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A day trip to Inishbofin Island is planned for Sunday June 27 departing at 10am from Westport Tourist Office.

THE RED Alert Film and Book Club will mark International Refugee Day by showing the award-winning 2005 film Gypo.

ENGLISH SINGER-songwriter Charlie Winston is the brother of Tom Baxter, who is also a singer-songwriter. So why do they share different surnames?

In an age of remarkable men and women, Ben Jonson (1572-1637) stood out. Not only was he friend and rival of Shakespeare, he was also a brilliant poet and playwright. He was also wayward, obstinate, bad-tempered, and only survived the gallows after killing a man in a duel by proving he could read and write. Thereafter he bore on his right thumb a branded 'T', for Tyburn, so that if caught next time, he would hang.

SHAKESPEARE’S MEASURE For Measure will be the subject of an actors’ masterclass from Theatrecorp actor and director Max Hafler.

A slow start but once Winter in Wartime really gets into its rhythm it is impossible to look away from the faultless filmmaking, impressive acting, and a plot with real meaning, that is of a teenaged boy who learns about the brutal realities of war.

Peter Duffy Tool & Scaffolding Hire Limited has been in business for more than 20 years and is located on the Castlebar Road, one mile from Westport town centre.

Alison Moyet has been announced as special guest for Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for their performance in The Royal Theatre Castlebar October 21.

The election campaign across the water which has hogged our TV news bulletins for the past seven days turned out to be far more intriguing than any of us could have imagined. And of course, it has started to whet appetites on this side of the pond for the day when we too get the opportunity to vent our feelings and express our opinions electorally on how we think this country has been and should be governed. Britain, like ourselves is currently experiencing an economic crisis, but it has the greater population base and natural resources from which regeneration is more possible. The Irish have always had a keen interest on the personality of the occupant of 10 Downing Street, more so in the past when there was an inclination that a Labour incumbent complete with working class backing would take a greater interest in the “Ireland question.” Now that peace has broken out in Northern Ireland that factor is less pressing and so for the first time in generations, we are able to look at the British election through fresh eyes and not through the narrow prism of our own terrible issues.

The live TV leadership debates in Britain have captured the public imagination, catapulted Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg into the spotlight, and are influencing the course of the general election.