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Anyone schooled at St Gerald’s De La Salle College in Castlebar in the early to mid-1980s will know what it was like to go on a ‘Nature Walk’ on the shores of Lough Lannagh during a double science or biology class, when the weather improved in May or in September after the long summer break.

STARTING IN January, the Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three online poetry workshops, facilitated by the acclaimed poet Kevin Higgins.

Alan Murphy will take charge of Galway WFC for the 2022 SSE Airtricity League Women's National League.

THEY WERE formed in the turbulent years following the collapse of the Ceausescu regime in Romania, and in Ireland they survived the recession, and later, the lockdowns enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last fall, I came to the Emerald Isle from India to set free a pipe dream of pursuing creative writing. I was going to begin at the beginning with a master’s programme at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Carrying the biggest bags, I’d ever travelled with and taking the longest flight I’d ever been on, I came with a light mind that had only two things on it: the focused practice of creative writing and immersion into the Irish culture.

College open days are hugely important as prospective students explore options when deciding their CAO preferences, and although venues are gradually opening up again, St Angela’s College,Sligo, will once again offer a virtual event for those interested in the courses available for 2022.

In October-November, Ballina Arts Centre will present Meanderings, an exhibition of recent paintings by Crossmolina-based artist Bernie Garvey O’Mara.

By The Insider

Nicola Lavelle (Nicola Ní Mhaolábhail) from Belmullet, is a primary school teacher and author of a new book - Glór ar Inis Gluaire.

The tender for the new 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, will be advertised from today, September 30, local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has confirmed.