Galway’s cead míle failte – just not if you’re a Syrian
When Galway was voted the world’s friendliest city, in a travel survey last year, we all patted ourselves on the back and tweeted how great we are.
Isn’t it a great little country all the...
Hard times for hard copies as Pádraig stamps his foot
Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley
Efforts by Galway City Council to save money on postage have been frustrated. Officials at City Hall are trying to introduce new protocols that...
Connacht must develop Plan B as rivals are catching on
Inside Track with John McIntyre
THERE was more than a few Connacht supporters justifiably hot under the collar when the 34-man Irish squad was unveiled for the November Internationals last week. Just three players from...
Call up to Irish squad shows talent of local soccer star
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
IT may not quite have been Stuttgart in ’88 or Genoa in 1990 or the Giants Stadium in ’94 but the Republic of Ireland’s historic 1-0 victory over Austria in...
GAA rises to the challenge in backing IRFU’s World Cup bid
Inside Track with John McIntyre
THE GAA rightly got a bad rap for decades over its hostility to other sports – an attitude which manifested itself in hurlers and footballers being banned from playing rugby...
Charity Chariot is taking to the roads for a good cause
Talking Sport with Stephen Glennon
IT was a sad day when the ‘General Liam’ was laid to rest. He had been a good, faithful servant and, although prone to the odd breakdown, he was never...