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Blackrock Cottage in Salthill is making headlines again after receiving two major accolades in less than a week.

There are three Sarah McInerneys: the gregarious Drivetime radio presenter with a hearty laugh, the tough TV interviewer regularly skewering politicians, and – surprisingly – the shy, Galway-accented woman who considers herself a country girl at heart.

Galway City Museum last week hosted an unveiling to mark 50 years since Galway’s own Commander Bill King completed a three-year world circumnavigation in his yacht, the Galway Blazer II.

Journalist, author and punk rock musician, John Robb, will unveil his deep dive into the dark culture of Goth for a unique evening set the intimate surrounds of the Monroe’s Live Backstage venue.

The acts so far announced for this year’s Galway Comedy Festival include the Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, who is bringing her smash hit show If These Wigs Could Talk to the Black Box Theatre on Saturday October 28, after a record-breaking-run in Dublin, Belfast and London.

Galway becomes Ireland’s Comedy Capital this October Bank Holiday, with the nation’s biggest comedy festival taking over the city’s pubs and theatres for seven nights of fun, laughter, mischief, and merriment.

Tickets for the upcoming Mick Flannery event at The Ruby Room, Royal Theatre, Castlebar, can now be booked via the www.finbarhobanpresents.com website, for what promises to be a sell-out concert.

Award-winning comedian Neil Delamere returns to Roscommon Arts Centre on Thursday, May 11, with his new stand-up show DELAMERIUM.

WITH GALWAY set to enjoy all the high energy fun, laughter, and sheer craic of the Galway Comedy Festival, there will be no better way to end the night than at the Festival Club.