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AS THE Galway Arts Festival fast approaches, it is all systems go at Macnas as the company gears up for this year’s parade, entitled This Thunderous Heart, which will take to the city streets on Sunday July 22.

As Ireland gears up for Euro 2012 fever, the Midlands Simon Community is delighted to have received a generous donation to assist its fundraising efforts - in the guise of Republic of Ireland star Glenn Whelan’s jersey which he wore in the Republic of Ireland vs Russia Euro Qualifier match in October 2010. Glenn has also kindly autographed the jersey, which will be first prize in a raffle to be held in aid of Midlands Simon.

Olive Loughnane of Loughrea AC placed an impressive eighth in the Women’s 20km Race at the IAAF World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia, on Sunday.

Highly acclaimed European Ballet presents the classic and most enchanting ballet The Sleeping Beauty at Mullingar Arts Centre on Wednesday May 23 at 7.30pm.

BALLET IRELAND, The National Ballet of Ireland, comes to the Town Hall next week with its hugely successful production of Romeo & Juliet, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s thrilling score.

LEADING IRISH ballerina Monica Loughman, and Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, will bring the ballet La Sylphide to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday April 20 and Saturday 21 at 8pm.

Galway-based photographer Neil Warner snapped up 18 Gold Awards at the IPPA National Photographic Awards held recently the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.

The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan this week published the Finance Bill 2012 which gives effect to taxation measures announced in last December’s Budget.

Minister of State for Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring has has said that the agri-food sector is on course for another strong year, following bumper export results for 2011. The Minister of State also confirmed that 98% of Single Farm Payments have been paid to farmers in County Mayo with outstanding payments set to be processed as quickly as possible.

Tonight the lights will go out for the very last time on Moate’s wonderful “House of Dreams”.