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For 175 years the Aran Islands Lifeboat Station has covered the rugged and wild coastline of Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr. While the islands provide some form of shelter for Galway Bay on the leeside, they are endlessly embattled against the Atlantic Ocean on the other.

by Una Sinnott

In recognition of the long career of RNLI Coxswain John O’Donnell and the close relationship with the Aran Islands RNLI, the Galway RNLI crew last week presented him a framed picture of the lifeboats from both stations to mark his retirement.

Sherry Fitzgerald and joint agent Joyce Mackie Lougheed are currently offering Naomh Einde, Spiddal West, Co Galway to the market.

RTE Folk Music Award nominee Padraig Jack will play his first 2023 Galway show at the Crane Bar tomorrow night, Friday March 24.

The iconic Naomh Éanna, which served as the main ferry link between the Aran Islands and the mainland for several decades up to the 1980s, is set to feature in a permanent maritime exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life in Mayo.

O’Donnellan & Joyce started building its foundations more than 50 years ago when Colm O’Donnellan and Tony Joyce became friends. Little did they know they would celebrate more than 40 years in business.

Architecture at the Edge presents a one-day symposium to celebrate Tim Robinson's contribution to understanding the landscape of the west of Ireland at Kylemore Abbey on March 24.

George Chambers was born in England in 1873. He lived at Temple Fortune Lane in Middlesex. He travelled extensively and this included several trips to Ireland. In 1929, he toured parts of West Cork and Wicklow; in 1931, he visited Galway city and the Aran Islands and on subsequent trips he went to the Blasket Islands, to Achill and Clare Islands, and to various other islands off the coast of Donegal.

After sporadic fighting in Galway during the summer of 1922, and the occupation of some buildings in the town, including the old RIC barracks in Eglington Street, and the former Connaught Ranger barracks at Renmore, the anti-Treaty forces withdrew into Connermara, and into the east Galway countryside.