INTERVIEW Though partially paralysed after a stroke at 38, Achill man Patrick James McNulty was determined to see Everest
Living
Breaking away from big brands
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal on supporting local by gathering base recipes that can be adapted to a variety of seasonal produce
Scratching the itch
BOOKS Edwin McGreal chats to Liam Horan about his new book, ‘Second Chance & Other Stories’
Halloween horrors
DAD DIARY The McGreals enjoy their first ‘normal’ Halloween since the Covid outbreak, though a severed arm threatens to upset proceedings
Westival is back with a bang
CULTURE Westival manager Sarah Byrne on the packed schedule for Westport’s popular arts and music festival
Stellar line-up for Mayo Dark Sky Festival
SCIENCE Speakers include ‘the Pope’s astronomer’ Guy Consolmagno and James Webb Space Telescope expert Mark McCaughrean
Kit de Waal to open Westport book festival
CULTURE Ciara Moynihan previews the 2022 Rolling Sun Book Festival, which returns to Westport from November 3 to 6
Ballads and prison blues
MUSIC Johnny Cash’s grandson Thomas Gabriel to bring songs and stories to Westport next week
A simple embrace of space
INTERVIEW Ambient/minimalist composer Seamus O’Muineachain on his sixth studio album and his hometown of Belmullet
Organic September
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal takes another look at local organic produce in Mayo, and why it’s worth it
Giving back
INTERVIEW Westport woman Carmel Mulchrone’s cancer battle inspires son-in-law to run first marathon to raise funds funds for research