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The Joyces finally arrived in Zurich on 17 December 1940 exhausted after weeks of torturous negotiations with the German, Vichy-French and Swiss authorities. They had sought refuge in Switzerland during World War I, now they hoped to do so again. To add to the stress of it all they had to leave their daughter Lucia behind in a psychiatric hospital in Brittany which was behind German lines. Joyce hoped that once settled in Zurich he could use all the influence he could muster to have her follow them to safety.

Consumers and businesses in Athlone and within County Westmeath are encouraged to shop local this Christmas, being reminded of the vast range of goods and services they can access on their own doorsteps courtesy of a new Government campaign, ‘Look For Local’.

Michael Joseph Howley was born in Oranmore in 1895. His father died when Joe was just two years old. His mother was a sister of Peter Rabbitt, the proprietor of Rabbitt’s provision shop, licensed premises, and lodgings in Forster Street. She later married William Keane, the owner of Keane’s Bar in Oranmore. Joe, as he was popularly known, attended the local primary school and later went to the Bish in Galway. He obviously worked at farming as his mother once wrote, “He made a good lot with trading with cattle and sheep”.

There will be free parking for shoppers in the lead up to Christmas in the county town following this week's meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District.

Professor Louise Allcock, Head of Zoology and Director of the Ryan Institute’s Centre for Ocean Research and Exploration at NUI Galway, is part of an international team of scientists who have called for a dedicated decade-long programme of research to greatly advance discovery in the remote regions of the deep seas and learn how they impact the wider ocean and life on the planet.

This Saturday, people are invited to a webinar in which Donncha O’Connell, Established Professor of Law at NUI Galway, and Mike Chinoy, former CNN correspondent and author of Are You With Me? Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights Movement to discuss the life and work of human rights lawyer and activist, Kevin Boyle.

Now winter is well and truly and the nights are drawing in, motorists need to be more aware of pedestrians and vulnerable road user.

On a day in October 1936, a young woman, Maureen Canning, from Mohill, County Leitrim, left her digs in Lower Salthill and began to walk, for the first time, to what was then University College Galway.

Rediscover the magic of Christmas with your family at Athlone Springs Hotel’s Santa’s Village. Immerse yourself in a land of adventure and fun with mischievous elves, Mrs Claus and visit Santa’s Grotto.

Galway schools are playing a vital role in the fight against Covid-19 and deserve every recognition and praise, according to the chief executive of Saolta which runs the local public hospitals.