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A new Manchester band with Galway roots has dropped its debut EP Heaven Here, combining musical traditions from the West of Ireland with Northwest England’s rock n’ roll.

Florist Margaret Madden has been fielding well wishers for almost two weeks after herself and husband Michael announced their shop on Flood Street will close tomorrow, Friday, July 4, after 38 years.

The Town Hall Theatre has just launched an exciting programme of events for July - September 2025 that will entertain and enthral!

An important ethnological study of the fishermen of the Claddagh appeared in the Ulster Journal of Archaeology in 1853, written by someone who signed themselves J McE. In it, the author describes the people of the area as being purely Irish, of the most ancient Celtic type. There is no Spanish influence to be seen in their features.

The Galway Film Fleadh has struck an agreement with Galway City Council to manage the recently shuttered Pálás for the duration of the festival.

No, it’s not a Fr Ted sketch, this is Shearfest 2025, with shepherds from all over the world descending on the hallowed ground of Mountbellew Mart this weekend to compete during the day, and dance the evenings away.

There is something truly spellbinding about Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. A route of windswept cliffs, churning seas, ancient stone walls, and sleepy villages, it has long captured the hearts of those who traverse its length. But more recently, it has found an even wider audience — as a compelling character in some of the most striking film and television productions of our time.

by Maxim Kelly

Have you ever sat with an elderly Irish Traveller and asked them what their life was like?

During the Winter season, most people find we need to motivate ourselves as we head into longer, darker evenings. It is so important to keep on top of our health, it is time to pick up the pieces and get our mental, physical and emotional health in order.