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Connacht Rugby players have received a huge confidence boost and some rare silverware with their success at the Churchill Cup Tournament in America.

JUST UNDER 10 years ago Lisa Hannigan drifted into the public consciousness as the otherworldly backing vocalist in Damien Rice’s band and featured prominently on Rice’s chart-topping debut album O.

For the first time in years the Three Irish Tenors will be home in Ireland to celebrate the Christmas season.

THE RISE of Irish comedy both nationally and internationally over the last 25 years has been truly inspirational. Galway has played an important part in the ascendancy of many Irish comedians by providing them with a platform to develop their craft. The city has also given many of them their first experience of a festival.

Body confidence is primarily based on how you feel about what you see in the mirror. If you have problematic skin or are anxious about excess body hair, premature wrinkles, or other unwanted skin problems your body confidence may dwindle, which can affect every area of your life from career to romance.

World War 1 is the backdrop for the London box office success War Horse. It’s the story of bravery, loyalty and a mutual bond that grew between a young farm boy and his horse. But it is the highly imaginative and skilful way that the story is presented that has caught London’s imagination. The play is based on a book by Michael Morpurgo; and a recent acknowledgement by the public of the role animals have played in war, from the horse, the mule, the dog, the pigeon, even the humble glow worm used by sappers in No Man’s Land as they drew maps in the dark*. During the merciless, and relatively recent Battle of Stalingrad, (July 1942 to February 1943), 207,000 horses were killed on the German side alone (the human cost was an unimaginable one million). Animals are still used to help solders navigate rough terrain, or for dolphins to seek out mines, and dogs to sniff out contraband.

Tomorrow at 9pm The Dáil Bar on Cross Street/Middle Street will host an evening of summer fun in advance of the upcoming Smirnoff Mule Party Night.

The town of Ballina, also known as the Salmon Capital of Ireland, is gearing up to celebrate its annual festival in real style this July 10 to 19.

Kilkenny student Adrian O’Higgins has had a hectic schedule since beginning his internship for former-Republican presidential candidate and long-serving US Senator, John McCain.

Music fans of all ilks will be pleased to hear that Lisa Hannigan is in Kilkenny and ready to rock Kytelers - well lull Kytelers - with her unusually soft and haunting voice on Wenesday July 8.