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Now in its second year, Féile John Ford will acknowledge Forde’s enduring connection with the west of Ireland, and include screenings of The Quiet Man, The Informer, The Plough and the Stars and My Darling Clementine, plus a theatre production of The Quiet Men written and performed by Morgan C. Jones.

Businesses across Galway city and county are encouraged to showcase their creativity and racing spirit by taking part in the Galway Races Shop Window Competition, an initiative designed to bring the excitement of race week to streets and towns throughout the region.

Galway City Council has secured funding of up to €30 million under the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIIF), supporting key infrastructure projects that could unlock land for up to 12,877 homes across the city.

A remote island on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way will become the home of what is believed to be Ireland’s first public mead-making experience when visitors gather on Inishturk Island on Saturday, July 11, to discover, taste and create one of humanity’s oldest alcoholic drinks.

Our Fitzy has taken the Love Island playbook, flicked through it, and binned it.

Inis Oírr Lighthouse will open its doors to the public this weekend for the first time, giving people a unique opportunity to visit the lighthouse and discuss its future.

Dean Doherty (aged 46) from Ballybofey in Co Donegal is the owner of a magnificent new home in Kinvara after winning the hugely exciting Win a Home on Galway Bay fundraising draw. He was the first ticket out of the drum at the big finale in Loughrea on Tuesday night.

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) hosted its annual Celebration of the Arts at Galway Community College on Friday, March 20, bringing together students, staff and guests to celebrate creativity across the region.

Poet Ria Collins will launch her first book, a collection of haiku and senryu poetry, next Thursday, March 12, at 6pm, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop.

When physio John Butler unlocked the door of a modest rented room in Galway in January 2001, he did so without a grand plan, a marketing budget, or the reassurance of a bank manager’s blessing. The rent was low. The equipment was basic. The future was uncertain. What he did have, though he may not have known it at the time, was resilience forged by hardship, hands trained by instinct and experience, and a belief—shared by a few crucial others—that honest work, done properly, would always find its way.