Galway in days gone by

1917 Motor duties not paid At a meeting of Galway County Council, the Acting Secretary said that he had received a sheaf of letters from Mr. Kilkelly, the Council’s solicitor, from parties explaining why they considered...
The organising committee of the Athenry Hurling Club dinner held in the Sacre Coeur Hotel in January 1975 were (seated, from left): Messrs. Gerald Corbett, Secretary; Fr. Willie Cummins, Chairmna; Miss Midge Poniard; Patrick Ruane, Treasurer; and James Corbett, Vice-President. Standing: Christy Kelly, Jackie O'Shea, Gus Feeney, Leo Coffey, Luke Glynn and Noel Kelly.

Galway In Days Gone By

1917 Letter to the Editor Sir, Allow me to draw the attention of Mr. Kennedy, Co. Surveyor to the scandalous condition of the road which leads from Clonboo cross towards Drumgriffin Cross, in the Annaghdown district,...
To win just once: Galway players and supporters share the joy of winning an All-Ireland final after 29-years a-waiting. PHOTO: JOE O'SHAUGHNESSY.

Facing into the West without those bleak September blues

Country Living with Francis Farragher IF you’re a Galway GAA supporter or indeed a Mayo Gaelic football fan, returns to the West, have often been lonesome affairs during the month of September. At that time...
Mountains in Connemara as captured through the mist by the drone operated by Fearghus Foyle (right).

Eye in the sky opens new vistas for Fearghus

Lifestyle -  Judy Murphy meets the man  pioneering an innovative drone technology service in Galway Mention the word drones and most of us immediately think of the low-flying remotely-controlled vehicles that are regularly used in...
The 'sheer terror' of a big clothes shop!

Coping with sheer terror of being lost in Penneys

Country Living with Francis Farragher It’s kind of strange that the older one gets, the more one seems to slip back into situations of childhood angst. Last week, during one of our colder snaps, I...
The demolition of the Pavilion Ballroom, better known as The Hangar, in Salthill Park in the 1970s. A former RAF Aerodrome in Oranmore, it was purchased by Galway Urban Council in 1924 for £400. Over the subsequent half century a succession of big international acts graced the Hangar stage — Jim Reeves, Chubby Checker, Bill Haley, Johnny Cash, Horslips, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, etc as well as all the top names from the showband era. The spartan facilities of The Hangar were put in stark perspective with the opening of the adjacent Leisureland in 1974 which soon became the city's prime concert venue for a decade or more.

Galway In Days Gone By

1917 Trans-Atlantic Port Recently there has been much discussion that is public property, and more important conferences that have been conducted in private, upon the question of building a pier to Mutton Island. Mr. Binns, the...

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