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THE CELEBRATED folk-singer, songwriter, and cultural historian John Faulkner returns to the Galway City Museum this Saturday for another of his popular ‘songs and their stories’ sessions.

North Connemara is among the landscape highlights featured in a new ad campaign aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry.

Séamus Moran (Fair City, Ros na Rún) is looking for young actors.

Connacht players Tiernan O'Halloran and Michael Swift have re-signed with the province this week.

THE ACTOR Séamus Moran, best known for his roles in Fair City and Ros na Rún, is looking for young actors in the west.

Last February some readers enjoyed the tales of George Robert Fitzgerald, of Turlough, Co Mayo, known as Fighting Fitzgerald. He was an appalling man who provoked duels by his insulting behaviour, with his cronies conducted a reign of terror through Mayo, and at one time chained his father in a cave to get him to change his will. He ended on the gallows at Castlebar.

THE NUMBER of books produced by Galway publishers or written by Galway authors over the last number of months has been as prolific as it has been varied and allows the Galway reading public the ideal opportunity to support local presses and writers, thus celebrating the scribes of their native city.

The work of one of Ireland’s great impressionist artists, Charles Lamb, will be the focus of a talk in Galway City Museum this evening at 6pm.

The festive season is fast approaching; it is time to get the gang together to celebrate in style. The Connemara Coast Hotel, located just 10 minutes from Galway city, has pulled out all the stops to ensure you and your friends have a Christmas to remember.

A sustainable fishing management plan for the Celtic Sea is vital if fishing industry jobs are to be protected, particularly in Ros a Mhíl in south Connemara.