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As a new season of hockey gets underway, there is a new club on the scene in Galway.

Galway United and Connacht Hockey have confirmed that planning permission is being sought with Galway County Council for a multipurpose sport training facility in Mountain South, Athenry.

The facility will be a game changer for Galway sports as it will consist of two full-size football pitches – one grass and one all-weather – and a full-size hockey pitch. Changing facilities, administrative offices, meeting rooms and a high-performance gymnasium will also be in the floodlit facility.

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East and Minister for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, has welcomed the allocation of €3.3 million to St Jarlath's in Tuam and Kinvara Hockey Club as part of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF).

Sports clubs across Galway are to receive a €15 million slice of the half billion euro sports funding pie announced by government ministers this week.

Local sports advocate and Fine Gael candidate for Galway City East local elections, Aisling Keogh, has called for a more collaborative effort among sporting bodies to create community shared sports facilities in Galway city and county.

Applications from sports clubs in Athlone and County Westmeath are now invited under the fourth Texaco Support for Sport initiative in which a fund of €130,000 will be divided in €5,000 amounts and distributed to successful applicants in each of the twenty-six counties.

Applications from sports clubs in Athlone and County Westmeath are now invited under the fourth Texaco Support for Sport initiative in which a fund of €130,000 will be divided in €5,000 amounts and distributed to successful applicants in each of the twenty-six counties.

After spending all of last year celebrating 10 years of leading education in the east side of Galway city, Merlin College will again welcome parents and sixth class students to its open night this Monday, October 2 at 7pm, to begin another decade of growth and educational excellence.

Drumraney camogie club is one of 25 clubs nationwide to benefit from a €125,000 Texaco Support for Sport funding initiative.