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Home to The Irish Workhouse Centre, and the exquisitely preserved 15th century Portumna Castle, the market town of Portumna in the south-east of Galway County, features some of the most thought provoking and important sites in the country.

Hometown favourite Sam Murphy delivered a superb win at the weekend's Connacht Stroke Play.

Having already booked their place in the Walsh Cup final thanks to last weekend’s nine-point win over Dublin, the Galway senior hurlers will travel to the Darver Centre of Excellence in County Louth this coming Saturday afternoon to take on Antrim.

The final eight teams remaining in the Brooks Group Galway Senior Hurling Championship are now known, with Portumna the only club from outside the boundaries of Senior A to have made it to the business end of proceedings.

A county-wide drum programme linking children, young people and adults is set to commence next month.

Galway camogie is bidding for a fourth All-Ireland title on Sunday when they face old rivals Cork in the Glen Dimplex All Ireland Intermediate Championsiphip in Croke Park (2pm).

O’Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers is preparing to sell some 40 properties in its upcoming live stream property auction which is set to take place on Friday July 23 at 12 noon.

“THE CELLO can be bass, soprano or alto. Its endpin strikes the ground and it seems as if its power and deep sound are coming up from the earth. When played it lies between the musicians legs and they have to embrace it. It’s a very physical thing, it almost becomes part of their body.”

THE SOUND of the cello, a pleasure for the ear and appealing to the heart as the instrument many believe is closest in sound to the human voice, will be at the centre of a new festival for Galway.

Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr James Charity, welcomed the recent funding allocation for Clifden and Portumna, noting that the investment would provide significant enhancement to both areas, but would also benefit the entire county.