Andrew Hamilton

The increasing choice of education and career pathways available to young people was highlighted this week as young people at the Community Training

For those who don’t know better, traditional Irish music and dance are largely stagnant artforms. While there might be occasional evolutions around the edges, the core is unchanged and immortal. Indeed, in many people’s minds, that is the whole point. For those who know better however, these traditional Irish artforms are in a state of […]

An Irish language advocate, newly appointed member of the Irish Council of State and recipient of honorary doctorates from Queen’s University, Trinity College & Open University, will open the 2026 Annual Scariff Harbour Festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend. East Belfast born, Linda Ervine MBE will be joined by her husband Brian, a Northern […]

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s roadcaster An Ródaí is back on the road, kicking off its summer music tour at the Willie Clancy Summer School 2026 in Miltown Malbay. The very best of traditional music will be broadcast live from the Ródaí, which will be parked up in its usual spot in the heart of the […]

By Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ, 6 July 2026 Sunday July 5 is NATSICC Sunday. NATSICC, the National Torres Strait and Indigenous Catholic Council, represents Australian Indigenous Catholics.

Woman was transferred to University Hospital Galway after suffering three separate cardiac arrests

Departing West Clare Municipal District (WCMD) Cathaoirleach, Councillor Bill Slattery (FF) has said work on the Ennistymon Inner Relief Road will start by late autumn. As he handed over his chain of office at the annual general meeting of the WCMD last Friday, Slattery expressed his confidence that construction on the Ennistymon Inner Relief Road […]

Reshiver me timbers Published Jul. 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM GMT+2

A North Clare musician and Galway songwriter will be in tune together for a series of concerts over the coming weeks. As part of “The Songwriters in the Round”, Tom Portman and Vincent Cross are touring intimate listening-room concerts, festivals, and songwriter nights with a wonderful line-up of guest artists along the way in a […]

Clare short film ‘Pull Hard’ shows at the Galway Film Fleadh this Saturday Glór has just announced that *Pull Hard*, its short film collaboration with award-winning directing duo Douglas Reddan and Leah Moore, will premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this weekend. Shot entirely in Clare, *Pull Hard* explores how teenage boys learn to perform, […]