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Colorado choir to sing with Castlebar students

HE WOULD never have cut it as Henry John Deutschendorf Jr, but as John Denver, he charmed the world with 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', 'Annie's Song', 'Rocky Mountain High', and 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy' - all of which are now undisputed classics.

The 12th annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West happening this Saturday is this year attracting some international attention.

This is the 12th edition of the event, held in aid of Cancer Care West, and this year newly-appointed USA Swimming CEO and president Tim Hinchey is coming to take on the challenge.

As we come to the end of the year, it’s a good time to remember some of the remarkable accolades our city has received during 2016. Galway was awarded the 2020 European Capital of Culture, as well as the EU’s prestigious European Green Leaf Environmental Award, and was designated European Region of Gastronomy for 2018. The Financial Times FDI magazine ranked Galway City as the number 1 Micro European City of the Future for both the Economic Potential and Business Friendliness categories in 2016/2017: this is a full level or two higher than our rankings in both categories in 2014/2015. Also, NUI Galway has moved up to number 249 in the QS world university rankings. To put that in perspective, the University has risen 235 places over the past nine years from when it was at number 484. NUI Galway is also 48th out of 1,336 educational institutions in Europe in terms of Horizon 2020 funding received, and second overall in Ireland.

A selection convention held on Saturday evening saw Martin McLoughlin selected as Fianna Fáil’s choice to replace the newly elected TD, Deputy Lisa Chambers on Mayo County Council.

Marc Roberts is appearing at Westport Town Hall Theatre this coming Sunday, February 14 with his show The Music of John Denver, This show offers a perfect end to your Valentine’s night after visiting some of the wonderful restaurants in town. In 1997 Marc Roberts came to international prominence when he represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest coming in at a credible second place with “Mysterious Woman”. Marc’s first self-titled album was released and he has released five albums including his current album A Tribute to the Music of John Denver which went to number one in the country iTunes Charts.

MARC ROBERTS' tribute show to John Denver, a multimedia journey through the singer-songwriter's life and music, which has won critical acclaim and toured internationally, returns to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday September 25 at 8pm.

During the past few weeks I have tried to give some of the formative influences on the life of the writer Eilís Dillon as she grew up in Galway. The impact of her parents’ (Professor Tom Dillon and Geraldine Plunkett) commitment to the War of Independence, and her nightly fears of sudden raids on their home by the Black and Tans was a nightmare that stayed with her all her life.