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Galway-born Presentation Sister celebrates her 102nd birthday

She was born before penicillin or the sliced pan were invented – they didn’t arrive until a few years later – and she...

State meets with residents over asylum seeker centre

A proposal to turn a former nursing home in Athenry into a centre for asylum seekers has revived complaints about the...

Fairwell to the Eskrainians

It was a coffee morning to say goodbye – as Esker monastery marked the departure of the Ukrainian residents who had b...

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Schools fail the test on student places

Secondary schools in the city and county are coming under immense pressure to meet the demand for first year places next September. As parents i...

Galway’s UN peacekeepers get ready for Christmas

UN Peacekeepers are used to the distance it takes them from home, but that doesn’t make Christmas any easier – and yet there are the little things ...

Celebrating giant influences during annual Culture Night

People in and around Athenry are being invited to Take a Walk with Crom, as part of an intimate spectacle from Macnas Community Theatre that’s taki...

Athenry students bound for Junk Kouture global final

Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamara When art teacher Serena Slevin-Joyce had second year student Joshua Whelan in her class at Clar...

Athenry boys threw everything at famed Kilkenny rivals but it’s not enough

St Kieran's College 3-13 Pres College, Athenry 0-12 Paul Keane at Croke Park THEY can console themselves at Presentation College, Athenry ...

Honesty comes at a price for Council tenant

A single mother – doing her best to get on in life – discovered honesty isn’t necessarily the best policy when it comes to Galway County Council…af...


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Galway-born Presentation Sister celebrates her 102nd birthday
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