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Excitement is building across Galway as the city prepares to receive the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later this morning.

Do you know an outstanding young person between the age of 18 to 40 who you think deserves recognition for their achievements?

A concerned Athlone native has called upon members of the local community to assist in the removal of unsightly dumping along the Springwell Road on the west side of Athlone.

Athlone’s reputation as a gastronomy destination of vast repute was significantly enhanced at the Leinster Regional Final of Irish Restaurant awards which took place in The Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, recently.

The Citroen C5 Aircross Commercial and Mitsubishi L200 have been named category winners within the Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year 2020 competition.

African women and women of African descent will gather in Galway this weekend to hold discussions on how racism and cancer affect women’s mental health, and to honour various women and organisations.

Eilís Dillon was born on March 7, 1920, in Galway. Her parents were Professor Tom Dillon and Geraldine Plunkett, who was a sister of Joseph Mary Plunkett. They were very republican and were forced to move a number of times. They lived for a time in Daingean House and later in Barna for a few years. Eilís went to Barna National School where she became fluent at Irish, later to the Presentation, and later still to the Ursuline Convent in Sligo. She worked for a while in the hotel business.

BEGINNERS AND intermediate creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute, hosted by Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars, take place in March and booking is open now.

SLEEPING BEAUTY, one of the finest and most loved of all ballets, will be performed in Galway this weekend by The Royal Moscow Ballet, and feature soloists from the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet.

CALM WITH Horses, the new film from the BAFTA and Sundance Festival award nominee Nick Rowland, shot at numerous locations around Galway city and county, opens in cinemas on Friday March 13.