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Successful Ballinrobe author Mick Donnellan is bringing his story of a tiger kidnapping gone wrong to stage in Galway for one of the city’s premier arts festivals.

TODAY IS Canada Day/Fête du Canada, the Great White North’s national holiday, and this month’s Galway Film Fleadh is showing a range of films from the North American nation.

Black comedy, drama, choral music, quizzing and music sessions are just a few of the weekend entertainment happenings at various venues around the county. Send us your events to [email protected].

Calvary, the new John Michael McDonagh movie featuring the musical score composed by Claremorris-born Patrick Cassidy, will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, on January 19 2014.

It has been six years since comedian Pat Shortt first introduced us to the character of showband singer Dixie Walsh with the song ‘Jumbo Breakfast Roll’. The song took the Irish charts by storm, staying at Number One for six weeks and went on to be the best-selling Irish single of 2006. It also instantly established Dixie Walsh as one of Shortt’s best-loved creations from his wide array of comic characters.

THE GUARD, the smash-hit Irish comedy/crime film starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle is released on DVD tomorrow.

THE GALWAY Omniplex has set up its own Facebook page, www.facebook.com/galwayomniplex. Liking the page will give you access to movie news, trailers, competitions, and information on upcoming releases.

The much acclaimed Irish film The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson is being screened on Achill Island as the Cinemobile, Ireland’s travelling cinema, returns to Mayo for its summer visit to the county. Cinemobile is strongly supporting Irish cinema with a host of Irish films screenings this summer with screenings of The Guard, Jig, One Hundred Mornings, and The Runway. Jig is a highly acclaimed documentary on the Irish dancing championships held in Glasgow last year. A must see for all.

The red carpet was well and truly rolled out and trodden at the Eye Cinema recently for the Irish premiere of The Guard with stars such as Brendan Gleeson, Pat Shortt, Liam Cunningham, and Danny O’Donoghue from The Script having a ball and chatting the night away during the glitzy after-show party in The g Hotel.