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Galway barrister, Frances Treanor, from Oranmore in Galway, was one of the first patients in the country to under-go a pioneering new eye surgery at Optilase, to eliminate the need for reading glasses.

Charities within the three-court region under the direction of Judge Seamus Hughes are to benefit to the tune of €52,500 for the year 2012, it was revealed this week.

A man who stole more than €1,500 from a safe in a house in which he was temporarily residing was before Ballina District Court this week where the case had been adjourned to.

When Atlantic Prosthetic Orthotic Services (APOS) Ltd first opened in 2002, the company employed two prosthetist/orthotists and one technician. Now employing over 13 people at their clinical and manufacturing base in Kilcolgan, Co Galway, APOS Ltd is one of the largest providers of prosthetic and orthotic services in Ireland. The company holds clinics (funded both publicly via HSE and privately) throughout the country and has clients from both Ireland and abroad.

THE EXPERIENCES of Irish people in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s haunts the Irish imagination, whether in songs, the plays of Tom Murphy, or in films such as Kings.

Daniel Skukalek of AIT has been crowned the 2011 Knorr Student Chef of the Year at the competition’s final held in Limerick Institute of Technology. Now in its 14th year, the competition recognises outstanding talent from around Ireland’s catering colleges. Previous winners have gone on to work in some of Ireland and Europe’s top restaurants.

An ongoing dispute between two Travelling communities in Castlebar resulted in an incident where €1,800 damage was caused to a van.

Westport Deputy Michael Ring has called on the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to ensure that all local social welfare offices can give the necessary information to their customers.

Croke Park and an All-Ireland final is now their final date with destiny at intermediate level, and roses and chocolates will have to be temporarily replaced by flags, hats, and headbands. The city club has really caught the imagination these last few months and as a reward for their majestic win over Ballyroan last Sunday they will face St Michael's, Foilmore (Kerry), in the final under lights at 7.45pm on Saturday February 14.

Opening tonight Friday April 3 is In-between Lines and Circles, an exhibition of recent landscape paintings by Longford-based artist Gary Robinson. In Gary’s own words, “These new paintings are an attempt to simplify our already overflowing visual memory. I would like to involve the viewer in looking at landscapes, streetscapes, and inscapes through portals and openings that can easily go unnoticed.”