CULTURE This year’s Westport Festival of Chamber Music features top musicians from across the globe
Creating classical chords
Living
Standing ovation for Westport Children’s Choir at Carnegie Hall
CULTURE Eriko Hopkinson, the director of Westport Children’s Choir, reports on a triumphant visit to New York
Blacksod filmmaker wins Film Mayo residency
CULTURE Fergus Sweeney has been named winner of the Film Mayo Creative Ireland Residency Award
Yes we Canavan
INTERVIEW Ahead of her wellness day in Westport, Alison Canavan talks about her struggles and her journey to wellbeing
A story to tell
INTERVIEW Former Financial Times and BBC journalist Kieran Cooke to launch new book in Louisburgh
YELP!
ALL this time Pops has been pulling the wool over our eyes. Turns out though, he’s a techie all along
Taking on your fears
HEALTH Ahead of hiking 1,000k for charity, Michael Quinn speaks about the year he spent facing his demons
Long lens on local history
CULTURE The latest edition of Cathair na Mart, the journal of Westport Historical Society, makes for fascinating reading
Giving light to grieving families
Geraldine Donohue recalls the pain of losing her young son, Declan, in a farm accident and dealing with the aftermath
Making good on a promise
BOOKS Micheal O’Donnell has fulfilled the promise he made to his dying daughter by publishing a collection of poetry
The rocky road to 30
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin’s 30th birthday celebrations get her hot, bothered, and a little lost