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John Keogh's The Lockkeeper was recently named as one of Ireland's best gastro pubs by Hospitality Ireland

When you want to go to a city, you really want to go into the city, to go to the heart of it, to feel its beat, its laconic mornings where you can watch it come to light; its heartbeat quickening as its workers go to work, so that you can feel you’re more on holiday by virtue of the fact that others are not. To truly appreciate a city, it is welcome to find a hotel that brings you right into the centre, where for the duration of your stay, you are truly part of the place.

Volkswagen has released details of its 181 campaign, which includes technology upgrades across the range, low-rate finance, and purchase contributions of up to €2,000 on cars financed through Volkswagen Bank only.

Galway Racecourse will host its final two days of racing for 2017 this Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.

GALWAY'S A Capella Knights will host their third annual Christmas concert, The Knights Before Christmas, in aid of Galway Simon Community on Saturday December 2 in Galway Cathedral.

Kiddie Kouture is Galway's newest store which solely stocks kids clothing. Kiddie Kouture located in Town Park Centre on the Tuam Road sells clothes for both girls and boys aged 0-12 years.

Opened in March by proprietors Spencer and Sandra Lacey The Salthill Social is more than just another restaurant, it is part of the fabric of Salthill and wider Galway community.

Charles Lindberg made his famous non-stop flight from the US to Europe in May 1927. A young pilot of 25 years, he flew from New York to Paris, on a plane christened The Spirit of St Louis, and his achievement was celebrated across the world. Even on the dance floor!

More than 300 primary school teachers attended a conference in Tuam in 1937, 80 years ago tomorrow, to launch the Schools Folklore Collection in Galway County. This was a scheme which invited senior primary pupils, under direction, to go to the oldest person in their community or their grandparents to collect folklore and folk life traditions relating to their own area. Caitríona Hastings has just published a book in which she has selected material from this project which was gathered by pupils of 14 schools in Galway and environs. They are Menlo NS, Castlegar NS, Carrowbrowne NS, Barna, Bushypark, Presentation Convent, Convent of Mercy NS, Claddagh NS (boys), Claddagh (girls), St Brendan’s NS, Claregalway (boys), Claregalway (girls), Oranmore (boys), and Oranmore Convent.

Westmeath schools are set to benefit from the lowest pupil teacher ratio ever, Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, Peter Burke, has said.