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Community groups and volunteers from across County Galway were celebrated at the 2024 Cathaoirleach Community Awards held in the Clayton Hotel last Thursday night.

County Galway is gearing up for an action-packed week in celebration of Ireland’s biodiversity and natural heritage, from the unique birdlife along the Shannon Callows in East Galway to the wildflowers on the limestone pavement of Inis Meáin.

Fianna Fáil Local Election Candidate, Daragh Ó Tuairisg, has welcomed Government grant funding for five sports clubs in Connemara South. Mr Ó Tuairisg said; “As a Fianna Fáil candidate in the local election for Connemara South, I welcome the sports equipment grants being awarded to; Club Dornálaíochta & Aclaíochta Chonamara Teoranta in Casla; Coiste Páirc an Chathánaigh, An Cheathrú Rua; Comharchumann Mhic Dara Teo, An Cheathru Rua; Cumann Húicéirí na Gaillimhe, An Cheathrú Rua; and Muintir na Tíre, Mháigh Cuilinn t/a Coiste Páirc Máigh Cuilinn.

Although based on a story set in rural Leitrim, a new film shot in County Galway is winning accolades, with its stunning landscapes a major factor.

Where did the WAW idea originate?

If you have ever dreamed of teeing off against a backdrop of rolling green hills, showstopping coastlines while surrounded by picturesque landscapes, then the Wild Atlantic Way is a must visit destination for keen golfers.

O'Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers is offering for sale this magnificent residence in what is arguably the most scenic setting of Connemara.

Raidió na Gaeltachta might not be what first springs to mind when you think of alternative, electronic music, but Cian Ó Cíobháin has been quietly – and sometimes loudly – banging out obscure or forgotten classics from its Connemara studio for 25 years.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.