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A presentation of the proposed route for the N5 Westport to Turlough Road Project will be held in the Westport Civic Office on Tuesday June 12, the Museum of Country Life, Turlough on Wednesday June 13 and Lough Lannagh Holiday Village on Thursday June 14 from 2pm to 8pm. All individuals and interested parties are invited to attend.

Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the plan to develop Rehins Woods which will now be submitted to the Department of Agriculture for consideration under the NeighbourWoods Scheme.

The total visitor figures to the four sites of the National Museum of Ireland (one of which is in Turlough) for 2011 was 1,096,027, which was not only a 10 per cent increase on 2010 but also the highest figure ever for visits to the museum. However, visitor numbers to the Museum of County Life in Turlough were down slightly on 2010.

Today is it hard to imagine a world without photographs. They decorate our homes, are on social network sites, in our school textbooks, in our newspapers, in family albums, and kept safe in our wallets and purses. It is hard to belief photography is only 160 years old.

It is a huge disappointment to me, and to all staff in the Museum of Country Life at Turlough Park, that Féile na Tuaithe will not be taking place in 2012. When I informed staff here last week that féile would not be going ahead, the sense of shock and disappointment was palpable. As we have been informing our sponsors and principal stakeholders, their response has also been one of shock and concern. The general sense is that this is going to be a very big loss not just to the local community around Turlough and Castlebar but to the wider community in the west of Ireland and beyond.

Sinn Féin councillor and chairperson of Smart Travel Castlebar Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the support of Coillte for developing Rehins Wood as a public amenity for Castlebar and Islandeady.

An innovative community-based initiative will be launched on Friday November 11 in the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Turlough Park. The Community Archive Network launch will showcase the work of communities from Ballinrobe, Louisburgh/Killeen in Mayo and Oughterard, Co Galway.

New drama at the Linenhall

The award-winning National Museum of Ireland – Country Life in Turlough Park, Castlebar, will soon reach another major milestone when it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its official opening. On Monday September 19, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will join the celebrations to mark the official opening which took place on September 9 2001.

The Pitch promises to be spellbinding theatre at the Linenhall