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HUDSON TAYLOR, the Irish folk-pop/Americana duo of brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, are on a nation-wide tour that includes Galway's Black Box Theatre on Thursday October 10 at 7.30pm.

STEPHEN JAMES Smith, the Dublin poet, playwright, and spoken word artist, plays the last date of his Irish tour in Galway, before taking his verse around Britain.

Anne Walsh Donnelly will read from her debut short story collection in GMIT Mayo Campus Library on Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm. Guest speaker author, poet and playwright John Corless will launch the collection.

Leana Theas is the latest residential development by well-respected Irish developer Lioncor Developments, which has recently undertaken magnificent schemes in Dublin and Limerick.

Early on Easter Monday morning, April 24 1916, the Galway Volunteers sprang into action. It was a chaotic beginning to the rebellion which hoped to see a nation-wide rising of fully armed and committed men and women seizing control of the country. We know, however, the capture of the ship Aud, with its weapons, explosives and ammunition, off the Kerry coast on Good Friday, prompted the Dublin leadership to cancel the Rising. The order was ignored by Padraic Pearse and others, who had the benefit of arms imported into Howth two years previously. They took over key positions throughout Dublin city, which they held for six days.

The creation of 16,800 jobs in the Midlands is a major employment boost for the region, Fine Gael Deputy, Peter Burke, has stated.

Athlone native, Paula Gannon, had a Longines Irish Champions weekend to remember as she garnered the ‘Prize for Elegance’ accolade during the two day horse racing event which took place recently at both Leopardstown and The Curragh courses.

Athlone entrepreneur, Regina Bushell, was a keynote speaker as Seas Suas, the representative body for early learning and care providers, held its annual conference in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel on Saturday last.

Local Minister of State, Deputy Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, is pressing for the introduction of a new decentralisation scheme for civil servants to be included in Budget 2020.

I wonder who were the more satisfied people last weekend: was it the Irish rugby team after their win in Japan, or Anna May McHugh and the organisers of the National Ploughing Championships?