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ON TUESDAY evening at the House Hotel the programme for the 2015 Cúirt International Literature Festival was officially launched and, as ever, there is a rich feast of readings, talks, workshops, launches, and more to look forward to.

The life of a Co Galway university graduate will be transformed within the next few months when she receives Bebionic prosthetic arms.

The Galway Review 2, an anthology featuring an array of Galway writers, will be officially launched as part of the Cúirt festival.

As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations, the mayoral representative for the City of Galway, Cllr Dónal Lyons will announce the finalists of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2014 at midday today, March 13 at a press event on the ground floor in the Eyre Square Centre, Galway (beside Sails Café).

The launch of the programme for the second Galway Food Festival took place on Monday March 11 upstairs at McCambridge’s. The lovely Máirín Uí Chomáin, in a particularly elegant outfit and a covetable pair of shiny, fire-engine-red shoes, did the honours beautifully. As an author, the chairperson of Irish Food Writers Guild, and a true Connemara woman, she was perfect for the job. JP McMahon, festival chairperson, also spoke at the launch, in particular speaking warmly of the late lamented Gerry Galvin, who had launched the festival last year. A man who will be sadly missed.

OVER THE past two weeks anyone strolling through Galway’s Latin Quarter may have noticed the windows of a number of the area’s shops graced by artworks from members of the Space Invaders gallery.

Final year students on the BA fine art degree at GMIT Cluain Mhuire will present their third year ceramic undergraduate exhibition in Galway city this month. Called Crank It Up, the exhibition will run from May 19 to 24. The exhibition can be seen from 11.30am to 6pm, and is closed on Sunday.

The ninth annual Milano Fashion Show, in aid of Enable Ireland, is to take place this Tuesday, March 1, with plenty of glitz and glamour in store for fashionistas of all ages.

THE DÁIL Bar will host a charity gig to raise funds for The Niall Mellon Township Trust this Sunday, starting at 9pm.

Most mere mortals will have never had a chance to sample the Dáil bar, but that changed in Galway this week when a new pub of the same name opened in the city centre.