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She attended a very special reunion over a fortnight ago and on December 4 of this year, there will be another anniversary of a significant team milestone in the playing career of former Galway footballer Niamh Duggan.

A place is defined by its people; those who awake at dawn and from that moment contribute to the betterment of life for their community. To offer a hello, to whistle, to hum. Those who speak and advocate; and those who don’t. Those who lift the hearts through song, through sport, through artistic excellence, through being there when a helping hand is needed.

Galway football legend Noel Tierney has died at the age of 82. Regarded as one of the finest full-backs to play the game, he was part of the renowned Galway team to win three All-Ireland championships in a row between 1964 and 1966.

It came as no surprise when Galway’s Paul Conroy was announced as PwC Footballer of the Year for 2024 at the All-Stars awards banquet held in the RDS, Dublin last Friday, November 1.

Step inside Santa's Workshop at the GAA Museum in Croke Park for an unforgettable Christmas adventure! Fans of the festive season and GAA are invited to pull on your club or county jerseys and head to the GAA Museum at Croke Park, where Santa Claus himself is ready to lead his team of elves in another unforgettable Santa Experience.

After an incredible year for Galway GAA, Padraic Joyce’s men fell just short at the finishing line losing by a single point to Armagh, 1-11 to 0-13.

The legacy of Julie-Ann Russell has long been secure in Galway footballing circles. An Irish international, who gave to the Galway game at both ends of her career and played abroad professionally, there didn’t seem to be much left for the Moycullen native left to accomplish.

When someone who has played a significant role in your life dies, it naturally heralds a time for some reflection and their death also holds a mirror up to our own mortality.

In just their third All-Ireland semi-final since 2001, Galway will face Donegal this Sunday in Croke Park, with throw in at 4pm.

There has been so much hype recently about how Galway had not beaten Dublin in football for 90 years that it got me wondering, what were those men of 1934 like? They must have been mighty men. They were! This is who they were –