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Diligent Corporation, a leading modern governance company used by nearly 700,000 board directors and leaders worldwide, has announced Galway’s Bonham Quay as the location for its new European Hub. The company announced late last year that it was creating 200 local jobs in Galway as part of its long-term business strategy to drive international growth.

St Joseph’s College, The Bish, were crowned U19A All Ireland Schools League champions with a 52-35 point win over Intermediate School, Killorglin.

The availability of high end office space which is key to attracting modern high-tech industries to the heart of Galway was enhanced this week with the granting of planning permission for the Bonham Quay development at Galway Harbour.

It's a game that lasts 70 minutes and both sides have 15 players each and anything can happen — once upon a time that was how things were looked at before a big game. Sure, one team could have beaten all before and behind them in style, while the other scraped through to get to the big day. But at the end of the day all that mattered was what happened over the 70 minutes, that's still true today but only in part.

Moate library is to be settling into its new location at Moate Courthouse by the end of November this year.

Live at the Linenhall, an engaging exhibition by Castlebar-based photographer Alison Laredo, continues in the Linenhall Arts Centre’s Print Gallery. Live at the Linenhall captures some of the unforgettable performances that make up the Linenhall’s programme of events. The result is an ongoing photographic document of memorable moments as seen through Alison’s distinctive lens, a reminder of great nights and great people who have challenged, engaged, and entertained, an exhibition that will continue to grow throughout the years. Alison Laredo is a professional photographer and a selection of her work may be viewed on www.alisonlaredo.com

Nine decades living in the rural and urban midlands, encompassing many years in the Army, award-winning music playing, and a career in politics, is now documented in a new Athlone book, Stepping Back in Time.

Excitement filled the air this week when director of Midland Drama School, Lorraine Wynne, received a phone call from the Irish Entertainment Awards to inform her that her girlband Elles Divas are up for an award for the Best Upcoming Pop Teen Girlband 2010.

A lack of education opportunities and a poor ICT infrastructure are putting a brake on the development of enterprise in the Midlands region.

OUTRAGEOUS AND irreverent, but always thought-provoking, Kinky Friedman, the crime novelist, songwriter, and ‘Frank Zappa of country music’ is coming to Galway.