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Forty-six years ago, Cathal Dunne stood under the lights of Jerusalem’s Eurovision stage, charming Europe with his self-penned song Happy Man. This week, under very different skies, he stood once again in the spotlight—this time in the medieval town of Athenry in County Galway, promoting his deeply moving historical novel, Athenry – A Famine Tale of Love and Survival.

There are so many sensory elements to sampling the Wild Atlantic Way — but one of the more unusual ones is the potential of the sound of the route.

Certain to appeal to Midlands region movie enthusiasts, the full programme for the 14th OFFline Film Festival, to take place in Birr, has been officially announced.

Into the West, the award-winning family adventure film, will celebrate its 30th anniversary at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.

The transfer window was open for Galway 2020 this week as in the space of six days, the project has filled the key roles of chairman and creative director. Last evening, it was announced that experienced film producer Arthur Lappin will step into the role of chairing the board of directors; while late last week, it was revealed that the Creative Director role will be delivered by UK-based Artichoke under the leadership of Helen Marriage.

Arthur Lappin, producer of such films as In America and Some Mother's Son, and the co-producer of In The Name Of The Father, has been appointed as chair of the board of Galway 2020, "with immediate effect".