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‘Amazing Grace’ is a catchphrase often applied to Brendan Grace and indeed very true in many respects. The genial and much loved family comedian is celebrating 42 years in the comedy business and is now more popular than at any time in his career to date and what an illustrious career that has been.

Minister of State Michael Ring has welcomed the announcement from Minister for Environment, Phil Hogan that he has given approval for South West Mayo Development Company Limited, to approve funding of €200,000 to Croagh Patrick Holiday Village for the construction and development of a Croagh Patrick Holiday Hostel, in Murrisk. Funding will be provided under the Encouragement of Tourism Activities measure of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013.

Mass will be offered at Our Lady’s Grotto, Ceide Fields, Ballycastle on Friday July 12 at 6pm.

THE SEANCHAÍ Brendan Nolan will tell tales in Eileen’s Pub, Ballymoe, north Galway on Friday June 28 at 8pm.

AMERICAN TRADITIONAL and choral music will join forces for a concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Wednesday May 15 at 8pm.

A code of practice for Croagh Patrick is about to be drawn up with the council working closely with the community council in Murrisk.

St Patrick’s weekend will be celebrated from Friday March 15 to Monday March 18 in Westport, with festivities for all the family planned.

There is less than two weeks to the closing date of Westport Town Council’s Poetry for Patrick competition.

The pilot for a new vampire themed TV show, Darker Days, featuring Love/Hate’s Tom Ward and Game of Thrones’ Rick Burn will be shot in Galway this summer.