I often reflect on the GAA and its enduring popularity, trying to figure out what makes it so special, so unique. I have come to the conclusion that it is not just one thing but a mixture of many.

As darkness descended on the gothic magnificence of St Muredach's Cathedral, the eager murmurings of the packed pews fell silent in anticipation of Handel's immortal oratorio Messiah.

SportLoMo is a huge player in the world of sports management software and it’s based in Castlebar.

Connectivity for the west of Ireland is the name of the game.

After the Covid-19 lockdown, a father was questioned by his daughters as to what he missed most during the long months of isolation. He thought for a moment and replied: "A lot of things but mainly two: going to Mass and attending funerals.

I enjoyed a weekend stay with family at the Park House Hotel, just off Eyre Square, Galway, now an annual haunt for a restful weekend break. I love the 'Park'. It's unashamedly old-world and family-orientated.

Corporation tax is beginning to feel a little like that line from Ulysses about Irish history: a nightmare from which we are trying to awake. Receipts from the tax have grown over recent years in a way that is impossible to explain.

It appears that the experience of participants in the recent October synod created something of an unlikely buzz in Rome.

Martin Scorsese stands tall as one of the foremost filmmaking legends, with a career spanning over 50 years and some of cinema's most seminal works to his name.

Now that the clocks have changed, the five o’clock shadow that is Movember is upon us. Gentlemen, decommission your razers: it is time to cover your stiff upper lip.