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In some parts of the world, such as Ireland, water temperatures are too low to stay in the water for a long period of time without a wetsuit. So unless you are one of the lucky ones surfing every day in warm tropical waters, a wetsuit is a must.

Cpl Martin Cummins: Happy Christmas to my two little boys, Ruairi and Daniel, to my lovely girlfriend Laura and my mum, dad, brothers and sisters. See you all soon for New Years. Happy Christmas from ‘Mad dog’ Martin in the Golan

As chapter one ends after 10 years in Mulberry's, chapter two begins with Dulse restaurant. Dave O'Donnell is the new chef patron at Dulse. After 22 years' experience in top establishments, he is excited to bring his experience and passion to Dulse.

Mayo based company Portwest, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of personal protective clothing and equipment has announced the creation of 55 new jobs. Over the next four years, staff levels will increase from 75 to 130 at its head office in Westport, Co Mayo. The family-run business has been based in Westport, for over a century where the now global company is run by a trio of brothers, Cathal, Owen and Harry Hughes. The Portwest brand is sold in more than 100 countries worldwide and turnover is also expected to rise from the current level of €125 million to €250 million over the next four to five years.

The team at O’Donnellan & Joyce are busy with final viewings and enquiries for the last of the summer auctions, with 60 properties for sale in the Wild Atlantic Way Summer All Day Auction tomorrow, July 22.

O’Donnellan & Joyce has a spacious commercial property for auction in its Wild Atlantic Way summer sunshine auction on Friday, June 17.

O’Donnellan & Joyce has a spacious commercial property for auction in its Wild Atlantic Way summer sunshine auction on Friday June 17.

O’Donnellan and Joyce’s next auction, which will take place this Friday November 13 at 2pm in the Harbour Hotel, Galway, is set to attract the highest numbers of online viewers to date.

The Great Famine of 1845-51 was, the Galway historian Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh tells us*, ‘a subsistence crisis, and a social calamity without parallel in the 19th century. It resulted in more than 1,000,000 dying of starvation and related diseases; and it ‘precipitated a virtual tidal wave of emigration that would see 4,000,000 flee the country during the following 20 years’. 

Mayo woman Joanne Clarke was declared the winner of The Taste of Success on RTÉ One on Tuesday night scooping one of the biggest prizes in Irish television. In the dramatic finale of the eight-week programme, The Taste of Success viewers saw Joanne Clark, a 43-year-old single mum from Westport, Co Mayo, emerge victorious with her nutty brioche and butter pudding. She wins a prize worth €100,000 and her product is now available on the shelves of more than 140 Lidl Ireland stores nationwide. The victory marks a major turnaround in fortunes for Joanne Clark. During the final viewers heard how she has struggled financially in recent years with the bank repossessing her home.