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I like to try a different newspaper on a Saturday. It's usually one of big English papers such as the Guardian, Times, or Telegraph with enough sections to keep me reading for most of the week.

‘Funky Facebook Fotos’ is an event that takes place throughout December at Karma, combining and rewarding the two popular activities of socialising and social networking. Steps to claiming this prize are now an integral part of any typical night out.

Tuesday January 26 is Australia Day and The Skeff’s Australian management is welcoming Galway based Aussies and Galwegians to the venue to celebrate.

Aficionados of the pre-CD and pre-MP3 mediums are in for a bit of a pre-Christmas treat this Saturday December 5 when Danny Byrnes in Mullingar plays host to one of the biggest music events of the season - the return of the Record Fairs Ireland group. A feast of music will be yours for the taking at the legendary Mullingar watering hole and music venue when the collective of record sellers set up their stalls from 11am to 6pm.

The Westport Woods Hotel and Spa was the only Mayo winner in the Marketing Institute of Ireland west region’s annual awards. The hotel scooped the eMarketing award, following the Mayo Business Awards win in the eCommerce category last week.

The town of Westport was plunged into mourning this week after the death of two men last weekend. On Sunday the body of Noel Gill, who had gone missing in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on November 19, was found. Mr Gill was last seen by a friend in the city between 4am and 4.30pm close to the Erasmus Bridge, near Churchillplein in the city centre. A large scale appeal to help find Mr Gill was launched by his family and friends online including a website and Facebook appeals in their effort to locate him. Mr Gill had been in Rotterdam for over a year at the time he went missing, but would return to Mayo regularly to see his wife Cindy and their two children.

Local politics seems to be getting very interesting as the new members find their feet and learn how to knock others off theirs. GI Joe has hit the chambers like a whirlwind and he seems to be taking no prisoners.

ONE OF Ireland’s most successful bands have announced they will perform an exclusive intimate gig at Monroe’s Live on January 22. Renowned for their charismatic live stage performances and strong work ethic, the Dublin boys most recently performed to more than 10,000 people as part of the Volvo Ocean Race celebrations. They have also released a new cd, Aslan Uncase’d, an album of covers that will feature as part of this live set.

MONDAYDECEMBER 28 will see John O Callaghan take to the decks at the GPO nightclub Eglinton Street, Galway.