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Galway is gearing up for yet another festival and the first of its kind.

Shannon Airport’s passenger numbers have turned a significant corner, with figures for June showing an eight per cent increase on the same month last year.

Ireland West Airport Knock has announced the resignation of its chairman Liam Scollan, after 11 years with the airport in various roles, including Managing Director from 2002 to 2009, and most recently Chairman of CADCO, the airport’s operating company for the past four years.

The summer officially began for the newly independent Shannon Airport over the May bank holiday weekend as the premier gateway to and from the western half of the island launched its schedule for the busy months ahead.

More than 150 vision impaired athletes from across the island will gather in Dublin next month to celebrate MayFest 2013. The MayFest, organised by Irish Blind Sports, will be a carnival weekend of come and try, competition and demonstration sports, ideally suitable for people with vision impairment.

Sixteen teams from around the world will compete in the first international hurling festival which is to be held in Galway in September.

Notwithstanding massive challenges within the aviation industry in the last twelve months, Ireland West Airport Knock’s latest traffic figures prove that 2012 was its busiest year in its 26- year history. In 2012, the annual number of passengers using Ireland West Knock increased by over 30,000 to 685,000 - an increase of 5 per cent on 2011 numbers. The Airport now serves over 25 International destinations and is served by five of Europes biggest airlines.

Aer Lingus Regional has announced it is to open a new route from Ireland West Airport Knock to Birmingham.

Aer Lingus has stepped into the gap left by Bmibaby to provide a service from Knock to Birmingham.