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The niece of one of Galway’s most famous hurlers, Sylvie Linnane, has died tragically while on her first holiday abroad in Turkey.

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, this week announced that the Philippines had removed the ban on the importation of Irish EU beef.

A young Galway woman has died tragically in a water accident in Vietnam just days after arriving in the country.

A new American visa scheme which is being signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin this week will give Mayo people an opportunity and live and work in the US for a year, according to Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.

A Kilkenny doctor was the victim of a scam at a Thai airport in which visitors are falsely accused of shoplifting and have to pay large sums of money to police to be freed.

Parents are being reminded to check their children’s passport status as the holiday season gets into full swing.

A young Galway woman died of natural causes while holidaying in Cameroon, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Students from one of India’s leading universities will be able to transfer to engineering degrees in Athlone following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions.

Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Crossmolina, will be one of 20 choirs which will compete in the first All-Island second level schools competition on RTÉ. Four regional heats of the competition — each featuring five choirs — will be aired on successive Sundays beginning on Sunday October 18 at 7.30pm on RTÉ One in a series presented by Anne Cassin. The Mayo choir can be seen performing on Sunday November 8.

Beef farmers will get a boost from the re-opening of the United Arab Emirates market to Irish beef according to Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn.