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With promotion to the SSE Airtricity League premier division secured, Galway FC's preparations for the significant challenges which await in the top flight next year have already commenced.

Sometimes a feeling abounds that Galway does not punch the weight it should, that there is something amiss, divisive, unhealthy even, that eats at the heart of every concerted effort to make this city better. It is not a begrudgery. It is something more than that. A sort of reticence in the drive to improve things, to make Galway a city like all the others. There are many reasons for this. There are many objections to key infrastructural advancements, but this in itself is not solely a bad thing. It is an opinionated city, though often the balance of opinion lies with those who pose an alternative view, based on the perception of the world, rather than on how it is viewed or needed locally.

With FAI Ford Cup action taking centre stage domestically, Galway FC do not have a fixture this weekend, which is a pity considering how well Tommy Dunne’s side performed when defeating Shamrock Rovers B at Tallaght Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

It was a wild, winter’s night. Brian and Luke Comer’s hands were bleeding and they were crying with tiredness and pain. They were being battered from all directions by torrential rain. But they continued to plaster. It was 4am and the teenagers from Glenamaddy, who often worked 17-hour days, knew they had to get the Kerry Co-Op job finished.

The billionaire Glenamaddy brothers who are funding Galway FC to the tune of €300,000 over a three year period said this week they plan to extend their sponsorship of the city based League of Ireland side in the future.

Having finally secured an SSE Airtricity League Premier Division victory, Athlone Town head for Turners Cross this evening hopeful of causing another surprise against Cork City.

Tolka Park will provide the backdrop for tomorrow's much anticipated SSE Airtricity League first division encounter involving Shelbourne and Galway FC.

Bernie O'Connell and the Board of Galway FC have been announced as Galway City Council Volunteers of the Year at the 11th Annual Mayor's Awards for Galway City on Tuesday night.

Each passing week brings another difficult assignment for Athlone Town, who welcome Cork City to Lissywollen this evening for a crucial SSE Airtricity League clash.