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Fighting Back

GALWAYnow teams up with Brown Thomas and internationally renowned fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg for an exclusive fashion shoot in aid of the 2008 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Ireland Campaign. Taking part in our exclusive shoot was TG4 presenter, Síle Ní Bhraonain who took time out from her busy schedule to show her support for this worthy cause. Also taking part in the shoot is Castlebar native Marie Todd, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She tells JO LAVELLE her moving story.

Design for life

Diane von Furstenberg is not only an internationally successful designer; she is a business pioneer, philanthropist, innovator, trend-setter, mother and grandmother, writes BRETT O’MAHONY.

Big Business

Estimated to bring in about €20.2 million to the local economy this summer, up from 18.2 million in 2006, the Galway Arts Festival is getting bigger and bigger each year. With its growth comes even greater profit for Galway, but as KEVIN O CONNOR found out when he caught up with John Crumlish, managing director of the festival, while the festival is growing, so are the challenges.