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Alan Willliams was born in the heart of the traditional music area that is Doolin/Lisdoonvarna in County Clare. He is one of five children and grew up on a farm. One of his early influences was his grandmother, who regularly cooked his favourite meal of bacon and cabbage. They had five gardens, they killed their own pigs, and were self sufficient in many respects. This seems to be a common thread with good chefs, honest home grown food from an early age.

Screenwriter David Logan has been asked by Articulus Entertainment to write a film adaptation of Once Were Cops by the award winning Galway crime writer Ken Bruen.

Prominent Shell to Sea protester Maura Harrington was almost found in contempt of court at a special sitting of Belmullet District Court this week.

Druid is planning a special evening to celebrate the opening of its newly refurbished theatre at Chapel Lane on Friday July 17.

JP Ryan, a local Kilkenny songster, has made it to the finals of the UK songwriting contest out of 6,000 entries with his song ‘In My Shoes.’

THROUGHOUT TODAY and this weekend the Galway Film Fleadh will be in full swing, screening feature films, premieres, documentaries, shorts, and animation, in this, its 21st year.

A Ballybane man, with 56 previous convictions including a 15 year disqualification in 2003, fled the scene of a minor road traffic accident and hid for hours in a hospital mortuary, the Galway District Court heard this week.

COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, and ventriloquist Nina Conti was born and raised in the Hampstead area of London surrounded by intellectuals, actors, and artists.

WHILE EVERYONE knows such classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals like Phantom Of The Opera, few have heard of The Likes Of Us.

PETE DOHERTY’S Heineken Green Spheres show in the Róisín Dubh has been postponed following the singer-songwriter’s admission to hospital yesterday.