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A little less hyperbole, please
Irish Independent
Hmmm. October 2008, Galway West Board Junior Football Final: "Up to 100 people, some of them intervening as peacemakers, were involved in a mass brawl at the end of An Spidéal's two-point victory over the Aran Islands at Pearse Stadium.

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Ferry firm challenges council's harbour levy
Irish Times
A FERRY company serving the Aran Islands has brought a High Court challenge aimed at overturning Galway County Council's decision to impose an 80 cent levy on all passengers disembarking at Cill Rónáin harbour on Inis Mór. Island Ferries Teoranta, ...

Aran Island's first ever parking ticket!
Galway Bay FM
By Máirtín Ó Catháin One Inis Mór driver made history in a way they'd rather forget on Monday when they became the recipient of the first ever road traffic violation ticket issued on the Aran Islands. Community Warden Martin Mannion attached the ...

Irish Independent
Inis Mor no longer Inis free as first parking ticket is issued
Irish Independent
The first €40 parking ticket has now been issued to an errant motorist on Inis Mor, the largest of the three Aran Islands off the coast of Galway. New by-laws that came into force on January 1 grant power to Galway County Council wardens to travel to ...
Parking tickets to be issued on Inis MorInsideireland.ie
First ever parking ticket issued on Inis MorJOE

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A Nine Day Journey of Faith through Ireland
TribLocal
Your trip will include Dublin, Knock, Galway, the Aran Islands, Adair, Killarney, The Ring of Kerry, Blarney, Waterford and more. For more information, pick up a trip brochure from the literature rack in the Commons or contact parishioner, ...

Irish design in spotlight at RDS
Irish Times
The event was the first of its kind for Showcase, Ireland's Creative Expo, and in its breadth and scope it was the first of its kind in Ireland. Showcase, which is now in its 36th year and continues until Wednesday, features 350 leading craftspeople, ...
Hunger for authenticity inspires overseas buyersIrish Independent

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The Savage Craic Of Western Ireland, Part 3 (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog)
Beneath a morning sky that seems about to collapse under its own weight, we venture to the Rossaveal ferry terminal and board the Happy Hooker for a ride across Galway Bay to Inishmore Island, one in the triptych of the fabled Aran Islands.

Musiclist - Back the West
Galway Independent
Supporting local economic activity is a key concern for Galway City Council this year, City Manager Joe O'Neill tells Lorraine O'Hanlon While it has been lambasted for failing to reduce commercial rates and digging up the city's roundabouts and roads, ...

Beautiful Potential: Uri Aran, Shane Mccarthy and Anna Sagstrõm at mother's ...
Art Daily
The title for the opening show of the 2012 season at mother's tankstation, Beautiful Potential, is based upon a corruption of the title from one of the show's premising installations; Beautiful Expectation, by Shane McCarthy (born Ireland, 1988).

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Once Upon A Time Back The West
Galway Advertiser
Grandmaster Flash who plays Galway during the Once Upon A Time Back The West mini-festival. By Kernan Andrews JANUARY IS often a drab and dull month. It is the post-Christmas slump, the winter is not yet over, and the New Year has not yet fully kicked ...

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