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As Town Mayor, Cllr. Frankie Keena, prepares to pass on his chain of office at the forthcoming meeting of Athlone Moate Municipal District, he spoke with the Athlone Advertiser this week to reflect upon what he described as an “unprecedented” year in the role.

It was a joy to be a Galway person on the first Sunday of September 1980, the day our hurlers ended years of frustration, perennial underachievement, near misses, noble defeats, controversial defeats, the hard luck stories, the emptiness.

Galway United’s thirst for national football honours was finally satisfied in Lansdowne Road in 1991 with a 1-0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the FAI Cup. It was a success that gave reality to dreams cherished for so long by so many who had fostered local football for decades. Linley MacKenzie spent the weekend with the United squad, watching their dreams become reality.

As the country comes to a standstill, so must the current GAA season, and it remains to be seen how fixtures and competitions will be fulfilled this season.

Heskin Auctioneers is offering to the market these newly constructed, architecturally designed, A-rated homes. No 4 and No 5 Durabhán Bheag are located in the popular residential area of Roscam, convenient to Galway city centre which is 5km away and Oranmore village which is 2.5km away.

This Sunday will see two Mayo rugby clubs look to book their place in the final of the showpiece competition of Connacht Junior Rugby.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has called on the Government to immediately activate financial assistance schemes for farmers, families and businesses impacted upon by the serious flooding within the Shannon basin.

Town Mayor, Cllr. Frankie Keena, has stressed the urgent need to implement adequate flood preventative measures for those living in rural areas of the local community presently effected by the rising flood waters.