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A puissance competition will be held during the annual Connemara Pony Festival at The Showgrounds in Clifden - the first time such a competition has been held at the festival.

The Church of Ireland school of the Galway parish of St Nicholas opened its doors on July 12 1926, next door to the Town Hall and opposite the Courthouse. This marked a new departure for the primary education of Protestant children in Galway but it also marked the end of a long and sometimes acrimonious struggle for multi-denominational primary education in Galway.

“Bridges of Nimmo” is the title of a lecture to be given by Noel Wilkins, an emeritus professor of NUI Galway, at the Harbour Hotel, Dock Road on Monday at 8pm.

THE KNOCKNACARRA Amateur Theatre Society will hold auditions in The Salthill Hotel on Tuesday July 21 and Thursday 23 at 7.30pm.

Planning for Galway city’s future transport needs must move away from the “negative pro and anti bypass debate” and towards a more productive, solutions based, approach.

To celebrate the opening of the renovated Druid Lane Theatre, Druid will present a photographic exhibition in Artisan Restaurant, Quay Street, during the Galway Arts Festival.

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will continue to bring Galwegians challenging artworks and exhibitions throughout 2009 and its spring programme will focus on solo exhibitions by Irish and other northern European artists.

“Almost...but not quite” is how Galway Fianna Fáil might sum up its team for June’s Local Elections in both the city and county, with many candidates virtually certain to be selected, others still battling for a place, and the rest in the dark as to what party HQ intends to do with them.

The 2009 Safety Direct Galway International Rally gets under way on Friday January 16 with more than 40 local Galway crews on the entry list.

There are a few remaining places for Stagecoach Galway’s holiday workshop for children interested in drama, running all next week at St Mary’s College.