Heritage Week in Laois: Abbeyleix famine film Tá Ocras Ormwill lands a free, booking-essential premiere at Dunamaise Arts Centre on Fri 21 Aug, spotlighting local endurance, famine burial sites and community memory. Local culture in Mayo: Dún Chaocháin oral history tapes are being digitised for long-term preservation, with a National Heritage Week presentation on Fri 21 Aug at Seanscoil Community Centre. LGBTQ+ history in Cork: Cork City Council will host a San Francisco delegation next week to display the original Gilbert Baker Rainbow Flag fragment at Cork Public Museum for four months. Arts & books: New York Times lists put Dublin thriller writer Tana French at the top of the century’s best—multiple novels make both expert and readers’ rankings. Community & sport: Tributes continue after the double funeral of Donegal couple James and Noreen McHugh, following a fatal Cavan road crash. Wildlife: Fota Wildlife Park celebrates the birth of Ireland’s second Indian rhino calf, born 13 July.