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PECO, THE former frontman of Indie-folk band Valentine Black, is coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Friday August 5 at 9pm and Saturday 6 at 11.30pm.

HE PLAYS the Father Gabriel on the hit RTÉ series Briget and Eammon, he is a regular on Republic of Telly, and he is also accomplished stand-up comedian. He is Edwin Sammon.

RISING STAR and Irish soul singer Brian Deady brought down the curtain on this year’s Galway International Arts Festival in fine style with a rousing gig at the Róisín Dubh on Sunday night.

OUR LADIES of Perpetual Succour is The National Theatre of Scotland's second visit to the Galway International Arts Festival and a raucously entertaining affair it is too.

August 10 is a date for the diary as Joe Rooney makes a welcome return to the Prince of Wales Hotel Athlone.

SOME OF the best emerging Irish comedians, who regularly headline the Róisín Dubh's Tuesday night Comedy Showcase, will be headlining tomorrow night's Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE skinny man and purple puppet, Sammy J & Randy, are heading to Galway armed with nothing but a keyboard and a suitcase full of songs, plus undies, toothpaste, and international adaptor plugs, but mostly, songs.

Ireland West Airport was delighted to announce that last Friday, it welcomed the 10 millionth passenger to use the airport since it officially opened in 1986. Lorna Conway from Athlone, who was travelling to Edinburgh with Flybe for a wedding with her parents, was the lucky 10 millionth passenger and on checking in for her flight today was greeted with champagne, a specially designed Lily O'Brien gift hamper, and a pair of return flights to Edinburgh, to mark the occasion.

Excitement mounts in Galway which has taken on a blue hue this week in support of Galway's final push to be selected as the European City of Culture 2020.

The Galway city council has voted in favour of holding a civic reception for the Connacht Rugby team.