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Representatives from the Progressive Friends Association of Taxi Drivers and Operators have urged both the business and private sectors in Galway city to come together to make the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race finale a special event for all visitors to the city.

The gateway city of Galway has been named as the best performer in terms of employment generated by foreign firms in the last 10 years with its concentration and growth of medical device companies being cited as the main factor behind this success.

Now in its 11th year, The Galway Sessions is looking forward to an exciting June. As part of the event’s ongoing partnership with Stirling in Scotland, from June 11 to 17, the organisers are looking forward to welcoming back the Scots to the streets of Galway. Last year saw record crowds with over 15,000 in attendance, half of whom were from overseas.

In advance of the Volvo Ocean Race Events, Galway City Centre businesses and retailers are invited to attend a briefing on retail security and an opportunity to share information and network.

A national outdoor pursuits academy, a swimming pool complex, running track, and four playing pitches with associated facilities are to be developed around Lough Lannagh in Castlebar as part of an ambitious €12.5 million project, launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Wednesday evening last.

Castlebar Rugby Club is holding its summer TAG tournament starting next Thursday June 7 and it will run every Thursday until the end of July. There is a maximum of 12 players per team, with a limit of only three current rugby players per side. There will be seven players on the pitch at all times, three men and four women. Entry forms are available by e-mail from [email protected]. Entry to the competition costs €25 per person, if you are interested in playing and do not have a team, you will be matched up with teams looking for players. The tournament will also include a number of fun nights, Ireland v Spain night (watch the match in club house after games), quiz night, and fancy dress night (bonus points for tournament will be awarded for the quiz and fancy dress). For more information contact the e-mail address above or call Alan on 087 6639011 or Peter on 087 2885643.

On Saturday June 2 a three-hour bus tour of The Mullet Peninsula will start at noon. On Thursday June 7, a three-hour bus tour of the Mullet Peninsula will start at 6pm.

The Hope project (Healthy Options Project Erris) is offering a four week course in Belmullet called Rediscover Your Interests.

Three of Galway’s leading community choirs will perform a tribute concert on Saturday June 9 in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church for Monica Narciandi Junco.

THE GALWAY Sessions festival, a celebration of the folk and traditional musics of Ireland, Scotland, and America, will hold its festival club at Monroe’s The Backstage Bar.