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Padraig Jack has announced a number of tour gigs across Galway next month after releasing his new single ‘Atone’ last week.

When sometimes we wonder about the wonder of Galway, we try to see if there has been some human algorithm that has been used over the years that has turned it into one of the most desirable places in the continent to live.

Every now and again, something crops up on the rich cultural scene Galway is home to, and it makes you think: wow. Generation Fleadh, which runs for four days from Monday, 13 November, definitely wows.

by Una Sinnott

With its wide expanse of water suited to all classes of racing, safe anchorage and onshore facilities to cater for crews, supporters and event functions, Aran proved to be such an attractive location for the WIORA 2017 Championships, and other sailing events since then, that Galway Bay Sailing Club (GBSC), with the support of Aran’s businesses and community, has decided to return there again for WIORA 23.

A 77-year-old former Christian Brother has been sentenced to 27 months in prison with the final seven months suspended after being convicted of the abuse of a schoolboy 50 years ago.

The iconic Naomh Éanna, which served as the main ferry link between the Aran Islands and the mainland for several decades up to the 1980s, is set to feature in a permanent maritime exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life in Mayo.

The late Hubert Butler once wrote a delightful essay called Influenza on Aran in which he examined the evidence for the early Irish saints. His title is explained in the first few sentences: “When I arrived in Aran by the Naomh Eanna at Kilronan I was sneezing, and by the time I had raced to St Enda’s Church at Killeany and seen the stone on which he had floated in from Connemara I was feverish and coughing.

Boosts in merchandise from the success of the likes of blockbuster movies Stars Wars and Harry Potter have always been predictable, but nobody could have foreseen that Irish bainin sweaters would be the product of desire this winter as a result of a Hollywood endorsement.

The arrival of British royalty on Irish shores in recent times, is usually greeted with genuine interest and curiosity, and a sense of welcome and respect, while extreme nationalists have to grin and bear it.