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Ashford Castle has announced details of its 2025 History Festival featuring four of Ireland’s leading historians, broadcasters and writers who will explore the rich, complex and fascinating history of the west of Ireland. The annual event will take place over two days, February 28 and March 1 in the historic castle in Cong.

There are few of us who have not been affected by cancer either directly or indirectly and many of us have experienced first-hand the invaluable services provided by Galway Hospice and Mayo Roscommon Hospice. Edel Hyland, her family and friends fall into both categories.

Returning for its ninth year, the award-winning Food On The Edge will take place on October 21 and 22, in ATU, Galway. Food On The Edge is a coming together of international and national chefs, food activists, authors and others to listen, talk and debate about the future of food in our industry and on our planet.

The storied Cong to Galway Race, renowned as the oldest inland sailing competition in Europe (1882), is set to make its annual return this Saturday August 31, starting from the picturesque Lisloughrey Pier near Ashford Castle.

It was August 1974 when Galway man Martin Gibbons stepped through the doors of Ashford Castle for the very first time, starting his first ‘proper’ job as a commis waiter at the hotel’s historic George V restaurant.

KATHY FARRELL

After this publication's recent Wild Atlantic way supplement, resisting the opportunity to explore our own corner of this amazing country was impossible. So, with that in mind, I journeyed across Galway to Delphi Lodge, located on the banks of Finlough, near Leenane.

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.

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.

Brite Rapid Charge launched the first multi space rapid EV charge station in the West of Ireland at Galway Retail Park.