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Arriving at Dublin Airport to fly with Ryanair without a pre-printed boarding has been an expensive mistake for many passengers this summer.

A judge was left with no alternative but to jail a man with an intellectual disability for nearly two years after his behaviour escalated to aggravated trespass and carrying a knife.

Mullingar Athletic will host the very first international football game in Mullingar on Wednesday February 11 when the Republic of Ireland face Latvia after the day’s opening fixture of Belgium and Lithuania. The selection of Mullingar Athletic as one of three venues for this event - the others being Tullamore and Athlone Town Stadium - is a huge honour for club and plans are well underway to make the event a memorable occasion for the club and Mullingar. We ask all those wishing to attend to note the following:

FOR THE second year running, the mighty Fight Like Apes will ring in the New Year at the Róisín Dubh - and this time they will have the added joy of also ringing in the new decade - when they headline the venue’s Strange Brew New Year’s Eve 2009 party.

Mullingar Athletic will host the very first international football game in Mullingar on Wednesday February 11 when the Republic of Ireland face Latvia after the day’s opening fixture of Belgium and Lithuania. The selection of Mullingar Athletic as one of three venues for this event - the others being Tullamore and Athlone Town Stadium - is a huge honour for club and plans are well underway to make the event a memorable occasion for the club and Mullingar. We ask all those wishing to attend to note the following:

Eamon de Valera was in Galway on the evening of May 11 1940 engaged in a by-election campaign, when he was told that Germany had invaded Belgium and Holland that morning. He was outraged. Belgium felt that by declaring its neutrality it was protected from Hitler. But it was sadly mistaken. Germany felt threatened (at least it pretended to be), that the Allies may use Belgium as a ‘jumping off’ base to attack her. With terrifying speed and ruthlessness, using new tactics of fighter bombers and tanks, Germany subdued both countries in a matter of days.

Looking for something different to do on St Patrick's Day? Well in the spirit of the day, Athlone Film Club is having an evening of Irish film followed by a traditional music session.

THERE IS a personal memory of a delightful spring Parisian Saturday morning in 1971 drinking an espresso on the terrace of a café along the Boulevard St Germain and reading a short story by Seán Ó Faoláin entitled The Talking Trees.

•This Saturday will see the inaugural COPE Galway triathlon taking place in Salthill. The race, aimed at raising funds for the local charity, will see up to 500 competitors will test their skills and endurance over a 750 metre swim, a 20 kilometre cycle and a five kilometre run. Set against the backdrop of Galway Bay, the race is set to be a great day for competitors and spectators alike.

BC Productions presents two of the world’s foremost vocal percussionists, Senjka Danhieux aka Roxorloops (vise world beatbox champion 2005) and Joel "ZeDe" Marian (current world beatbox champion). They will perform for one night only during the Galway Arts Festival with vocals from Karen B from Belgium and Switzerland. This is one show that should not be missed.