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UNIFIL, the United Nations’ Interim Force in Lebanon, will finish next year, after the US vetoed its renewal in August.

Architecture at the Edge Festival is known for its inspired cultural experiences and this year is no different as the festival once again presents a compelling programme, offering exclusive building tours, and featuring film screenings, exhibitions, workshops, talks and much more this autumn.

The 37th Galway Film Fleadh will feature 31 world premieres, and 11 European premieres from 44 countries, plus 46 Irish premieres, totalling 96 feature films overall.

Although beaming with pride, there was a chastened atmosphere amongst family and friends of soldiers of the 126th Infantry Battalion, on parade in Renmore Barracks last Friday, before deploying to Lebanon next week.

Italian virtuoso Maurizio Baglini will play movements by Liszt and Mozart for the Emily Anderson Memorial Concert next Thursday, October 10.

On the cusp of its 60th anniversary, Galway Film Society has announced its line-up for the 2024 Spring season, and a tie-in with the Dublin International Film Festival.

Week III

Travelling by rail to Clifden from Galway in the later years of the 19th century was supposed to take about one and a half hours, but it often took much longer. One of its great benefits was to bring anglers and shooters, ramblers and artists through the heart of Connemara, which it did very successfully. The train was quite happy to stop between stations to let people alight to follow their dreams, or to stay with friends who lived close to the railway.

The people of Galway are being asked to show their support for families in Beirut who have been left devastated and struggling since the massive explosion on August 4.

INSPIRED BY interviews with current and former soldiers from the Irish Defence Forces, the British army, and survivors of the Bosnian war, Soldier Still, the critically acclaimed new production by Junk Ensemble, is coming to Galway next week.