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Huge crowds are expected to descend on Galway city for the upcoming Powerboat Festival and to ease any traffic and parking issues a Park and Ride service will be in operation during the event.

Citylink has announced a new improved timetable for its direct non-stop service between Galway and Dublin. The new timetable incorporating earlier departure times of fifteen minutes means passengers can now travel between Galway and Dublin with even more ease and convenience. To help travellers remember that Citylink is now running fifteen minutes earlier, Citylink is offering 15 per cent off fares on its direct Galway to Dublin service until May 31.

Ireland’s leading arts event, the Galway Arts Festival, is set to provide an internationally acclaimed line-up of music, dance, theatre, comedy, street events and art from July 12 to 25.

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John Killeen will have to sit back, fold the arms, throw back the ears and listen to a lot of compliments in the next few days. And all of it is richly deserved. Before he gets to scribble his name onto the scroll of those who have been granted the Freedom of Galway city, he’ll be made to blush a few times. He’ll hear again how his dream secured the Volvo Ocean Race for Galway, not once but twice. How he beat the odds and defied the doubters, how he managed to make the city the envy of the rest of the country’s sailing ports. John is a jolly man, whose demeanour and personality allows him to make friends and to listen to his argument. And he has used this to great effect to achieve what he has achieved in his own life, in business and in sailing.

A Dora Gorman-inspired Galway produced a stunning second-half display to clinch their second Connacht title in a row at Balla in Mayo on Sunday.

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A novel plan to have Mayo County Council purchase the old Imperial Hotel in Castlebar and reinvent it for public and office use is being proposed by a local representative.

Continuing its drive to support the small and medium business sector, Bank of Ireland is hosting two business breakfasts in Mayo this week as part of National Enterprise Week. On Wednesday May 26, Bank of Ireland Ballina will host a business breakfast on the theme of franchising with Enda Folan, master franchisor for Computer Trouble Shooters in Ireland whose presentation will focus on ‘Franchising your business’. Mr Folan started the Ireland operation in 2003 and is based in Bearna, Galway. The business is a network of professional associates who provide a wide range of computer support services to small business owners and to home based computer users throughout the country. The event takes place in branch at 7.45am.

In the second race of the Galway 5km series held in Craughwell, husband and wife team TJ McHugh and Catherine Conway finished first in the men’s and women’s race. TJ finished in first place with a time of 16.25, just ahead of Timmy Glavey also of Mayo AC with Jason Broderick of Craughwell AC back in third. In the ladies’ race Catherine finished well ahead of Stephine Fahy from Tuam in second place.