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There are few places in Ireland where the past and present seem to dance so effortlessly together as Kilkenny. Rising beside the River Nore in the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East, Kilkenny city is a place of ancient stone, lively streets, whispered legends and warm welcomes. Known affectionately as the “Marble City”, its narrow lanes and handsome buildings create a medieval atmosphere, yet behind those historic walls is a city alive with creativity, music, food and conversation.

The 49th Clifden Arts Festival will run for ten days from Thursday, September 17, promising public art, architecture, sculpture, exhibitions and creative encounters.

The visual arts programme, reflecting this year's theme of OPEN - A Festival of Welcome, Encounter, and Possibility, invites audiences to experience art in galleries, churches, public spaces, and some of Connemara's most remarkable landscapes.

Two Aosdána members will feature prominently in the this years summer arts programme at Oughterard’s Old Courthouse exhibition space.

Mark Lohan, Sinn Fein candidate in the forthcoming by-election has said that a win for his party can force Government to make life affordable.

‘No painting, no job' was the predicament a young house painter found himself in when told by his employer to drive a van, as described at Tuam District Court by his solicitor.

A MAN described by a Judge as a bully for abusing and threatening a Council Community Warden was given a five-month prison sentence, suspended for two years on strict behavioural conditions, when his case came before Judge Vincent Deane at a special sitting of Tuam District Court.

This week, Galway lost two figures whose artistry and passion have shaped the city in ways that will never be forgotten. Ken Bruen, the celebrated crime noir writer, and John Herrick, the footballer and signwriter, both passed away within days of each other, leaving behind legacies as distinct as they were lasting. In their own ways, both men captured the essence of Galway—its resilience, its beauty, and its contradictions. One could strike a ball, the other a chord, but both have forever altered the landscape of this beloved city.

For its 13th outing, Ballinasloe-based artist collective Group 8 will host the opening of its annual exhibition, DERELICT, in the Town Band Hall, on Culture Night, Friday, September 22, at 7.30pm.