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SET ON the Aran Islands, Doineann (Irish for storm) centres around a husband searching for his missing wife. It debuted last year at the Galway Film Fleadh and is now on general release.

THIS YEAR marks the centenary of the publication of James Joyce’s groundbreaking work of modernist fiction, Ulysses, but while that book, and its author, are profoundly rooted in Dublin, Joyce himself had Galway connections.

Transition Year students in Irish-medium schools are being offered a unique insight to journalism in an online course with some of Ireland’s finest television, radio and digital journalists and broadcasters. NUI Galway, Nuacht RTÉ and TG4 are running the week-long Iriseoirí an lae Amárach programme in conjunction with An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) and the Department of Education. Over 400 students registered for the inaugural course in 2021.

It seems laughable today but in 1958 Archbishop John Mc Quaid of Dublin, obsessively monitored Irish life to the extent, that he did not have to ban a film, book or play outright, it was sufficient for his secretary to make it known that the archbishop had wondered if that (name of film, book or movie) was the sort of thing a good Catholic should witness.

The decision by the British High Court to allow for journalist and publisher Julian Assange to be extradited to the USA is “perverse” and a “miscarriage of justice”.

A new book entitled Our Field of Dreams features the stories of more than 70 greats of the Gaelic game from across the 32 counties, including cross channel clubs and associations

One of the most popular festivals for young and old, the Galway Science and Technology Festival, has returned to Galway this month.

Galway Science and Technology Festival (GSTF) returns from November 7-21 as part of Science Foundation Ireland’s National Science Week. As a blended Festival with both in-person and online events, it will offer its trademark sense of fun and excitement to humans of all ages.

Galway Science and Technology Festival (GSTF) returns from November 7-21 as part of Science Foundation Ireland’s National Science Week. As a blended Festival with both in-person and online events, it will offer its trademark sense of fun and excitement to humans of all ages.

MARY O'ROURKE