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A group of German travel journalists has been exploring Galway city and Connemara, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They were here to experience our outdoor and adventure activities and, in turn, to showcase these and some of the many things to see and do in Galway and inspire their German readers and listeners to come and follow in their footsteps.

The next O’Donnellan & Joyce live stream auction of 2023 is set to take place on Friday, July 21 at 12 noon. July’s mix of auction properties for sale include DIY opportunities, country homes and urban pads in Galway city centre.

Today, Friday July 23, at 12 noon, Colm O’Donnellan of O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers will take to the podium at his live stream property auction. The live stream event is available for all to watch on both the company website and its social media platforms. The auction commences at 12 noon and comprises more than 40 select properties from Kerry to Donegal and every county in between, with something to suit every budget, property style, and location requirement.

O’Donnellan & Joyce is gearing up for its next live stream auction, set to take place on Friday July 23 at 12 noon. With more than 40 lots set to go under the hammer on the day, the auction catalogue promises to have something for everyone. With a widely varied catalogue which includes properties from Kerry to Donegal and every county in between, the first week of viewings has been busy and the auction team expect another three busy weeks of inquiries and property viewings before auction day.

With the first of the Irish summer property auctions hardly over, O’Donnellan & Joyce is gearing up for the next live stream auction, set to take place on Friday July 23 at 12 noon. With just over 40 lots promised to go under the hammer on the day, the auction catalogue promises to have something for everyone. July’s mix of auction properties for sale include farmlands, former Garda stations, commercial premises, country homes, urban pads, and even a cottage on Inishbofin. The full auction catalogue is available to view on www.odonnjoyce.com.

In what must be the ultimate irony in the compelling story of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, and their brief, but significant visit to Connemara in September 1962, it was Hughes who returned to find solace and peace there. Sylvia had planned to return that autumn, instead she found, what she thought was a refuge in the former home of WB Yeats in London, and despite the onset of severe depression, remained there to write her best poems. It would probably have saved her life if she had taken up the rented cottage she had paid a deposit for, between Cleggan and Moyard. Instead in London she battled against a bitter cold winter, ‘flu, frozen pipes, and minding her two small children while writing furiously most of the night.

The Inishbofin Summer school is Ireland’s longest running environmental school, which has welcomed a host of scientists, poets, writers, artists to work with teachers and the general public over the last 35 years. The school, which was first established by Leo Hallissey and Clare O‘Toole in 1984, has grown to become a highlight in the island’s yearly calender.

Eileen Mannion, Fine Gael Councillor for Connemara North has welcomed the approval for the use of the Cleggan Airstrip for a ‘fly in’ as part of the Alcock and Brown centenary commemoration.

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