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The Office of Public Works has this week announced that admission to heritage sites across the country will be free for all visitors under 18 throughout August. The initiative aims to encourage young people and families to discover Ireland’s rich cultural and historical heritage, while helping to make these experiences more accessible by removing financial barriers.

2025 was a year for cinema worldwide. With the release of instant classics such as ‘Sinners’ and ‘Hamnet’, and the MCU providing setup for the eagerly awaited ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ with ‘The Fantastic Four’ and ‘Thunderbolts’, the cinemophiles have been well fed this year.

Monivea Boxing Club have joined other clubs nationwide in taking part in a documentary celebrating the High Five Boxing Academy.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced free admission to over 70 heritage sites on Saturday 16 August, to celebrate National Heritage Week 2025.

Named as winners of Re-Turn's 'Small Town, Big Difference' campaign, MADRA celebrated its win last week with the help of social media stars, Tadgh and Derry Fleming.

Nine seats, 18 candidates. The date for nominations now past, local election aspirants can look forward to polling day on Friday, June 7, as constituents within the Athlone-Moate Municial District cast their votes choosing the elected representatives they deem best suited to represent the electoral area for the next five year term.

It may not have been the worst storm flood of Galway’s medieval city centre, but residents, business owners and emergency workers all agree that Storm Debi was certainly one of the swiftest.

Professional boxer Kid Johnson, an American light-weight champion, was touring Ireland in 1902. In January, while at the Town Hall in Castlebar, he sparred with Darkie Barton. The Boxing World & Mirror of Life announced that Barton, an 'old man' in boxing circles, held his own, and afterwards, the pair agreed to a formal match. In September 1901, Barton had been knocked out in one minute and five seconds by Henry Brown, Liverpool's 'coloured champion'. Browne had also disposed of Johnson in four rounds.

Family gatherings have been taken place for centuries and for the most part, over many years they have been mainly at weddings and funerals. However, in the rushed life of so many, not even the weddings and funerals brought families together.

The availability of commercial Peugeot vehicles has notably improved in 2023, according to Peugeot, although it has yet to fully return to pre-existing levels.