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Three anglers from Loughrea were part of the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA) Youth Team that made history by winning an unprecedented sixth consecutive gold medal at the 2026 Youth International Fly Fishing Championships.

Archaeologists have rediscovered a ‘lost’ Neolithic tomb and located a second, previously unidentified, tomb during excavations at a prehistoric site revealing new evidence about the earliest farming communities in the west of Ireland.

Galway athletes will travel in numbers to the blue riband track and field event of the season on the domestic calendar, the National Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Santry this weekend.

There will be two featured acts on the night, plus invited guests and a selection of local performers.

In Séamus King’s remarkable book The History of Hurling, there is a reference to hurling being played as far back as 1,200 BC in Tara, Co Meath. The earliest written references to the sport in the Brehon Laws date from the fifth century. It was played in ancient times by teams representing villages, involving hundreds of players, and the match might last several hours, even days.

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Connacht, having bagged the valuable eighth URC spot with a commanding 26-5 win over Edinburgh, are now hunting down a win against another Scottish outfit in their bid to progress in Europe on Friday at 7.45pm at Scotstoun Stadium.

Connacht’s promotion to the Champions Cup next season remains in the balance despite having made the top eight of the URC.

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Thirteen artists with a Galway connection are to share a €33,860 award administered by the County Council.