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On Christmas Day, at 3pm, a sung traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of St Mary's College, St Mary's Road, Galway.

Belfast has been named as one of the best cities for a winter holiday experience, with more than eight million seasonal hashtags on TikTok, a survey has found. London, New York, Manchester, Edinburgh and Paris round out the top five.

Castlebar Train Station opened on 12 December 1862. Claremorris opened the previous May; Westport followed four years later. As travel times decreased, those desperate to trade the poverty of Mayo for the hope of a better life in one of the burgeoning cities across the Irish sea could be in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or London in two days.

There are 10 bells in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, cast at seven different dates from 1590 to 1898. They were hung for ringing by Mr HS Persse when he gave two new bells in 1891. After some time it was seen that the vibration was putting a great stress on the old tower and ‘chiming’ was substituted for ‘ringing’. Unfortunately the method of chiming was not satisfactory and one after another of the bells cracked, until, in 1930, only three of the bells could be used, the Clock Bell being only used for the hour’s strike and the Clifton bell being out of tune.

Ferrycarrig Hotel offers guests the chance to relax and unwind this Christmas with a choice of two and three night packages including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and St Stephen’s Day on offer.

“EACH ALBUM reflects the season they were recorded in. “The sound of the seasons permeates the songs. You'll hear footsteps through snowfall, catch the cautious optimism of a clear spring day, and feel the heat haze of a summer day on the west coast of Ireland.”

MARY COUGHLAN, Tracy Bruen, Daithí, and John Conneely Inc, are just some of the singers and musicians Galway will be able to enjoy this Christmas in a series of streamed gigs from the Róisín Dubh.

This Sunday, September 27, to mark the 700th year of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, the church bells will sound out for seven minutes at 7pm for seven days.

A local mental health organisation is providing free counselling for people with gambling addictions. The service is available seven days a week and will also operate out of hours.

A local mental health organisation is providing free counselling for people with gambling addictions. The service is available seven days a week and will also operate out of hours.