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GALWAY’S ARTSPACE Studios artists’ collective is currently celebrating its 25th year of operation and, to mark the occasion, an exhibition of the group’s work is running at Galway Arts Centre in 47 Dominick Street.

ARTSPACE WILL celebrate its 25th anniversary with Artspace 25: Collective Consciousness, a major exhibition in the Galway Arts Centre, which opens this evening at 6pm.

The highly successful Lady Gregory Autumn Gatherings continue in Coole Park, Gort, Co Galway, running from Friday to Sunday, 23 to 25 September, and will this year recognise the remarkable influence of Lady Augusta Gregory on the development of Irish theatre and literature.

A guided historical tour of Castlebar town will be provided each Saturday morning during July and August in Newport, conducted by Brian Hoban, local historian and Fáilte Ireland Approved Tour Guide. Tours will depart from The 1798 Memorial, The Mall, Castlebar (beside traffic lights) at 10am sharp.

It’s Thursday night which means it’s Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh, the night when the city’s indie music fans are out to hear Gugai spinning the very latest music by the coolest alternative bands.

The 1916 Rising is a pivotal turning point in Irish history, setting in train a series of events which culminated in Irish independence in 1921.

Athlone Community Radio proudly presents the broadcasting of the documentary The Golden Voice of Athlone, about Count McCormack, the greatest Irish tenor in the world.

Athlone councillors this week welcomed the establishment of Athlone Art & Heritage Ltd, a private limited company set up to manage the council’s artistic and heritage facilities including Athlone Castle and the new art gallery and artist studios.

The latest incarnation of a 131-year-old Mullingar institution returned this week, with the re-opening of Days Bazaar on Oliver Plunkett Street.

The Mullingar Chamber of Commerce, in association with Westmeath County Council and Waterways Ireland, are hosting Mullingar’s first ever Royal Duck Derby, to celebrate the wonderful works carried out on the canal over the past number of years.