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There is something about the end of summer that makes us stop and take stock.The evenings are getting shorter. The school bags are back at the door. The summer clothes are slowly making their way to the back of the wardrobe and, before we know it, the clocks will go back and the pace of life will change once again.

Galway is turning PINK this October, as prominent landmarks across the city light up in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Jacqueline O’Gorman from Cratloe in Co. Clare but living in Oranmore, Co. Galway is the owner of a magnificent home in the heart of Galway after winning the hugely exciting Win a Home Galway City fundraising draw. Jacqueline’s ticket was the first out at the big finale at Keanes Bar & Restaurant in Oranmore, Co. Galway on Monday night.

A team from the Oranmore Lodge Hotel are aiming to collectively cover 30,000 miles this month to raise funds for heart charity Croí in memory of a former colleague who passed away suddenly last year.

This month, from August 18 to 23, Gary Plummer will take to the Atlantic off Fanore and not stop swimming until Inis Óirr comes into view. That’s 16 kilometres of open water, but this swim extends far beyond endurance for Gary.

For a century and a half, policymakers and preachers have tried to break Ireland’s matriarchal spine. First came colonial statutes that stripped women of ancient Brehon era property rights; then, after Independence, a clerical regime insisted a woman’s duty began and ended inside four walls and that maxim even made its way into the Constitution. Both forces notched victories on paper. Yet the lived chain of female authority, mother to daughter, sister to sister never snapped. I know, because that chain carried me out of Bessborough Mother-and-Baby Home and set me, my child, and several generations of my family back on our feet.

A special community fundraising event in aid of the Croí Stroke Rehabilitation Unit will take place next week in Galway, bringing together jockeys, trainers, sporting personalities and local musicians for an afternoon of entertainment, health awareness and fundraising.

Galway and Clifden RNLI volunteers were in Croke Park ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland senior hurling championship semi-final between Galway and Cork — bringing good luck to the Tribesmen ahead of their victory.

Essex-based cyclist Aidan Spence will be travelling through County Galway as part of a 2,200-mile journey around Ireland celebrating the historic links between Ireland and Essex while raising funds for Irish community organisations in Britain.

The countdown is on for Racing for Rosabel 2026, with organisers delighted to announce this year’s Best Dressed judging panel along with a €8,500 prize fund.