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Minister of State with Responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, Seán Canney TD was at Coole Park Nature Reserve last Friday for a special heritage event when he opened a new, purpose built bat roost, and on behalf of the State he accepted a rare signed limited edition book by WB Yeats which will be retained as part of a collection at Coole Park.

A magical weekend awaits this autumn in South Galway, as the Lady Gregory–Yeats Autumn Gathering returns with a vibrant and thought-provoking programme that celebrates the literary, cultural, and theatrical legacy of Lady Augusta Gregory and W.B. Yeats.

In the verdant heart of County Galway, where literature, nature, and history intertwine, one man has quietly brought a once-lost treasure back to life. This weekend, the newly restored mill wheel at Thoor Ballylee will turn once more—its rhythmic motion a tribute not only to centuries past, but also to the present dedication of Eugene Murphy, the driving force behind a years-long restoration effort that has captured the spirit of local resilience and community.

Offering a visitor experience like no other, Thoor Ballylee is a 14th-century Hiberno-Norman tower that was once the home of one of the greatest literary figures in Irish history, W.B. Yeats.

Offering a visitor experience like no other, Thoor Ballylee is a 14th century Hiberno-Norman tower that once was the home of one of the greatest literary figures in Irish history, W.B. Yeats.

Before John Burke* got married in September 1992, a number of people asked him if his wedding was still going ahead and if he realised what he might be "taking on"?

Maigh Cuilinn welcome recently promoted Sligo All Stars to the University of Galway Sports Arena this weekend for a rare 7pm Saturday evening tip off in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Superleague.

New Island are delighted to announce they will publish Pilgrim Soul - W.B. Yeats and the Ireland of his Time by former ambassador of Ireland to the United States Daniel Mulhall this October. The book marks the centenary of Yeats’s Nobel Prize, a timely guide to the work of Ireland’s national poet and the changing Ireland he lived through.

The Yeats Thoor Ballylee International Poetry Prize has been launched at the iconic south Galway tower house to mark the centenary of WB Yeats’ Nobel Prize for Literature.