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This month, from August 18 to 23, Gary Plummer will take to the Atlantic off Fanore and not stop swimming until Inis Óirr comes into view. That’s 16 kilometres of open water, but this swim extends far beyond endurance for Gary.

Existing restrictions on Inis Mór’s public water supply will be extended indefinitely due to treated water supplies falling to critically low levels in recent days, according to Uisce Éireann.

The inspiration for this race, which was run for the first time on August 15 1986, came from that great sports man Jack Mahon who had attended a number of such races in different parts of the country. It was run under the auspices of Clare River Harriers with a B.L.E. licence. It was a race designed for all the family with a central theme of “Sport for All” and was described as a ‘fun run’; there were no elite prizes but local businesses sponsored right down the field. There was a big display of the medallions for all the category winners in the window of The Great Outdoors.

Energy and fuel supplier, Certa, is to play a key role in helping the RNLI to promote water safety and to raise funds to continue its lifesaving work in Galway after designating the organisation at its Official Charity Partner for the coming year.

Water restrictions will be in place until further notice on the Aran Islands to protect treated water supply as tourism and the dry weather strain infrastructure.

Galway’s rich spiritual heritage and unique sense of place take centre stage in this week’s episode of RTÉ’s new documentary series Breith Beatha Bás, with Inis Mór celebrant Dara Ó Maoildhia offering viewers a glimpse into a different way of marking life’s most significant moments.

Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat volunteers responded to four separate taskings over a 36-hour period at the start of this week, including two medical evacuations, a Mayday call and an overdue vessel.

There is something quietly absurd happening in Irish accommodation right now. Across the west of Ireland, residential properties are hosting tourists on Airbnb while hotel beds in regional towns are occupied by long-term residential placements, including emergency and refugee accommodation. Houses built for families are full of visitors. Hotels built for visitors are, in many cases, no longer available to them. We have inverted the entire logic of how accommodation is supposed to work.

With stunning views of the Burren, the Aran Islands and the Atlantic ocean, Spiddal’s Stiúideo Cuan surely offers one of Ireland’s most atmospheric, distinctive and extraordinary concert experiences.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has prosecuted Padraic Donoghue for carrying out illegal gas works, and falsely claiming to be a registered gas installer (RGI) at Kilronan District Court.