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Crafting sumptuous servings inspired from far-flung destinations like Japan, China, and Thailand, The Dishes Asian Fusion Restaurant is Galway's newest member of the restaurant family. Having opened last Wednesday, July 18, The Dishes is a must visit especially for those with a palate for authentic Asian cuisine.

A great grandson of Galway's World War I fighter ace Major Robert Gregory, Robin Murray Brown, read WB Yeats' famous poem An Irish Airman Foresees His Death in Belfast last Sunday. St Anne's Cathedral was filled to capacity for a service to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which succeeded the Royal Flying Corps in which Major Gregory flew. Major Gregory joined the war effort in 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. He was also awarded the Legion d’Honneur — France’s highest honour.

Doug Allan would make a dream dinner guest with his fund of stories from an eventful life. He has travelled all over the world, from the Andes to Africa and from the Antarctic to the Arctic. He is a wildlife cameraman and has had close encounters with whales, sharks, and polar bears. His screen credits include classic David Attenborough series like Blue Planet, Planet Earth, and Life in the Freezer. And finally, he is a compelling and charismatic speaker.

Claregalway Castle will host Ireland’s Specialist Nurseries (ISNA) and rare plant specialists at the Spring Garden Fair on Sunday April 3 from 11am to 6pm. A variety of informal practical talks and demonstrations on transforming your garden will be given by these gold medal winning nurseries from both Bloom and Hampton Court flower shows. Go along and get all your gardening questions answered and enjoy coffee and cakes in coffee shop.

Musgrave MarketPlace marked the launch of its new Foodservice Brochure with a special culinary event at the Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar last week. The event consisted of a bespoke five course menu presented by the Musgrave MarketPlace chefs and featured speeches from Noel Keeley (Musgrave Wholesale Partners Managing Director), Clément Pavie, (Musgrave MarketPlace Business Development Chef), Jean Smullen (wine consultant) and John McGinnity, (Musgrave MarketPlace Meat Specialist).

FINGHIN COLLINS may declare himself "a musician first and then a pianist", but there is no doubting either his magnificent as a player, or his view of the piano being "a very complete instrument", as he will display in his upcoming Galway concert. Yet his love of, and interest in, other instruments, is genuine, particularly one that is somewhat under appreciated in classical music - the voice.