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The perfect fit arises when the right person is placed in the right job. No square pegs in round holes, no ‘making do’, no ‘getting by’.

You will be glad to hear that the whole world is not in recession. As you know, the UAE’s main income has been oil and with a surge in oil prices since 2001, Dubai and the Gulf states have benefited enormously. So much so that Dubai is presently constructing 230 tower blocks in Business Bay, the Manhattan of Dubai, one of which is the tallest tower block in the world, presently standing at 180 floors. Constructing phases two and three of International City to accommodate and service a population of over one million. Constructing the third palm at the waterfront area. Constructing Dubailand, which has 16 theme parks and is set to be three times larger than Disneyworld in Florida.

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh is celebrating its 21st birthday this year and from Tuesday July 7 to Sunday 12, it will host world premieres, special tributes, Irish and international features, documentaries and shorts, with a prestigious array of actors, directors, and filmmakers in attendance.

A bench warrant has been issued for a Kinnegad man who is due in court to answer drink-driving charges.

OVER THE past three years Headford’s Eric Cunningham has been staging concerts and performances showcasing the best of Irish trad and Celtic music through his World Fleadh festivals.

Kilkenny golfer, Gary Murphy is set to go back to tour school rather than rely on sponsor invitations into tournaments.

You will be glad to hear that the whole world is not in recession. As you know, the UAE’s main income has been oil and with a surge in oil prices since 2001, Dubai and the Gulf states have benefited enormously. So much so that Dubai is currently constructing 230 tower blocks in Business Bay, the Manhattan of Dubai, one of which is the tallest tower block in the world, standing at 180 floors. Phases two and three of International City will accommodate and service a population of over one million. Dubailand has 16 theme parks and is set to be three times larger than Disneyworld in Florida.

When the fixtures were officially announced last autumn for this year’s National Hurling League most Kilkenny hurling enthusiasts would have been quick to blank off March 22 in their diaries. For this was the date allotted for the 'clash of the champions', last year's national hurling league winners Tipperary against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny.

The recession has hit hard, wallets are lighter, and the marquee is gone, yet this summer’s race meeting is set to battle against the odds, and provide as good a race festival as ever before.

Clodagh Fleming from Ballina has been chosen as the United Arab Emirates’ Rose after fighting off stiff competition in the recent Dubai Rose Festival.