Henry Wills, who has died aged 71 after a brief illness, was a skilled, insightful and empathetic photographer whose images during his time with The Western People newspaper reflected the cultural and social life of the west of Ireland across half a century.
Michael Finlan, who has died aged 92, was a print journalist and broadcaster with a distinctive lyrical style during his time as western correspondent for The Irish Times. Combining his fluency in writing with an engaging wit, some of his Irish Times sketches during the Charles Haughey era were so sharp that the former taoiseach sought him out when he was in Galway.