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OVER THE past 18 months Offaly has very much been thrust into the international spotlight as the ancestral home of Barack Obama. Prior to the new US president though, the Faithful County’s best known ambassador was singer-songwriter Mundy.

Sharon Shannon will be among the acts performing at Threshold’s mid summer concert to raise funds for it’s work with the homeless and people in housing difficulty.

Fresh traditional music at the Linenhall

THE NUNS Island Centre will host a concert of Irish trad tonight while on Monday there will be a classical music concert with music performed on a piano owned by composer Clara Schumann.

Sharon Shannon will be among the acts performing at Threshold’s mid summer concert to raise funds for it’s work with the homeless and people in housing difficulty.

The countdown has begun in earnest for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in May, and the organisers are calling on the city to “pull together” to showcase Galway for the long-term benefit of the local economy.

Preparations for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway and the erection of the race village at the docks will go ahead regardless of whether the giant oil tanks are removed or not.

One of the country’s finest musicians will make a welcome return to the Kilkenny stage next Tuesday night.

OVER THE past three years Headford’s Eric Cunningham has been staging concerts and performances showcasing the best of Irish trad and Celtic music through his World Fleadh festivals.

SHARON SHANNON, Marc Robedrts, and Mary McPartlan are among some of the acts that will play the Night Of Music concert in aid of the Manuela Riedo Foundation.