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­Through the glass darkly

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

Leaky drains won’t stop Culture Night

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Culture Night kicks off tomorrow night, Friday September 22.

The Amazing Miss Anderson

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Looking at the photograph of Emily Anderson on this page, the only formal portrait of her other than some distant group shots, it is difficult to imagine that this interesting Galway woman was probably the best codebreaker in the British Secret Service during the First and Second World Wars.

Two war heroes returned to Galway ‘empty and depressed’

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Week III

Monksland based bridal wear business wins Roscommon County Enterprise accolade

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Monksland based bridal wear business, Lark Bridal, was selected as the overall winner at the recently hosted Roscommon County Enterprise awards ceremony in the Hodson Bay Hotel.

‘If my sins were many they were interesting’

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The Lausanne Conference of July 1932, attended by the former allied powers of World War I (Britain, France, Belgium and Italy), and Germany, accepted that the world economic crisis made continued reparations by Germany virtually impossible. Various long-term arrangements were made, but in effect it allowed Germany off the hook for the monetary compensation it had agreed to pay for its responsibility in starting the war. Germany was now free to rebuild its own economy. This was a very importance conference attended by the world press, among whom was Clare Sheridan.

‘How exciting it was to be a Catholic’

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 When Clare Sheridan bought Spanish Arch House in the late autumn of 1946, she was seeking refuge from an eventful life, to find peace and quiet to continue her sculpture, and needed time to give expression to her religious fervour. She had recently converted to Catholicism, and could not resist telling anyone who listened ‘how exciting it was to be a Catholic.’

The story behind Inis Oirr's Plassey Shipwreck

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Appearing in the opening sequence of the beloved comedy series Fr Ted, on the foreshore of Craggy Island, the world famous Plassey Shipwreck is definitely one of Inis Oirr's must see locations. But are you familiar with the story of how the steam trawler found its way on to the land?

Previté book on Corrib monastic sites reprinted due to demand

The awardwinning ‘Guide to Lough Corrib’s Early Monastic Sites’ written by Rev Anthony Previté a decade ago has just been reprinted and is now available at the price of €15 from Charlie Byrne’s and other bookshops.

Iceland Ireland launches luscious Lunch Bowls from Slimming World

Iceland Ireland has launched a new selection of Slimming World meals that will brighten the mood of any office worker, even on the dullest of days.

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