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International Students at Athlone Institute of Technology celebrated the Chinese New Year with more than 400 students enjoying Asian cuisine, music and dance to mark the Spring festival, which commenced last week.

Kelly McDonnell started dancing with the Fleming Ball Irish Dance Academy at the age of three under the instruction of Linda Ball Hoban, following which the talented dancer competed successfully at provincial, all Ireland and world championship levels.

Considered for centuries to be the cultural treasure of China, Tai Chi has now become a gift to the entire world.

IF COMEDY was a religion, Róisín Dubh would be Mecca, the Vatican, or Jerusalem. OK, maybe it is more like Knock, but one thing for sure, it is arguably the home of comedy in the west of Ireland.

AFTER A year of increased audience numbers and new partnerships, Galway Arts Centre’s visual art programme is looking to an exciting 2019 with new exhibitions, artists’ residencies and collaborations.

Galway-headquartered Merit Medical Ireland won the Medtech Company of the Year Award 2018, a prestigious award granted by a panel consisting of Irish business enterprise and governmental agency leaders, at an awards ceremony held awards in Cork last week.

Ireland’s favourite car, the legendary Corolla saloon, had its world premiere at the China Motorshow. This marks the launch of the 12th generation Corolla Saloon.

An Athlone Institute of Technology researcher has made meaningful strides in stent technology through her work with polymer and biodegradable medical devices. Originally from China, Dr Yuanyuan Chen has designed breakthrough bioresorbable scaffolding which can be placed in clogged coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart.

QUGE ULAN Muqir, from Inner Mongolia, in the People's Republic of China, will perform a night of traditional Mongolian music in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday November 4 at 8pm.