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Áras Éanna, Europe’s westernmost arts centre, has spent 25 years fostering artists and community on the rugged, creative island of Inis Oírr. A new documentary to be shown on TG4 on Monday night next (November 16) marks the milestone with musicians, dancers and artists from home and abroad.

In ancient times, Galway was known as Streamstown because the waters of the Corrib divided into a myriad of small rivers and streams as they entered the city. Then, almost 200 years ago, the remarkable engineer, Alexander Nimmo, made a survey of the river and lake. He would have a transformative effect on the city when, in 1848, the first drainage scheme started, which resulted in the waterway system we have today.

Culture Night is not just for latte sippers in town with notions, but also celebrates modern, rural Ireland - this year most noticeably in Ballinasloe with a unique rumble of machinery beating the background rhythms to agricultural life.

When the avowed theme of an artistic extravaganza is ‘having a laugh’ there must be sarcasm there, somewhere…

A new bilingual booklet featuring previously undocumented folklore about the island’s rich coastal heritage was launched officially this week on Inis Meáin, the middle of the three Aran islands.

Uisce Éireann is appealing to Galway people to continue using water responsibly as warm and dry weather conditions persist.

Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat volunteers responded to four separate taskings over a 36-hour period at the start of this week, including two medical evacuations, a Mayday call and an overdue vessel.

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has prosecuted Padraic Donoghue for carrying out illegal gas works, and falsely claiming to be a registered gas installer (RGI) at Kilronan District Court.

Aran Island Ferries sail year-round to all three of the Aran Islands from Rossaveel in Connemara. Minutes from Galway and miles from the rush, the islands of Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr are the ideal outdoor getaway. The Galway City departure to Inis Mór with a cruise by the Cliffs of Moher continues until September 27.

Members of the public are being asked to have their say on safety in their communities as part of a new consultation process launched by the Galway County Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP).