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Aran Islander Ciaran Conneely who was murdered in Boston in 2011 was shot dead by a 16-year-old in a botched robbery attempt, prosecutors say, and left to die just a few steps from the sanctity of his Dorchester home, a trial in Boston heard last week.

Mr Justice Nial Fennelly of the Supreme Court and formerly Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, will deliver the School of Law annual distinguished lecture on Friday April 4 at 8pm in the Aula Maxima (ground floor), at NUI Galway. The title of his lecture will be: The National Judge and the European Union.

Luan Gallery is set to launch their 2014 spring exhibitions programme tonight, Friday March 21, at 6pm. All are welcome to attend the wine reception where guest speakers will introduce the work of the exhibiting artists.

This Sunday,equestrian sportswoman, Caroline Bjoerk, will begin, ‘Walking for those who can’t”, a 330km cross-Ireland walk from Clifden in Galway to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin to raise €50,000 for Beaumont Hospital Foundation to fund Spinal Degeneration Research.

DTZ Sherry FitzGerald has announced the recent appointment of George Brady to its team in Galway.

The over-riding message from the 4th annual Construction Management Conference in GMIT this week was one of cautious optimism for the industry, and a broad welcome for the new range of regulations.

The All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone has secured sponsorship from RTÉ for another three years.

Electric Escapes, a Westport based company that offers cycling hire and tours on its electric bikes, was part of a seven strong delegation of Irish tourist companies that joined Tourism Ireland at the 2014 Telegraph Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show in London recently. This was the first time that Tourism Ireland had a presence at the four-day event – the largest exhibition in Britain for adventure and outdoors enthusiasts – which attracts some 55,000 visitors each year. It was an ideal opportunity to highlight Mayo and Ireland to those who want to get away from the stress of a busy life and are interested in active experiences and exciting exploration of the countryside.

Fine Gael town councillor and county council candidate Cllr Brendan Henaghan has lashed out at his town council colleague Labour Cllr Harry Barrett for what he says is “continuously using criticism of An Taoiseach to pursue his own political agenda and getting cheap publicity”.

Young people with Type 1 diabetes are being sought to take part in a youth panel aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of 18 to 25-year-olds living with this autoimmune disease.