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Communities in Galway and Mayo have paid tribute to talented artist Cathy Hughes, who passed away following a tragic incident at Old Head Beach, near Louisburgh, Co Mayo on Sunday, July 21.

Get ready for an exciting adventure into the heart of Irish heritage with Sloinne, a brand-new seven-part series premiering on TG4 starting January 21, 2024. This series is all about diving into the incredible stories behind Ireland’s most common surnames, making history come alive in a way that’s easy for everyone to enjoy.

Maurice Semple was born in 1917, a member of a family that had continuous connection with the ‘Citie of the Tribes’ for over 400 years, one of three children of Frank Semple and Elizabeth ffrench. His father worked in a clerical capacity in the courthouse, his mother was one of the ffrenchs from Claregalway. Both his brother ffrench Semple and his sister Mary predeceased him.

His Serene Highness, Albert, Prince of Monaco made an official visit to Newport, last week where he unveiled a specially commissioned sculpture of his mother, Princess Grace of Monaco.

When I arranged to meet traditional music legend Frankie Gavin in a quiet corner of the Galmont this week, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d heard he had been seriously ill, had lost a significant portion of his body weight and that wonderful hair, but when he came around the corner, wrapped in a grey tweet coat and scarf, he was the same Frankie I’d ever known. Buzzing with energy and life, a head full of hair and keen to sit down for coffee and croissants to share the story of the last year during which he feared for his mortality.

Mayo and Galway will renew their old rivalry on Sunday afternoon in Tuam Stadium in the Connacht LGFA Senior Football Championship Final.

Galway and Mayo renew their old rivalry on Sunday afternoon in Tuam Stadium (4pm) in the Connacht LGFA Senior Football Championship final.

Tomorrow evening the lights will go up and the curtain come down on the new season for the Mayo Ladies senior footballers, under the roof of the Connacht GAA AirDome in Bekan.

Dublin remain on course to win a fifth TG4 All-Ireland SFC in a row after qualifying for their eighth final in a row with this five-points win at Croke Park.

The last time that these sides met was in the final four of the league back in June and the Dubs ran out a comprehensive 4-15 to 0-10 winners in the LIT Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.