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A man with two years’ rowing experience is to take on the Atlantic Ocean in a mammoth fundraising challenge for two charities.

Galway endurance swimmer Daragh Morgan this week became the first person to swim around Ireland in an unprecedented 1,468-kilometre swim which took him five months to complete and raised vital funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Simon Community.

A Galway city school is rallying around to raise funds to help a pupil who fell ill earlier this year and who now needs 24-hour care as he continues his recovery.

This Christmas, a small gesture can make a big difference to a rescue dog. MADRA’s Dog’s Dinner Appeal is back, inviting animal lovers to donate just six euros, enough to give a rescued dog a warm, nourishing meal this festive season.

Mike Cubbard is perched on a sofa in the bare-walled living room of his new house, supping a mug of tea, describing his pregnant wife being threatened with a beating, their children burned alive, and his mother raped.

After a hugely successful fundraiser last year, CroíACT returns to Galway Comedy Festival 2025 with eight Galwegians to make their debuts.

The Headford & District Association will host a family table quiz on Saturday, October 18 in St Fursa's Parish Hall. Doors open at 4.30pm, and the quiz runs from 5pm to 8pm.

Members of the Martin Murray Foundation and Moonlight Big Band have presented a cheque to the Galway Hospice, after their big band fundraiser ‘A Night of Jazz Legends’ at the Salthill Hotel last May.

The Conamara Sea Week Festival takes place in Letterfrack in northwest Connemara from October 18 to 27.

Inspired by the desire to help other grieving families and to honour the memory of their late daughter, Sophie, the Murphy family from Tuam presented a cheque for €19,617.08 to the Maternity Bereavement Services at University Hospital Galway (UHG).