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Radio and its crackling valves and sounds coming over the hills and into our homes wowed many of us — it brought strange worlds into focus and painted the best pictures of all. One of those who was seduced by the wavelengths as a youngster has hung up his microphone this week. RTÉ RnaG broadcaster, musician and songwriter Seán Ó hÉanaigh retired from his work with the station yesterday (Wednesday) after 28 years. Seán was appointed Managing Editor of Programmes in 2000, and is particularly associated with music and music programming at the national Gaeltacht station.

Between the years 1845 and 1855 more than 2.1 million people emigrated from Ireland. They streamed into Liverpool, Manchester, Boston and New York. Many were diseased, hungry, dirty, broken spirited, with barely any personal belongings. Some embarked actually naked.

Galway athletes secured multiple medals at the National Masters Track and Field Championships in Dublin's Santry Stadium on Sunday.

John Sullivan’s stint with Galway United was brief, but a lasting impression was made. From the first game of the 2016 season when United enjoyed a rare come from behind victory in the capital against St Patrick’s Athletic Sullivan cemented his status as a leader in the team.

Galway’s Seán O’Fiacháin is the perfect example that age is no barrier.

Our homes are at the heart of everything we do, and as we move into the crisp air and evening walks of autumn, we can take inspiration from the quiet moments outdoors and reflect them within the textures, colours, and ambiance of our interiors.

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MIDNIGHT MACABRE, an online reading of horror stories by the Galway based, Scottish writer Rab Fulton, takes place this week.

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