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Age Action has welcomed research by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice highlighting the higher costs of living in rural areas in comparison to urban areas.

Mayo Intercultural Action has announced that it has been successful in its application for funding under the European Refugee Fund.

AFTER SELL-out seasons in New York, London, and Paris and a sold-out seven week run at Ireland’s National Theatre and a run at the Olympia, Gúna Nua and Civic Theatre bring the smash-hit bittersweet comedy Little Gem to the Town Hall Theatre on Monday October 18 and Tuesday 19.

Locall farmer Padraig Claffey and his family were awarded first prize in Leinster at the recent FBD National Farmyard awards. The prestigious award ceremony took place last week at the Farmers Journal tent at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy.

When was the last time you or your kids climbed a tree, collected bugs or made a den in the garden? This Saturday is your cue as National Heritage Week kicks off with Wild Child Day (August 21).

Built by Sawgrass Construction in 2002, Castan is a small development of semidetached and mid-terrace homes. The development is well laid out with a large landscaped green area in the centre with all homes positioned in a circle around this green area. The development is located on the east side of the city close to a range of amenities such as GMIT, Galway Clinic, Merlin Park Hospital, Kingsvalley Hotel, Clayton Hotel, Briarhill Shopping Centre, and numerous multinational companies.

The International Folk Arts Festival around the barony of Erris kicks off today with carnival music in Eachléim.

They may have come a long way since their early days busking around Dublin over a decade ago, but Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero still approach their music with the same fire that has seen their reputation grow immeasurably since then.

Galway county has the lowest national percentage of births outside marriage, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

World Refugee Day will be celebrated in Galway tomorrow with a series of events taking place in the Galway City Museum from 2pm to 4.30pm