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ON CHRISTMAS Day in King Arthur’s court, a knight enters the banquet hall and offers to be struck by one of knights in the room, and in a year and a day's time the knight must find him and he will return the blow.

Emma Stone plays Estella, a Vivian Westwood type young, aspiring, fashion designer working in a Devil Wears Prada like scenario with her boss, excellently named The Baroness played, magnificently, by Emma Thompson.

EMMA STONE plays Estella, a Vivian Westwood type young, aspiring, fashion designer working in a Devil Wears Prada like scenario with her boss, excellently named The Baroness played, magnificently, by Emma Thompson.

Philip Killeen, a Transition Year student at Presentation College Athenry,has embarked on a 775km charity cycle in memory of his grandmother, who passed away in London during the Christmas holidays.

Last week I lost my Dad to Covid. In talking since with my friend, Declan Varley, editor of this paper, he asked would I put some words down to relay to you readers what it is like to lose someone during these surreal times. If this piece, that I write amidst oceans of grief, helps one person to adhere to Covid restrictions more fully, and therefore potentially saves a life, that would be an enduring legacy to Dad.

COPE Galway has extended its thanks to Galwegians near and far who have shown solidarity and support for local people in need this Christmas by taking part in the charity’s 10-day “Swim Where You Are” Christmas event, which ended yesterday. The charity, which was unable to hold its traditional Christmas Day swim at Blackrock this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, said it has been overwhelmed by the swim photos and messages of support sent in by well wishers.

GOAL has thanked the hundreds of people all over Galway city and county who turned out over Christmas to do a virtual GOAL Mile to support vulnerable communities all over the world.

This is the last column for 2020. I remember writing early in 2020 what a satisfactory feel there was to the year 2020, a sense that somehow this was a year that would herald untold promise.

If you take a health risk in the run-up up to Christmas then you are putting anyone you meet during the festive season in danger.