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For 80 years, the Standún name has been woven into the fabric of Connemara.

One of the west of Ireland’s most iconic landscapes is captured in new handcrafted 3D maps celebrating the beauty and heritage of Killary Fjord.

An exciting new chapter is unfolding for one of Ireland’s best-known family businesses as Standún prepares to celebrate 80 years in business, while continuing to grow its presence beyond its Connemara roots.

Galway’s international literary magazine, Crannóg will launch its 64th issue on Friday, April 10, in The Crane Bar, on Sea Road, at 6.30pm.

An Post has today launched a new Aran jumper stamp issue, celebrating a garment from the Aran Islands which is recognised worldwide as a staple of Irish identity.

On this day, the 14th of August in 1958, the Dutch KLM Super-constellation airliner named Hugo de Groot crashed into the sea about 100 miles off the Conamara coast with the loss of 99 lives. The flight was on its way to New York from Amsterdam via Shannon with 91 passengers and eight crew on board. Nobody survived the tragedy. It was the worst disaster involving a single plane in the history of aviation up to that point.

Over the last four years, the business community in Galway has endeavoured to shine a light on water safety for World Drowning Prevention Day, a United Nations (UN)/World Health Organisation (WHO) initiative which takes place internationally on July 25 each year.

An all-girl team of Galwegian dramatists will begin a three-night run of their latest production Broads at Druid’s Mick Lally Theatre from this evening, Thursday, May 29, until Saturday, nightly, at 8pm.

A half-century of friendship, music, cultural exchange, and Celtic connections will be joyfully celebrated this May as the Galway-Lorient Town Twinning marks its Golden Anniversary.

Standún, the cherished family-owned Irish business renowned for its unique blend of traditional and contemporary retail offerings across fashion, homewares and gifting, is thrilled to announce their success at the prestigious Family Business Awards this year.