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Internationally acclaimed novelist Marsha Mehran has been found dead in an apartment in Lecanvey.

YOUNG, VIBRANT, proud, and engaging, the Lajee Dabka Dancers, will bring the traditional dance styles of Palestine to Monroe’s Live next week.

The Athlone Midlands branch of Samaritans are gearing up for a recruitment of new volunteers and will hold information nights about their work at the Sheraton Athlone Hotel on Tuesday April 8 and Monday April 14 at 8pm.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland, in conjunction with Admailer.ie from An Post, are on the search for Ireland’s premier foodie destination.

If you are touring round the Spanish Arch, the sign will catch your eye. Lime green, gold with a graceful font announces the name of the restaurant, Thai Garden. As one of Galway's long-established restaurants, it is attractively located in a modern building overlooking the iconic scenery of the Claddagh. A smart, heated terrace at the rear is very appealing in the summer, and the spacious interior has an adjoining room ideal for private parties with pleasant views out over the fish market and the River Corrib. If you are looking for Thai cuisine in the heart of Galway then this is your go-to place.

Local manufacturers PEL Waste Reduction Equipment, from Balla, Co Mayo, have been awarded the ‘best new innovation award’ at this year’s Gulfood event. Gulfood is the world’s largest food and hospitality show, which took place in the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE this week. With more than 4,400 companies from some 120 countries exhibiting at the event, the team from PEL were delighted that their product the ‘Baby Jaws’ was selected as a winner at Gulfood 2014.

Galwegians interested in volunteering for the Samaritans can attend two information meetings on the work of the organisation next week.

The office of the Samaritans at 14 Nuns Island Galway received approximately 33,700 contacts in the last twelve months — almost one hundred contacts to its centre every day of the year.

Kiltoom Drama Group will present MJ Ginnelly’s hit comedy Wake In The West for one night onlyon Friday November 22 in Ballybay Parish Hall at 8.30pm.

WAJADA, THE first full-length feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, and winner of the CICAE Award at the Venice Film Festival 2012, will be shown in Galway.