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The island of Inis Oirr received international recognition this week when it scooped two major awards at the LivCom 2013 ceremony held in Xiamen in China.

The European Commission has approved funding for 248 new projects under the LIFE+ programme, the EU's environment fund — including a €2.6 million project by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to protect endangered habitats on the three Aran Islands.

Vistors from the US arrived off a flight at 5am to be greeted to more of an Irish experience than they had bargained for as local sean-nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan and Aran Island natives, the Mulkerrin Brothers, were there at Shannon Airport recently ready to treat them to a musical performance traditional Irish style.

Ireland is ideally positioned to take advantage of a major opportunity presented by the massive projected growth in global fish consumption. According to the World Bank and the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation an additional 42 million tonnes of food will be required globally by the year 2030 as a result of population growth.

Máirtín Ó Flaithearta, the Aran Island actor, broadcaster, and raconteur, better known as simply as Máirtín Jaimsie, will be the subject of new documentary on TG4.

Bus and ferry services to the Aran Islands are set to continue for another five years following the announcement of a new contract, but there is concern air flights to the island are under threat.

A Doughiska man accused of allegedly assaulting three men, including burning one man’s hands with cigarettes, during a camping trip to the Aran Islands has been further remanded on continuing bail for the service of a book of evidence.

Two Aran Island students have been selected to represent their school at the grand final of the ERP Junk Kouture fashion competition.

A HIGH Court challenge against Galway County Council’s Aran Island passenger levy will be heard in March, a ferry company which brought the action was told this week.

There was tragic news for two County Galway communities this week with the fatal Boston shooting of a young Aran Island native and the loss of a “gentleman” Connemara farmer.