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When you pass a business window in any part of Galway, you will often spot some eye-catching artwork. It could be a cartoon, mural, or a serious message, and it may very well have been completed by Luisa Carthy.

FOR THOSE of us blessed with kids, or who can borrow kids, a highlight of the year is the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. So it was with great delight that your trusty correspondent attended the Monday evening launch for this year’s festival where details of the 2015 programme were unveiled.

Among the attractions of the upcoming Clifden Arts Festival is the launch of the latest poetry collection by Moya Cannon, entitled Keats Lives and published by Carcanet Press. It is also something of a homecoming, as Moya was a long longtime stalwart of Galway’s literary scene.

Five teenagers from Castlebar based White Tigers martial arts club are winging their way to San Sebastian in Spain this weekend to represent Ireland in the WAKO European Kickboxing Championships.

Outback Jack’s Outdoor Gear and Active Sports Wear store owned by local Galway retailers Maureen and Derek Walsh will be celebrating their first year in business this weekend.

The first full-contact medieval tournament in Ireland for more than 400 years will take place at Claregalway Castle on September 19 and 20.