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LEADING TRAD musicians like Liz and Yvonne Kane will be playing The Forge in Moycullen on Friday April 8 as part of National Music Day.

A CANADIAN Theatre Company is getting ready to make its Irish debut with a production of Enda Walsh’s Bedbound in Galway next month.

Jobs in Údarás na Gaeltachta assisted-companies rose by 704 full-time positions last year, with a net decrease of 398 jobs overall. However in Mayo, while 48 new jobs were created in the Gaeltacht last year, taking job losses into account there was a net loss of 132 jobs in the county.

Peter Murphy Electrical is celebrating 25 years in business in their shop in Westside this year and tomorrow Friday Seán Bán Breathnach will broadcast his Raidió na Gaeltachta programme SBB Tráthnóna from the shop, and one lucky listener will finish the programme one 42’ Panasonic TV richer, thanks to Peter Murphy’s generosity.

Three Galway groups are among the recipients of funding announced under the Seniors Alert Scheme.

A total of 55 projects involving a total of €2.9m in State funding were approved at an Údarás na Gaeltachta board meeting in Na Forbacha last week, which will lead to the creation of 193 new jobs when fully implemented.

Minister for Community, Equality, and Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey has announced funding of more than €90,000 for a further 33 community and voluntary groups under the Seniors Alert Scheme.

Gaeltacht based companies have been seriously affected by the national and global economic downturn and as a result, net employment in Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies fell by 771 - or 8.8 per cent last year. According to the Údarás Annual Report just released, total employment in client companies now stands at 7,472, with just 710 of these created as new jobs throughout 2009.

Coláiste Chonnacht will celebrate its centenary on Saturday evening with the launch of a new book.

The life and work of the late, great Mick Lally will be celebrated on TG4’s primetime arts series Imeall tonight at 10pm and will be repeated on Tuesday at 8pm.