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Charlie Byrne’s will host a reading featuring many of Galway’s leading poets reading from a new book published by Salmon Poetry.

Today is St George’s Day, when the Anglican, Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, and the Eastern Catholic churches commemorate the Syrian saint who famously killed a hideous, fire breathing, dragon.

Imagine being forced to flee from the place you call home in the knowledge that you will probably never return. Everything you know in life is ripped from under you. Your journey to your new ‘home’ is marred with violence, fear, and uncertainty.

A NEW book, examining how the Celtic Christianity of Ireland and Scotland, came under pressure from Rome as the Papacy sought to expand its influence, is to be launched in Galway.

Week II

Brackloon Drummin Community Centre outside Westport is holding a fundraising quiz on November 6 in Heraty's Bar, Drummin, at 9pm.

LLOYD COLE first came to attention in the 1980s with his band The Commotions, with whom he enjoyed hit singles like ‘Brand New Friend’, ‘Lost Weekend’, and ‘Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?’. In the 1990s he disbanded the group and embarked on a successful solo career in America.

Tom Humphries from the Irish Times stable is one of my favourite sport journalists. He is a terrific wordsmith; however, like most of us, he can be hit and miss on occasions.

Two candidates in the forthcoming County Council election have roundly condemned the vandalism and destruction of public property occasioned by persons involved in defacing election posters and road signs outside Westport over the weekend. The graffiti, which appeared to have been designed to pit two of Westport’s popular town councillors against each other, has had the opposite effect with both Peter Flynn and Keith Martin coming together to remove the posters early Sunday morning and condemn the cowardly act which they believe to have been politically motivated.

Speech is just one facet of communication. Other equally important facets of communication are listening skills, comprehension, attention, gestures, and facial expression. Communication is quite a complex business and communication skills are being learnt from baby’s first moments of life.