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A stunning statue of the mythical princess the city, county and bay of Galway are named after may never grace the banks of the Corrib after a spat between its maker and the City Council.

From a giant mural on Clifden Town Hall and willow sculptures in a historic graveyard to a message sent towards the stars, the 49th Clifden Arts Festival is preparing to transform Clifden and Connemara into a vibrant stage for 11 extraordinary days of art, music, literature and ideas.

The 49th Clifden Arts Festival returns to Connemara from September 17 to 27 with an ambitious programme of music, literature, visual arts, theatre, film and ideas under the theme ‘OPEN – A Festival of Welcome, Encounter and Possibility’.

A collection of 40 new sculptures, and more than a dozen framed drawings, by John Behan, will open at The Kenny Gallery in Liosbán this Saturday, September 20.

The 207-year-old bridge was described as looking “very shabby” by City East councillor, Terry O’Flaherty (Ind), in a meeting of Galway City Councillors this week.

In an exclusive interview with the Galway Advertiser, Sabina Higgins has confirmed that she and husband Michael D Higgins plan to return to Galway City when his term ends next year.

At a packed-out Station House Theatre in Clifden last week, the Connemara community paid tribute to Dr Brendan Flynn who has driven the Clifden Arts Festival into its 47th year.

Exactly half a century after first exhibiting his magnificent bronze sculptures at The Kenny Gallery in Galway, John Behan returns with Across the Bitter Sea.

With new Irish cinema, award winning world cinema, short films, panels, discussions, and masterclasses, the 35th edition of the Galway Film Festival will bring powerful, moving, funny and provocative storytelling from both emerging and renowned filmmakers to Galway for the 35th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh.

The contents of a west coast property overloooking the Atlantic will feature in the items to be offered at Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan next weekend.