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A man charged with being so drunk as to be a danger to himself after he was found asleep with his legs in the road was a recipient of court mercy this week (June 3) by bringing a smile to the judge's face during a lecture about the dangers of alcohol by admitting he was a barman.

It’s Just Lunch, the dating agency for busy professionals, is in its second year of operation in Ireland and has enjoyed some great success. Many of the company’s clients are celebrating anniversaries at this time and franchise owner Anne-Marie Cussen couldn’t be happier.

Ray Rooney was a remarkable man. Tall, distinguished, elegant, articulate, he was the kind of person you’d want on your team batting for your side. The people you want standing on the wall, someone to look over you. As an ambassador, he was most impressive, and although officially the Honorary Norwegian Consul in Ireland, it was for his native Galway that he was most often on diplomatic duties. When he passed away last weekend after a short illness, there was tremendous shock at his death, not least because he was still very much part of what is happening around Galway city and county.

THE EYE Cinema in Wellpark will celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with a fun-filled weekend for all the family.

“I DON’T think of our band as a folk band. I think we’re a punk rock band. We know how to have a good time on stage and off,” so declares O’Death bassist Jesse Newman.

GALWAY REGGAE and techno fans are in for one hell of a Bank Holiday Weekend treat with the Mini Mantua Weekender on Saturday August 1 and Sunday 2 in An Pucán, Forster Street.

This latest instalment of Harry Potter is certainly thrilling but some of the more exciting parts are left somewhat unexplained and the finale, which could have been great, feeling a bit rushed.

Back over the past decade when the birds didn’t get the auld sniffles and when pigs never flu, there was an affliction that struck this country. It was called PNH1SG or to give it its full name Paddy Never Had It So Good. It was a contagious condition that spread like wildfire. It was a strain of the other virus AF1WSLE (Arragh Feck It We’ve Suffered Long Enough). It was a deadly ailment that spread in conditions of affluence — as such it was a sort of gout for the Nineties and Noughties.

An audience with novelist and playwright Dermot Bolger, a reading by human rights activist Colm O’Gorman, a workshop on how to write your memoir and a debate on the burning questions of the day are just a few of the key attractions of this year’s Athlone Literary Festival which takes place from Friday September 25 to Sunday September 27. Organisers of the festival have compiled an intriguing and diverse schedule of events for the annual event, which is now becoming a fixture on the cultural calendar of the region. For those excited by the cut and thrust of debate and discussion on some of the vital questions in this turbulent time, The Big Question on Friday evening is tailor-made.

If you thought your girly night out was at death’s door, then fear not because Boots Athlone and The Prince Bar have come together to launch a new element to your girls night out!