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The Connacht Property Auction will take place on June 12 in the Clayton Hotel, Galway, offering a large variety of properties all across Connacht. The auction will offer a large selection of properties from around the province including residential homes and investments, commercial properties, and agricultural holdings. Strong interest is expected in the lots on offer after the success of the March auction where 20 out of 22 properties were sold.

The newly refurbished Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Galway has announced the appointment of new executive chef Adrian Bane.

DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard is offering for sale a quality newly constructed four bed, two en suite, detached residence standing on two acres, on the shores of Lough Corrib, the Republic of Ireland’s largest lake.

Tom Grealy, the well known Galway accountant and music aficionado, remembers as a schoolboy the day John Wayne rode into the town. In 1951 Wayne, probably the best known cowboy actor of his day, was in Cong filming The Quiet Man. The film, somewhat surprisingly, remains a world -wide favourite. More than half a century later, it is still regarded by many film makers as the ‘perfect told story’. The involvement of local people among its star studded cast, which included Maureen O’Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, and Arthur Shields, all at the peak of their careers at the time, won their lasting affection. The occasion is still celebrated in Cong today.

Funny man Tommy Tiernan has announced a whirlwind tour of Mayo, putting on eight shows around the county this July.

Funny man Tommy Tiernan has announced a whirlwind tour of Mayo, putting on eight shows around the county this July.

The Connacht regional final of the Santa Rita/LIFE Magazine Irish Restaurant Awards took place in Hotel Westport, Mayo, this week and named the top restaurants in the west for 2014. Some 250 restaurant owners and staff celebrated their hard work and achievements at the Awards, which saw many well-known restaurateurs of Connacht turn out to see if they had won one of the prestigious awards.

A leading online wedding magazine has listed three exclusive Mayo venues among the country’s top 100 places to get married.

A leading online wedding magazine has listed three exclusive Mayo venues among the country’s top 100 places to get married.

A leading online wedding magazine has listed three exclusive Mayo venues among the country’s top 100 places to get married.