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There was much to celebrate in Kilkenny this week following the return home of our very own special Olympians who between them boasted a tally of three Olympic medals and two ribbons.

Kilkenny’s three Special Olympics athletes returned home this week, bringing with them their entourage of supporters, as well as a new collection of medals and ribbons to show for their efforts.

The g Hotel will give the cab drivers of Galway something to hoot their horn about today as the five-star hotel is planning its annual Taxi Appreciation Day today, Thursday June 30.

Time waits for no man, and Galway’s newest freeman of the city, John Killeen, is already setting new goals and pushing more boundaries.

One could almost say that the Duggan family of College Road were born to play the game of hurling. A number of their predecessors had played for a famous College Road team in the 1890s, and their uncle Paddy played for Galway. They were given their first hurleys by Eddie Moore O’Flaherty from the Claddagh when they were very young children, so it was no wonder that Sean and Paddy and Jimmy would play for Galway and that Monica would become a very famous camogie player. Paddy and Monica have gone to their reward, but happily Sean and Jimmy are still with us.