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A fishing trip turned into tragedy earlier this week when a freak wave knocked two men into the cold waters of Lough Corrib and, despite a major search and rescue effort by local fishermen and a coastguard helicopter, one man lost his fight for life in hospital hours later.

‘Washing of the Waters’ is a new radio documentary which celebrates the rural river community of Golden Island, east of Athlone on St Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17 at 7pm on Shannonside FM.

Furbo based company Magdamedia won the Best Irish Language Award for its TV drama Corp + Anam at the recent IFTA award ceremony.

Head Chef, Enda McEvoy of Aniar Restaurant on Dominick Street was recently announced as Chef of the Year by the prestigious Bridgestone Guides.

The first competitive wheelchair basketball games to be held west of the Shannon take place this weekend in Galway.

Despite the behemoth of the barracks closure controversy almost taking over this month’s county council meeting earlier this week, a number of important developments in the areas of industrial expansion, parklands, and lake management within Westmeath were quietly adopted.

The Way It Is by Ray Silke

Considering the referee’s display last weekend in the Connacht club final in Kiltoom, a satirical joke is an appropriate way to start this week’s column.

The RNLI is to trial an inshore lifeboat on one of the biggest loughs on the River Shannon. At a recent meeting of the RNLI Board of Trustees the decision was taken to place an inshore lifeboat on Lough Ree for at least 12 months to assess whether a permanent lifeboat station should be established.

Waterways Ireland’s sponsorship programme for recreational waterway and waterside activity for next year opens this week, with events taking place along the entirety of its systems from Bann to the Barrow.