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The Hawthorn by Galway Bay, Galway’s first five-star hotel in over two decades, has announced the appointment of John Keating as its General Manager ahead of its grand opening in Spring 2026.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Celebrations were getting under way in Rosemount village yesterday to mark local woman Rachel Duffy’s historic win at the 2022 Rose of Tralee on Tuesday night. Ms Duffy is the first Westmeath Rose to win the competition in its 63-year history.

BY AISLING COWLEY

There was illuminating news in recent times for Athlone Photography Club with the progressive group awarded the ‘most improved’ accolade at the Irish Photography Federation National Shield Photography competition, the results for which were announced in Kilkenny on Sunday.

Has the planet declared war on humanity over the last year? It certainly seems so as we witness one destructive storm after another in Ireland, heatwaves across Europe and southern Africa, hurricanes leaving trails of destruction from the Bahamas to Mexico, wildfires from Greenland and Siberia to Australia, melting ice from Antarctica to the Arctic, droughts in India, locust swarms in east Africa, increasing acidification of the oceans leading to the loss of a third of the largest structure on earth (Great Barrier Reef), city dwellers dying from poisonous air, flooding at crisis levels on every continent, soils becoming less fertile, and birds disappearing from the skies, insects from the fields and fish from the oceans.

WHILE INDIE fans on this side of the world are open to, and to a certain extent familiar with, indie-rock from Japan and Korea, Indonesia is entirely unknown territory.

Travel to Bali and discover Indonesia's beautiful island escape. Dotted with small, character-filled, villages, smouldering volcanoes rising out of lush rich fields, idyllic beaches, and colourful reefs, Bali is the perfect island getaway. Conquer the slopes of simmering Mount Batur, explore an underwater world in Bali Barat National Park, feast on delicious Balinese cuisine, and enjoy moments of absolute peace in Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, a Hindu-Buddhist lake temple dedicated to the goddess of the waters. Fall in love with the warmth of the people, the ornate customs, and the welcoming culture that is synonymous with beautiful Bali.

A striking new sculptural work by visual artist Niamh McCann was unveiled last Friday, October 11, in the grounds of the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar.

Travel to Bali and discover Indonesia's beautiful island escape. Dotted with small, character-filled villages, smouldering volcanoes rising out of lush rich fields, idyllic beaches, and colourful reefs, Bali is the perfect island getaway. Conquer the slopes of simmering Mount Batur, explore an underwater world in Bali Barat National Park, feast on delicious Balinese cuisine, and enjoy moments of absolute peace in Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, a Hindu-Buddhist lake temple dedicated to the goddess of the waters. Fall in love with the warmth of the people, the ornate customs, and welcoming culture that is synonymous with beautiful Bali.