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Every year, the emergence of rom-coms always gets me a bit worried, I mean they’re usually cut from the same cloth really, aren’t they? But It’s Complicated makes a valiant effort to steer into different territory and succeeds in providing quite a few laughs while at the same time asking questions about what is acceptable in the world of divorcees.

As if in tune with Kilkenny’s recent treble-winning antics, local promoters Problems At The Pancake House bring aptly named UK post-rockers Cats and Cats and Cats to Cleere’s this Saturday.

The artistic director of the hugely successful Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, comedian Eddie Bannon, has stepped down from his position.

THE COMEDY Club in Cuba* is a Galway institution and is synonymous with Sunday nights in the city, but nothing stays the same forever and a change is on the way as the club is about to move to a new slot on Fridays.

Palatine won their first ever minor football championship ‘A’ title at Dr Cullen Park on Saturday when they defeated reigning champions Eire Og, who were going for four titles in a row.

•The Oughterard Association Football Club will launch its Pitchmaker Draw on Sunday in the Connemara Gateway Hotel at 4pm. The event promises to be an entertaining afternoon and will provide all who attend with the opportunity to get an insight on club developments, as well as meeting with management and coaches. The Pitckmaker Draw will take place on St Patrick’s Day next year with the grand prize being a top of the range sporty Mazda2 three-door car. There is also a host of other prizes including a boat and trailer, holiday voucher, shopping spree, and a high- tech laptop. All proceeds raised through the draw will go towards funding new sports pitches and associated facilities at New Village, Oughterard. Tickets cost €50 each and will be available next week from the fundraising committee, club members or by calling 085-1000074. Chairperson Paul Silke says “The Pitchmaker draw is a chance for Oughterard and the wider community to support this fundraising initiative. Not only will it develop the sporting facilities in our locality, but those who support the draw will be in with a chance of winning a new Mazda2 car as a well as host of other prizes.”

The programme for this year’s Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy festival was launched in Kilkenny this week.

The annual fishing competition in aid of Kilkenny Alzheimer’s Centre was a great success on Saturday last. Despite the heavy rain which fell in the afternoon the day was most enjoyable with huge bags of quality rainbow trout landed.

Bleary-eyed and jet-lagged comedians are set to inundate the Marble City this weekend leaving thousands of visitors and locals in stitches following their shows over the next four days.

One of the Carlsberg Cat Laughs Comedy Festival greats happens to be one of the comedy festival’s most affable comedians.