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Connemara is a paradise for walkers, who will be inspired by the wild beauty and tranquillity that is to be found there. Croí is leading a ramble in the Inagh Valley, Connemara, on August 21 and 22.

Salthill Rotary is organising a 10k walk through one of the most scenic routes in Connemara on Saturday in aid of Cancer Care West’s support centre.

A charity motorcycle run will take place on Sunday to raise funds for Galway hospice.

Rith 2010, the 1,600km relay run around Ireland, involving thousands running “ar son na Gaeilge” with the specially designed baton, holding a secret message from the President of Ireland, is coming to Galway next week.

The Galway walking club will endure 26 miles in its annual marathon, with 20 counties being represented and participants from Poland, USA, Japan, and Germany.

The Galway Walking Club will hold its 12th annual marathon on the Western Way in Connemara on Saturday August 9. Registration will take place from 7am on the day at the Community Centre, Maum Bridge, Connemara before walkers are transported by bus departing at 8am sharp to the starting point approximately six miles west of Leenane at Our Lady of the Wayside Church.

All-Ireland champion accordion player Daragh Healy will run an eight-week introduction to accordion playing course in Westport over the next two months. Healy is regarded as one of the best young box players in the country, having secured first place in the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on the box in 2007.

Described as a play that is deeply moving, combining comedy, tragedy and horror, The Beauty Queen Of Leenane will leave such a deep impression, that audiences will be left contemplating the plot for days after the event.

Take 10 very talented local chefs, add one Euro-toques organisation, mix in a dollop of creativity and generously sprinkle with passion, to create one very tasty and impressive pocket-sized recipe publication entitled The Galway Ingredient.

The beauty of Connemara is being sold to the Germans in a bid to boost tourism in Ireland.