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FIVE GALWAY based poets, who have been vital to the development of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature, will each read five poems at a special event for this year’s Cúirt.

THE THIRD annual Galway Theatre Festival will take place from October 25 to 31 and it is inviting submissions from theatre companies wishing to present productions.

OVER THE past decade, audiences in Galway city and county have grown hugely fond of The Galway Ensemble in Residence – ConTempo String Quartet.

No 38 Costa na Mara is a simply stunning home presented by its owner in fantastic condition. Costa na Mara is situated on the city side (coast road) of the very trendy and popular village of Oranmore which is just a three minute walk to all that this bustling small town offers, and is just a 15 minute drive to Galway city.

Local taekwon-do instructor, Shane Fitzgibbon has recently returned from a successful trip to Germany where he captained the Irish team in the German International Championships. The tournament was also attended by contestants from Czech Republic, Netherlands, and Spain. Fitzgibbon was accompanied by Listowel student (currently training in Galway) Padraig O’ Connor.

Micahel Bradley will be looking for the same resolve that ensured Connacht overcame Bourgoin by 23 - 20 when they host Munster on Sunday.

NUI Galway men’s basketball team won their first intervarsity in 23 years on Sunday with a dramatic last-minute win over University of UIster Jordanstown in the Kingfisher gym.

In case you haven’t noticed it, the large section of the paper that has just fallen on your shoe is a 72-page magazine which we have produced to mark the fact that on this day 40 years ago, the first issue of the Galway Advertiser hit the streets. At the time, it was deemed crazy that a product could be given out free on such a mass scale and as you can imagine, predictions of its demise came thick and fast. However, it has stood the test of time, hence today we carry the baton into the fifth decade.

Latin America, its people, culture, literature, and the issues affecting its nations, will be celebrated and discussed during Latin America Week in Galway.

The family of a Dublin man who went missing in Galway last month have appealed to Galway people who may have seen him to contact the gardaí.