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Looking for that elusive Christmas gift for someone special? Want to explore a treasure house on your doorstep?

This Sunday (Sept 1), the annual Autumn Garden Fair takes place again in Claregalway Castle, where some of Ireland’s best nurseries and rare plant specialists will display a great selection of shrubs, trees and more. It also coincides with an International Medieval Combat Tournament which runs throughout the weekend.

Two venues in Galway are among five nationally which will share in a total of €1 million in funding aimed at developing gala dinner venues as part of an effort to grow the country’s main business events hubs.

Claregalway Castle welcomes everyone to the annual Galway Garden Festival on Saturday and Sunday July 6 and 7 from 11am to 6pm. This charming event has something for all, including a wonderful gathering of Ireland's best rare and special plant traders, expert speakers, artisan food and craft producers, as well as a host of musical entertainment and open-air performance.

They know how to do food at the Arches — for six generations the venue, by the river Clare in the heart of Claregalway has been in various iterations, and has been satisfying the appetite of its patrons. With time, comes evolution and a constant desire to offer new and exciting dishes from talented artisans in the food trade.

Although medieval Galway eventually became an almost independent Anglo-Norman city state, up until 1500 there was always a threat that the warlords of Connemara, north Galway, Roscommon and south Mayo might attack.

A perfect afternoon awaits you all this weekend — Head to Claregalway castle, have a coffee and light refreshment, hear some live music and buy a plant to start the Spring.

The recording and publishing of previously unheard and unwritten stories of Galway’s central role in the voluntary period from 1913 to 1923 is being described as a legacy project of the County’s Decade of Commemoration programme, which draws to a close this week.

This Sunday, the annual Autumn Garden Fair takes place in Claregalway Castle, where some of Ireland’s best nurseries and rare plant specialists will display a great selection of shrubs, trees and more. It also coincides with an International Medieval Combat Tournament which runs throughout the weekend.