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Patrick Combs is an average guy. An average guy who, in 1995, decided on a whim to deposit one of those fake cheques so common in junk mail. Man 1, Bank 0 is Combs’ amazing-but-true story of how he deposited a $95,093.35 junk-mail cheque marked ‘non-negotiable’ into his own bank account and about what happens after his bank clears it. He’s rich – or is he? This outrageously funny and dramatic comedy that quickly becomes a staggering and funny David vs Goliath-like real-life adventure, returns to Ireland after a hugely successful tour in June 2011 and smash hit sold out shows in New York, Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

The travails of Glenamaddy-native property developer Ray Grehan continue this week with the news that NAMA has moved to halt the sale of a New York apartment beside the Rockefeller Center, owned by Mr Grehan and his wife, which could fetch almost $1m if sold.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has welcomed the announcement by Emerald Networks and Pipiper Infrastructure of their intention to effectively upgrade commercial broadband capability in the west of Ireland to world class status.

A NEW, limited edition Jack Taylor novella has been published by ASAP Publishing and it comes in two different special edition box sets.

A local Fine Gael senator met the Chinese ambassador for economic and commercial affairs recently to discuss forging trade links between Galway and China.

In figures released this week (October 14) it was revealed that three in four Westmeath career coaching graduates land a job or start their own business “within weeks of graduation”, said Miriam Magner-Flynn of Career Decisions Ireland, at the recent graduation of Ireland’s first Diploma in Career Coaching.

An American deep-ocean shipwreck exploration company is in for a major windfall after making the historic discovery of more than $200 million worth of silver which went down aboard a World War II British cargo steamer torpedoed by a German U-boat as it headed for the safety of Galway harbour to refuel.

Galway could become a destination for some of the largest cruise ships in the world following the recent visit by leading cruise-line operators from the US and Norway, who have also expressed interest in possibly investing in the redevelopment of Galway Harbour.

A County Galway man living in America hopes to raise $20,000 for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind by organising a fundraising dinner in New York, next month.

In what may be the last Seanad, Galway senator