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Good Food Ireland has announced the finalists for the national awards, with seven businesses from Galway making the 2024 shortlist. The winners will be announced on November 11.

Step into Aran Island Gaeltacht life, where tradition, innovation and technology work hand in hand against a backdrop of breathtaking scenery for a unique and quality tourist experience.

Corca Baiscin is a quality detached single storey residence built in the 1990s and standing on a large 0.17 hectare (0.41 acre) site. It is part of a small luxury development of only six residences. The property backs directly onto the shores of Galway Bay and enjoys stunning sea views of the bay, north Clare coastline and out to the Aran Islands.

Lally Tours has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor.

Good weather over the past few days kept the Galway and Aran lifeboat crews busy this week.

A group of artists living on Inis Oirr projected the words ‘Free Palestine’ onto the Inis Oirr lighthouse last week to show their solidarity with the people of Palestine.

County Galway is gearing up for an action-packed week in celebration of Ireland’s biodiversity and natural heritage, from the unique birdlife along the Shannon Callows in East Galway to the wildflowers on the limestone pavement of Inis Meáin.

Inis Iron Meáin 2024 will take place on the island of Inis Meáin in the Aran Islands this Saturday, May 4. Celebrating its 20th year, Inis Iron Meáin is the original island road race which continues to attract hundreds of runners and spectators each year to the incredibly scenic island, with a record number of 550 participants at last year’s race.

Spend the day enjoying the serenity of island life, breathing in the fresh sea breeze, and learning about the history and nature of Ireland's west coast on a day-trip to Inis Mór by Aran Island Ferries. Become transfixed with the beautiful scenery of island life as you pedal across the largest of the Aran Islands.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.