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On this day 85 years ago, the fourth of July 1929, rowing history was made at Galway Regatta when a crew from the Menlo Emmetts Club brought the Senior Eights Championship trophy to Galway for the first time. All of the crew were from the small village a few miles up the Corrib, were native Irish speakers, and had lived locally and worked by the river all of their lives.

The countdown is on for the highly anticipated Livestream Auction for O’Donnellan & Joyce, Thursday June 20 at 12 noon. It is set to be an excellent auction that promises something special for everyone.

The loss of 13 lives, five of which were teenagers, on Galway’s roads in 2023 has contributed to the 19 per cent national increase for the year compared to 2022.

The area of Headford has been described as a place filled with ‘shock, numbness and a feeling of despair’ following the deaths of two young teenagers, Lukas Joyce and Kirsty Bohan in a road traffic accident on Monday.

The tragic deaths of three teenagers in an accident at Menlo Pier last weekend has left “a city numbed speechless,” the priest celebrating the first of the funeral Masses said yesterday (Wednesday), when hundreds of mourners gathered to bid farewell to 16-year-old John Keenan Sammon.

‘My father had a sister Bríd. She was a beautiful woman when she was young. She was friendly with Jack (Seán) ‘ac Coscair, but her father never knew they had spoken a word to each other. It was Bríd who used to rake the fire and close the door each night. She raked the fire and closed the door that night, and she went to bed. She was only a short time asleep when a sinneán (strong gust of wind) came, and the door was blown in against that wall below. ‘Get up, Bríd,’ said her father, ‘and close the door!’

Heskin auctioneers presents this four bedroom, two bathroom, bungalow in Menlo to the market. This property offers the best of both worlds, quiet countryside living located just a stone's throw from the hustle and bustle of the city centre. Enjoy the surrounds of Menlo Castle and Menlo Pier which are on the doorstep.