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I have been watching the progress of Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan with some amusement, and admiration for a number of years. Amusement because of his long running campaign to legalise cannabis, which has to be a no-hoper. He has been convicted on several occasions for possession of the drug, but undaunted, he sent a beautifully rolled cannabis cigarette to every politician in the Oireachtas as part of his campaign, pleading for them to enjoy a smoke, inhale deeply, and support his cause. That man doesn’t know the meaning of ‘no’.

Kilkenny is to be awash with sumptuous food and wine this weekend with the commencement of the fourth annual Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, which is taking the city by storm.

The ribbon was cut on Kilkenny’s new courthouse on Friday last when the Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern visited Kilkenny to carry out the official ceremony.

The very popular RTE radio show The Business presented by John Murray is to be taken over by newly returned RTE reporter George Lee for the Summer.

Business leaders will converge on Athlone this month for a conference exploring business opportunities in China. The conference will be addressed by leading figures from business in Ireland and China.

The Supreme Court has agreed to refer to the European Court of Justice key issues in a legal dispute about whether An Bord Pleanala's go-ahead for the €317 million Galway city outer by-pass road is invalid on grounds it breaches European law. The referral means the proposed road project faces further delays.

Hely Dutton in his “Statistical and Agricultural Survey of the County of Galway” which was published in 1824, wrote, “The vegetable market near the Main Guard is generally well supplied and at reasonable rates ; all kinds come to market washed, by which means any imperfection is easily detected. The cabbage raised near the sea on seaweed is particularly delicious ---- those who have been used to those cultivated on highly manured ground cannot form any idea of the difference. There are also in the season peaches, strawberries, gooseberries, apples, pears etc.

Due to unavoidable changes in commitments to filming a major new TV series, economist David McWilliams will not be able to host the Leviathan show on Sunday at 7pm in the Meyrick Hotel as part of Cúirt.