The New York Times

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15 August 2026 17:51

For more than a century, Omey Island off the Connemara coast in western Ireland has hosted a day of amateur horse-and-pony races where aspiring jockeys compete against each other — and the tide.

The Irish Times

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21 June 2026 11:49

Photographer Eric Luke brings Ireland’s most remote inhabited island to life in new book

Jooooohhhh No!

josefoshea.bsky.social

25 May 2026 10:34

The Galway Advertiser did a great job at the #GalwayWest by-election - and as well as being v funny - this sums up perceptions vs reality for regional news these days

Bruce Gorrie

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12 May 2026 14:05

James Connolly, socialist and republican, murdered 110 years ago on this day in Kilmainham Gaol. He was too ill to stand before the firing squad, so they put him on a chair and shot him there.

Ola Majekodunmi

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09 May 2026 21:54

Bhí an-time agam inniu ag rothaíocht i bPáirc an Fhionnuisce! 🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️ Haven't rode a bike in years so I nearly fell a times!