My name is Aidan Coughlan and I live in Ballybrit. I go to school in St. Michael's Boys School in Mervue. We won the Green Schools Award this year. We received the award in Dublin. It was sponsored by Coca Cola. The minister of education, Micheál Martin presented it to Mr. O' Dwyer. We also got to meet the Mayor of Galway, Angela Lupton. My hobbies are cycling, reading, swimming, Gaelic football and soccer. I play for the local soccer team, Mervue Utd. They won the city league last year. I support Manchester United. I go swimming every Thursday in Leisureland. There are a lot of factories around Mervue such as Thermo King, where they make fridges for trucks. In Mullincrodt they make life support machines. My father works there as a technical support specialist. He has to travel a lot to other countries to fix machines. At Royal Tara they make pottery and china. My father is also the assistant manager at the Galway race track. It is owned by Bord na gConn. Galway United's home ground is Terryland Park. Their shirts are maroon and black and their shorts are maroon. The ground can hold up to 8000 people. Their record attendance was 7260 against Cork City in 1994. Their seating capacity will be 1400 when the new stand is complete.

Hello my name is Edmund King. I am 11 years old and I go to St. Michael's school. My favourite sport is the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ken Shamrock is the best and is now nick-named the most dangerous man in the world. My favourite soccer team is Manchester United. I hate Chelsea and Leeds aren't on my most-loved list. My favourite food is gammon steak and potatoes. I also love pears. I like watching Friends and The Simpsons. I own a Nintendo 64. My favourite games on it are Zelda, Goldeye, W.C.W and Mario 64. The playstation is useless. It's painfully slow.

My name is David King and I live in Newcastle Galway. I am 11 years of age and I am in 5th class. I play soccer for Mervue United. I have one brother and his name is Kenneth. My favourite hobbies are soccer, snooker, Gaelic football, cycling, rugby and swimming. My favourite subject in school is Geography. I went to Old Trafford in 1998 and we had a tour of the Stadium. The programme I like best on T.V. is Match of the Day and A Question of Sport. My favourite pop group is Bewitched and the Corrs. My favourite television soap is Coronation Street. My favourite book is Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. I love board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Cleudo and Boggle. When I grow up I want to be a soccer player. I would love to go to America to Disneyworld and I would also love to go to Italy to see the Leaning Tower of Pizza