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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.

Midlands region art, music and dance enthusiasts will be excited by the return of Shakefest, the highly-anticipated cultural festival, to Charleville Castle, Tullamore, on May 27 and 28.

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.

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What could be better than roaming Ashford Castle’s 350-acre estate with two magnificent Irish Wolfhound pups by your side?

In recognition of its exceptional wine cellar, which services all of the food outlets on the Ashford Castle Estate, the George V restaurant has been awarded a Best of Award of Excellence in one of the world’s most prestigious awards programmes, for a sixth consecutive year.

Residents and visitors to Galway can now look out for a range of new, free Wi-Fi hotspots which have been rolled out in various public spaces across the city.

In 2019, Eamon Ryan TD suggested reintroducing wolves in rural areas. With wild open spaces, forests, mountains, and a plentiful supply of livestock, Mayo would seem to offer an ideal habitat.

Lovers of rich, detailed landscape photography won’t want to miss Cong by Elizabeth Toher.

A programme of Commemorative events has been organised to commemorate the centenary of the murder of Fr Michael Griffin during the War of Independence.