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TG4 has announced that Áine Lally has been appointed as the broadcaster’s new Communications Manager. Áine, who has over twenty years experience as a broadcast journalist and newscaster with Nuacht TG4/RTÉ, began her television career in the 1990s in TG4’s Communications Department working with former Deputy Chief Executive Pádraic Ó Ciardha.

We are fortunate to live in Galway and to have the Burren within shouting distance. Some 15,000 hectares of a unique landscape that miraculously contain all the major habitats found on this island.

Fresh from the success of their ten-year celebratory reunion in October, the Amazing Apples are back to bring their popular indie-folk stylings to Monroe’s Live.

With unrivalled energy and stunning harmonies, these popular multi-instrumentalists have amassed a strong following. This is thanks to their ability to deliver a rousing set that delivers time and time again.

Starting in September, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three online poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins, whose best-selling first collection, The Boy With No Face, published by Salmon Poetry, was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish poet.

“If the day was clear enough and if you went down to the Bay and you looked west and your sight was good enough, you would see Boston, Massachusetts. And if you did, you would see working on the docks there - O’Dohertys, Flahertys and Ryans and cousins of yours who have gone to Boston and made good.”

As part of our Westport focused feature this week, we caught up with Westport Parish Priest Fr Charlie McDonnell 

Tributes were paid this week to the late businessman and honorary president and chairperson of Ireland West Airport Knock who has passed away.

“I'm really satisfied, the biggest thing when you turn pro in boxing is trying to keep busy,” Thomas O’Toole says about winning his first four professional fights since September.

“I'm really satisfied, the biggest thing when you turn pro in boxing is trying to keep busy,” Thomas O’Toole says about winning his first four professional fights since September.