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Stretching along Ireland’s rugged western seaboard, the Wild Atlantic Way is a journey of raw beauty, epic scenery and rich cultural heritage. Nowhere is this more true than in my native county, Mayo, one of the most captivating and unmissable sections of the route. From towering peaks and ancient castles to windswept islands and starlit skies, Mayo offers something for every kind of traveller.

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Irish Times journalist Paul Cullen will launch his autobiography in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, on Middle Street, tomorrow, Friday, April 17, at 6pm.

Founded in 2024, Luail is Ireland's national dance company, with a full-time ensemble of eight dancers. Under Artistic Director Liz Roche, it has brought an array of critically acclaimed productions to Ireland and beyond, including IMPASSE, Chora, Reverb, and more recently, Dancehall, which was performed at the Black Box last year.

The very best in food and hospitality across Connacht were celebrated last week at the Irish Restaurant Awards Connaught Regional Final 2026, the final regional event in this year’s awards programme. The awards took place at the Knockranny House Hotel, where county winners from across the province were revealed.

This Easter will mark the 110th year since the Easter Rising of 1916. Patrick Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the GPO in Dublin on Easter Monday that year – an event that began events leading to our partial independence in the 26 counties a short time later.

In correspondence seen by the Advertiser, the university’s Executive Dean, Professor Rebecca Braun, wrote a strongly worded email to all departmental heads this week, complaining that a confidential document circulated with college members last Tuesday “was passed to the Irish Times with near immediate effect last week”.

Michael D is back home, and he’s not holding back.

Bestselling and award-winning Irish author Mary Costello will be at Kennys Bookshop for an event on Tuesday, March 3, when she will be joined in conversation by Sarah Kenny about her new novel, A Beautiful Loan, officially published the following week. The event is at 6pm and is free, but space is limited and you can book on Kennys.ie/events now.

In her first major gig since selling out the Galway International Arts Festival’s Big Top this summer, legendary jazz and blues singer, Mary Coughlan, plays the Black Box Theatre, next Friday, December 19.