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The death has taken place earlier this month of Ms Mary ‘Ma’ O’Driscoll, the much loved Lady Dean of Residence at NUIG until her retirement. Her home at Taylor’s Hill, opposite the school, was a great meeting place for female students, who might have wanted nothing more than a cup of tea in a friendly home, or a sympathetic listener to a struggle with exams, a landlord, or boyfriends.

The conviction of three men this week for trying to bring over a ton and a half of cocaine into the country has an air of hilarity about it, mainly because the gang only failed because of the ineptitude of one of their members.

One of Ireland’s greatest ever sportsman Seán Kelly was on hand Friday to officially open the new state of the art sports centre at NUI Galway.

The conviction of three men this week for trying to bring over a ton and a half of cocaine into the country has an air of hilarity about it, mainly because the gang only failed because of the ineptitude of one of their members.

When Christy Moore sings his well known song, “Viva la Quinta Brigada”, in honour of those who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War one of his sardonic verses includes the lines:

The highlight of Oughterard GAA’s centenary year takes place this weekend with its Centenary Social on Saturday evening.

The Lynda Huxley exhibition Nádúr Mhaigh Eo will open in Gnó Mhaigh Eo, Bridge Street, Westport, today and will run for the month of March to coincide with Seachtain na Gaeilge.

The Royal Castlebar Theatre and Event Centre are delighted to present a performance by music legends The Chieftains on Friday October 24.

Friday’s release of the latest live register figures show just how deeply the unemployment crisis is hitting Kilkenny and how imperative prompt and decisive action is need to curb this appalling growing trend, according to Kilkenny Labour Party councillor, Seán Ó hArgáin.

GALWAY ACADEMIC and musician Seán Crosson has published a new book entitled The Given Note - a major study on the relationship between poetry and Irish trad and song.