Festival of the year - Connemara Mussel Festival
Tullycross became the epicentre of the West Coast in early May, as the small and splendiferous Connemara Festival took over the village and delighted everyone with great food, great demos and great dancing, from the Curley School of Dancing. You can reckon you've been to every festival and seen it all, and then something as small, community-focused and simple as this great weekend simply takes your breath away. Only brilliant.