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Killinure Point Marina, Glasson remains the only inland marina in the country to be in possession of a Blue Flag, following the announcement of the awards for 2010 earlier this week.

A seminar to discuss the potential of religious tourism with a view to capitalising on the many popular religious sites throughout the region and the possibility of developing pilgrimage trails, is to be held at the National Museum of Country Life in Castlebar on June 29 next.

Web-Check, Fáilte Ireland’s e-Business initiative to support tourism businesses i is holding a free conference in The Clayton Hotel, Galway on Tuesday June next to help local tourism businesses in the West improve their online presence.

National Heritage Week is coming to County Mayo this August and the message is to log on www.heritageweek.ie and register your event early.

The harsh reality of life for more than 300 asylum seekers and refugees who live in direct provision accommodation in Mayo was laid bare this week. GMIT Castlebar hosted a launch for the “One size doesn’t fit all” report published by the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) , in association with Mayo Intercultural Association. The report marks the 10th anniversary of direct provision accommodation in Ireland. Currently there are 315 people living in Ballyhaunis in direct provision accommodation, there were centres in both Kiltimagh and Cong previously providing accommodation but have since been closed.

The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, is the latest public service to be affected by public sector industrial action.

From De Lorean cars to a priceless Caravaggio, and from the Ardagh Chalice to a bedpan from Ballyhaunis, Irish museums have something for everyone.

The good work done at stopovers during last year’s Volvo Ocean Race has paid dividends for the west in 2010, according to Tourism Ireland which has set an ambitious target to grow visitor numbers by three per cent.

As the boom of the races fades for another year, a group of leading journalists from India were in Galway this week, invited by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland, to come and sample the delights of the west.

An exhibition of fabric craft made by eight women of different nationalities now living in Mayo has opened in the National Museum of Ireland, Country Life in Turlough.