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Uachtaráin na hÉireann Michael D Higgins has led the tributes being paid to Mike Diskin, describing him as a “dear friend” whose death was a “huge loss to all those who worked in the arts, culture, theatre and performance on this island”.

A call has been made to rename the Town Hall Theatre the Michael Diskin Theatre in honour of the venue’s long serving manager who passed away last week.

The launch of a major initiative for the visual arts takes place this evening at 7pm when The Shed, a new exhibition space and working gallery, is opened at the Middle Pier in Galway Docks.

The major yellow boxes throughout Galway city’s roads are to be repainted by the end of the month as part of the mayoral traffic initiative.

The Oranmore Twinning Association is currently making final preparations for a very special upcoming event in which the village will be officially twinned with Clohars-Fouesnant in France.

Galway Sinn Féin will hold a variety of events this weekend across Galway city and county to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising.

Moycullen’s Kevin O’Shea has taken first place in poetry and Dublin born, Galway based, Eamonn Kelly has won the fiction category in the Cúirt New Writing Prize 2012.

Muintir Mhaigh Eo - Mayo Association Galway will hold their annual general meeting held in the Galway Bay Hotel on Thursday next, April 12 at 7.30pm when they will be addressed by John Concannon, founder and CEO of Tuam-based JFC Manufacturing Co Ltd.

Galway County Council has been given approval by Environment Minister Phil Hogan to proceed with advance works for the Watermains Rehabilitation and Main Drainage Works Project for Ballinasloe town at a cost of more than €3 million.

The Old Galway Society will hold a public meeting on the history of the Franciscans in Galway city next week.