BOOKS Bríd Conroy shares her book picks for her Santa list and stocking fillers this Christmas
Books for lists and stockings
Staying In
Chronicling Castlebar’s history
CULTURE Noel Campbell and John Healy’s book is a fascinating, thorough history of Mayo’s county town
Helping us see the world anew
BOOKS Bríd Conway looks at two books on the Irish Book Awards shortlist: ‘Speechless’, by Fiacre Ryan, and ‘An Irish Atlantic Rainforest’, by Eoghan Daltun
Doppler release new single
Mayo band Doppler – the brainchild of Pontoon musician Jamie Mulrooney – have released a new single
The far-reaching light of books
BOOKS Bríd Conroy on the Booker Prize winner, the German Book Prize winner and a booksellers’ fair in Germany
Behind the scenes of The Banshees
CINEMA Achill’s stunning landscapes showcased in new tourism promo, with interviews with cast and crew
Mulranny man second single hits UK Top 10
MUSIC Mulranny native Enda Mulloy launched his second single last Friday and already it is proving a big hit
Thinking about thinking
BOOKS Three books on philosophy and how it can help us unpick our assumptions and navigate the world
New doc on Westport Folk and Bluegrass Fest released
MUSIC Saw Doctors’ drummer Rickie O’Neill’s documentary showcases the festival and the town of Westport
Monks and queens
BOOKS Westport bookseller and bibliophile reviews Emma Donoghue’s ‘Haven’ and Donal Ryan’s ‘The Queen of Dirt Island’
Traditions, transitions and identities
BOOKS Bríd Conroy reviews ‘The Namesake’, by Jhumpa Lahiri, and ‘All This Happened, More or Less’ by Jayne A Quan