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Extra train services between Galway and Athenry will come into service next month to serve the county Galway commuter.

A student from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Letterfrack has won the Department of Education and Skills’ final of the national skills competition in cabinetmaking. Diarmaid Ó Conghaile from Dun Beag, Na Doireadh, Baile na hAbhann, Co na Gaillimhe, a second year student on the BSc in furniture design and manufacture in the Letterfrack campus, took the top prize at the recent event held in Dublin Institute of Technology. This builds upon similar success in this competition from students from the college in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

This year’s annual Tour de Lough Corrib Charity Cycle in aid of local heart charity Croí will take place on Sunday May 22.

The Mr Personality Festival takes place this weekend and one of the many contestants vying for the crown will be Galway city man Tom Kilkelly, who is hoping his “easy-going” nature, as well as his well-honed social skills, will be enough to win.

Lower Dominick Street will be closed to traffic for several weeks in order to facilitate to extensive sewerage improvement works.

Special Olympics Ireland’s annual collection day will take place throughout Ireland tomorrow (Friday).

Galway will be competing with Waterford and Limerick for the top spot at this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

A large crowd turned out at Galway City Museum on Tuesday for the launch of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature which runs until Sunday.

Plans for a vehicle only bridge in the city were presented by engineers from RPS consultants to city councillors at Monday’s city council meeting.

People living between Moycullen, Barna, and Rahoon can look forward to a better and more regular water supply from the major new reservoir to be built at Tonabrocky.