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Two of the top Irish musicians of their generation, violinist Elizabeth Cooney and pianist Finghin Collins, are to give a special recital in Holy Trinity Church, Westport, at 8pm this Sunday July 19.  

There is a swirl of wonderful wordiness and lively debate in Westport today and continuing all weekend for the fifth annual Rolling Sun Book Festival.

European Mobility Week runs from Monday September 15 to Monday September 22 and Westport Smarter Travel has put together a fun filled programme of events to celebrate.

A starry line-up of international musicians has been confirmed for the second Westport Festival of Chamber Music.

A starry line-up of international musicians has been confirmed for the second Westport Festival of Chamber Music.

At a reception in Dublin Castle this week, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring presented plaques to 80 winners at the 24th CIE Tours International Awards of Excellence. Twelve overall category winners (gold awards) from around the country were chosen according to feedback from 28,000 customers on more than 450 providers of accommodation, dining, tours, and attractions. Silver merit awards were presented to those achieving more than 90 per cent in the surveys.

Organisers of the Endurance Challenge 2,068km triathlon, which will take place in August 2014, will be in Westport on Friday October 25 and Saturday October 26 for a regional launch to drive awareness of and support for the event, which will include a cycle tour of the west and a marathon in Westport.

The first Westport Festival of Chamber Music will be held on September 6 to 8. Tickets for the event are on sale in the Clew Bay Hotel and online at www.classicallinks.ie. Both Westport House and Holy Trinity Church are perfect venues for live music performances, providing a most appropriate setting for a music festival.

Garavan at the Clew Bay Hotel Gallery

From Maine on the coast of northeast USA, Tumbling Bones play a mix of down-home, old-fashioned, American folk music that belies the youth of its three band members. But their folk is no museum piece; it is living, breathing, music infused with a little of the contemporary rock ‘n’ roll the fellas were reared on and reworked into their original arrangements and compositions. Tumbling Bones have a passion for the heritage of American music and a penchant for honest, no frills-attached, acoustic music.