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What is Fianna Fáil doing in Connemara? The fortress of Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív is grinding slowly, very slowly, to making a decision regarding the team that will contest the Local Elections on June 5.

With its castle, mountains, lakes, and river, Ballynahinch is undoubtedly one of the best-known areas of Connemara. The present day hotel was once the seat of the Martin family and the birthplace of Humanity Dick, parliamentarian and founder of the RSPCA. In later years the house was bought by Ranjit Singh, the great cricketer. This beautiful area provides superb game fishing and shooting as well as a variety of other outdoor pursuits.

“THERE ARE always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” So said American landscape photographer Ansel Adams, and this idea forms the backdrop to a new exhibition which opens this week.

An investigation has been launched into the drowning of two fishermen off the north Connemara coast this week.

“No man at all can be living forever and we must be satisfied.”

An inquest jury has called for a “serious review” of safety measures during private flights, for the position of the emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) to be clearly shown, and for the Irish Aviation Authority to ensure all light aircraft operating in Irish airspace comply with regulations.

With yet another award announced earlier this month, Ann Downey General manager and her team at the Connemara Coast Hotel have even more to celebrate right now. Following on their inclusion in the prestigious 2009 Bridgestone 100 Best places to stay in Ireland and their Failte Ireland ‘Best practice/Optimus award’ coupled with the Green Energy Award they received in January, CIE tours have just announced the hotel has won an Award of Excellence from them.

For these local elections Fianna Fáil launched a new system of selection designed to ensure transparency, fairness, and an end to sitting councillors selecting below par running mates.

Audio-visual material, sound recordings, images, and documents concerning Joe Éinniú, one of the greatest of all sean nós singers, was presented to NUI Galway this week.

TG4’s Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill officially launched Connemara’s new mobile playbus, a Galway City and County Childcare Committee initiative in association with the HSE West, recently.