Galway football captain Padraic Joyce and Mayo veteran James Nallen put all local rivalries aside to launch the 2008 Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI) Good Neighbour Award in Galway on Monday.

The hurling county board meeting that took place last night was scheduled as "a regular meeting", with the senior manager's future "just one of the items on the agenda," according to a county board official.

A golf classic in aid of the Alan Kerins African Projects charity will take place in Cregmore next month.

Galway's Palestine Children's Appeal is to continue its fundraising this month with a sponsored climb of Croagh Patrick.

The Renmore road pilot scheme that aims to offer some relief to drivers in one of the most hectic traffic zones in the city has come into question.

Libertas has robustly denied accusations that founder Declan Ganley "chickened out" of a debate on Ireland's future post-Lisbon.

Information released by the Central Applications Office (CAO) on Monday has shown strong demand for new programmes at NUI, Galway.

Just one Galway TD, Fianna Fáil's Frank Fahey, has been named in a list of TDs and Senators who employ family members in State-funded jobs.

Clár funding of €120,437 has been allocated to Poppyhill Group Water Scheme, in Kiloran, Co Galway.

Galway's great hope, the Green Dragon Volvo Open 70, has completed its qualification passage for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/09.