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Athlone Gymnastics Club representatives proudly participate in National Series
Representatives from Athlone Gymnastics club were proud participants in the recently hosted National Seres Gymnastics Team Championships which took place in the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin.
Galway-based digital stocktaking solution DigiTally receives international recognition
Patrick McDermott’s role in the growth of DigiTally, a digital stocktaking platform, within the Liverpool Food and Beverage industry has earned him a nomination for this year’s Livercool awards.
Ireland West Airport launches its 2022-2023 winter schedule
Ireland West Airport this week launched its bumper winter schedule, with 84 weekly flights to and from a host of cities in the UK and Europe.
An historic air mail flight from Galway to Berlin
Ninety years ago, on October 22, 1932, a Fox Moth plane piloted by Captain Armstrong took off from Oranmore carrying mails and two passengers, Peggy Kenny and Kitty Curran, thus starting the first Irish-Continental European air mail delivery and the first passenger service. The mails were handed to the pilot by the postmaster Mr C Lynch. Bad weather at Athlone meant they had to fly blind a few hundred feet above ground for some time. This ‘feeder’ part of the overall journey was sponsored by Galway Harbour Board to the tune of £80. The flight took 55 minutes, it took the ladies four hours to get home on the train.
Take the journey of a lifetime with a no-fly cruise
While many cruises mean having to catch a flight for at least part of your journey, no-fly cruises from Belfast offer a hassle-free straight-onto-the-ship alternative that appeals to many.
The small western parishes with sporting heroes
The small parish of Killannin has always provided more than its share of sporting giants, and this week two, who are at the top of their game, are in the news again.
Take a journey into the past at the National Famine Museum
By Una Sinnott
Ireland West Airport launches record summer flight schedule
Ireland West Airport has launched its busiest ever summer schedule with 140 weekly flights to and from 19 routes across the UK and Europe.
The emigrant returns
Castlebar Train Station opened on 12 December 1862. Claremorris opened the previous May; Westport followed four years later. As travel times decreased, those desperate to trade the poverty of Mayo for the hope of a better life in one of the burgeoning cities across the Irish sea could be in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or London in two days.
