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Norse warriors will descend on Craggaunowen this May Bank Holiday Weekend (May 4 and 5) when the County Clare visitor attraction is transformed into a Viking village.

Famed “Pop music in a Time Machine” concert extravaganza Postmodern Jukebox will come to Leisureland in Galway this Saturday, April 20.

University of Galway has launched Imirce, a digital repository of thousands of Irish emigrant letters and memoirs dating from the late 1600s through to the mid-20th century.

As Europe faces another warm winter, millions of travellers who embrace the slopes annually, are confronting a stark reality: significant snow shortages across favourite ski resorts in Europe and North America.

As Europe faces another warm winter, millions of travellers who embrace the slopes annually, are confronting a stark reality: significant snow shortages across favourite ski resorts in Europe and North America. This development is particularly disheartening for those planning ski holidays for half term and up until the season's end around April, particularly when costs can end up amounting to thousands of euros per person.

The Mám Éan Geotrail was launched in January at Ionad Pobail an Mháma with two guest speakers. Brian McConnell, retired principal geologist at Geological Survey Ireland, highlighted the geological connections with North America. Frank Conroy of Maam community gave a fascinating account of the local history and folklore linked with Mám Éan and its use down through the ages by the local community in Maam.

Fast, freewheeling, contemporary and yet retaining their pure trad roots, Ímar return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday, February 8.

Suffering is not a zero sum game between Israel and Gaza, but facts matter, if only to redress the balance.

Teenage heartbreak, the hard school of busking, “fluke” success, a Number 1 with ‘Galway Girl’, and the late Shane McGowan: Irish folk hero Mundy explains all to the Advertiser ’s Jamie Conlon on the long drive to Galway.

Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark (JCWL) has received feedback from UNESCO evaluators following their in-depth tour of the region this summer to assess its readiness to achieve UNESCO Global Geopark status.