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BOB MARLEY, a cultural icon, a prophet and hero to Jamaicans, and one of the worlds most loved musicians will be celebrated and remembered in Galway next week.

Speakers from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths will come together in Galway next week for a special interfaith event and public meeting.

The seventh son of the seventh son, Danny Gallagher from Maghera, County Derry, according to ancient Celtic lore, possesses the power to heal people by simply touching them.

The seventh son of the seventh son, Danny Gallagher from Maghera, County Derry, according to ancient Celtic lore, possesses the power to heal people by simply touching them.

A book by Maggie Heston called Mother’s Whispers will be launched on March 17 at Nevins, Newfield Inn, Mulranny, from 8pm.

Galway Samaritans are asking people in Galway city and the surrounding county to consider becoming listening volunteers with the organisation. The number of calls received by the Galway branch increases every year and new volunteers from the local community are always needed to help sustain the service.

The Athlone Samaritans annual concert will be held in the Friary Church, Athlone on Thursday February 10 at 8pm.

The late Hubert Butler once wrote a delightful essay called Influenza on Aran in which he examined the evidence for the early Irish saints. His title is explained in the first few sentences: “When I arrived in Aran by the Naomh Eanna at Kilronan I was sneezing and, by the time I had raced to St Enda’s Church at Killeany and seen the stone on which he had floated in from Connemara, I was feverish and coughing. I spent the rest of my time in bed reading the only two books on Aran and its saints that I could find, a big one by Mr O Siochain [Aran: Islands of Legend] and a small one by Father Scantlebury [Saints and Shrines of Aran Mor]”.

A 12-week integrated programme of health and well-being is being launched by Brighid Daly at her new centre in Renville Lodge, Oranmore.

Good and bad days are part of our daily lives and each day we can encounter different experiences. Some experiences we can cope with and some experiences pose us problems. It is important that when you hit a time in your life when you are having too many bad days that you have someone to turn to. Samaritans provide a unique emotional support service that you can call on if you want to.