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University of Galway has announced plans to celebrate Irish Traveller Ethnicity Week with a week-long series of events across campus.

When The Fureys make their eagerly awaited visit to The Shamrock Lodge Hotel on Thursday, January 4, they will treat their audience to one of popular music’s richest legacies.

During the first meeting of Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Head Office in Na Forbacha, 97 jobs were approved in the manufacturing, marine, food and drink and business development sectors. The positions were approved for projects in counties Donegal, Galway and Kerry.

This past Friday night saw the best of cultural events taking place in Athlone and the wider Midlands region, the local Pop up Gaeltacht, together with their friends and supporters, hosting an evening of traditional Irish music and dance in St Kieran’s Community Centre.

The Chief Executive of Mayo County Council has warned councillors to be careful of what they wish for with regard to a campaign to secure the All-Ireland Fleadh in Ballina for 2027, stating that the costs involved for the event would carry a two-year commitment, and would be substantial.

The GAA, the Camogie Association and Ladies Gaelic Football Association has launched the updated Go Games Policy as a reaffirmation of the collective commitment to nurture a passion for gaelic games in young boys and girls and to do this through a positive coaching environment of inclusion ensuring every child has an opportunity to learn and develop their skills.

The Féile Na Sionainne committee recently hosted a successful fundraising table quiz as thoughts turn towards the three day Irish culture occasion which will grace the streets of Athlone from August 6-8 inclusive.

Pat Byrne's practice explores superstitions and folklore as he looks at mythological humanoids and fairies while attempting to portray them in a more realistic and contemporary fashion, wanting to render them as somebody who could possibly pass us by on the street.

Back by popular demand, the new edition of Georgina Campbell’s Ireland Guide - The Best of the Best, the famous “glovebox bible”, is a highly selective, independently assessed guide to the very best of Irish food and hospitality.

STAR OF The Sea, the much acclaimed theatrical adaptation of Joseph O’Connor's novel, and one of the hits of the 2014 Galway International Arts Festival, returns to the Galway stage in September.