax bill?

The Knock Marriage Introductions saw almost 1,500 people telephone the service in 2013 to make enquires about the service according to new figures released by this week.

Memorial cards will be scanned into history at a special two-day event hosted by the Western Family History Association in the Lackagh Parish Centre on Saturday November 2 and Sunday November 3.

The Western Family History Association will hold its annual general meeting next week, and the event will feature information on finding long lost relatives in the US, along with the relaunch of the association’s library.

The Western Family History Association will host a talk entitled ‘Church of Ireland Records and Family History Research’ at its next meeting, which will take place in the Claregalway Hotel on Wednesday November 14 at 8.15pm.

If you have an interest in genealogy and want to find out about your family tree then contact Dympna on 087 677 4362 in order to join a group that discusses genealogy.

So now everyone in the country should have been counted and accounted for, the real work starts in making heads and tail of the results to ensure our politicians and policy makers can make informed decisions.