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Ireland West Airport Knock experienced the second busiest month in its 28 year history in August with over 85,000 passengers passing through the airport last month.

Ireland West Airport Knock experienced a major increase in passengers travelling on flights to and from the airport in July.

The Volvo Ocean Race this week launched an app making the world’s premier round the world yacht race easier to follow than ever before. as it heads for Ireland.

The newly published course calendar for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 will see Galway host up to five days of in-port racing and festivities at the end of the next event.

Galway stands a real chance of again hosting a stopover in the 2010 Volvo Ocean Race, and thereby enjoying a major economic and tourism boost, with the announcement this week that the Government has committed €4 million to support the city’s bid to host a port stopover.

Two of the biggest racing events of the year will come face-to-face this weekend as the Green Dragon boat, Ireland’s entry for the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race, docks in Galway city for four days during the Galway Races.

Ireland West Airport Knock will host a holiday fair in association with Mayo Travel Agents on Sunday in the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar between 1pm and 6pm. This is the first of a series of holiday fair shows to be organised by the airport in the west and northwest.

When the Volvo Ocean Race was launched in Alicante, Spain, there were no flyovers by warplanes, so why should the British air force be invited to Galway?

I’ve had my fill.

I’ve had my fill.