CULTURE Michael O’Connor on his new book, which explores 20 lesser-known Mayo histories and some salutary lessons
Shining a light on forgotten lives
Living
Think before you panic buy for Christmas
GREEN LIVING A little thoughtful planning can help stop you getting swept away by all the hype and talk of shortages, writes McKinley Neal
In at the deep end
DAD DIARY Living beside the beach means making sure the kids can swim, which means getting wet yourself – a lot
Raising the curtain on creativity
PREVIEW Westival starts on October 20, and Ciara Moynihan takes a look at what’s on the programme
A principal’s pride
COMMUNITY Michael Gallagher chats to Pauline Moran, retiring principal of Louisburgh’s Sancta Maria College
Food for thought
GREEN LIVING New education programme to teach youth the important link between climate change and food
From Kiltimagh to Coventry
INTERVIEW A new memoir tells the remarkable story of a rural Mayo family in wartime England
Loving the quieter life
INTERVIEW Meet Kate McGonagle, who left urban teaching to become principal of Drummin NS, a small rural school
Month-long Mayo festival taking shape
ENTERTAINMENT May will be Home to Mayo month, with the county putting on a host of events to entice the diaspora to visit
Prepare now, or panic buy later
GREEN LIVING Avoid panic-buying new, heavily packaged synthetic items for Halloween and Christmas is to find alternatives early
Polish art, architecture and humanitarian actions
CULTURE The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life celebrates different aspects of Polish culture and heritage in temporary exhibitions