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A sponsored walk will take place in the city on Sunday December 20 to raise awareness and funds for the local charity “Families, fathers and friends.”

The Mayor of Galway Councillor Declan McDonnell has called on the public to give credit where it is due by nominating unpaid volunteers, for the annual Mayor’s Award, for their work in the community in the city.

All car parks in Galway city should introduce half price parking from 12 noon each weekday from now until the New Year, according to the Galway Chamber.

While the Galway Chamber has called for reduced charges in city car parks, Fine Gael councillor Hidegarde Naughton has gone further by calling for free parking at selected times during the week.

There will be an international flavour to the music series at Coole Park over the next few days as part of the Coole Park Winter Programme. Tonight (Thursday) Coole will host a concert of Mexican music by The Gringo Stars from 8pm to 9pm.

The long wait to the announcement of the winners of the Impact Media Elevate Award is almost over, with the unveiling of six finalists.

Maree, already off to a respectable 2-2 start in their first ever Men’s National League campaign, knocked out 2008 winners UCD-Marian in their first round National Cup encounter in Oranmore on Saturday November 14th. It was a tough, physical game, in which UCD-Marian incurred several technical fouls, and Maree struggled to find their form, before pulling away for a 69 – 56 win. An encouraging aspect of the Oranmore-Maree outfit’s victory was that 5 players finished with 10 points or more, the kind of spread of scoring that they and their coaches have been looking for.

THE GALWAY Arts Centre will host a serious of events next week including a performances art piece, a discussion on redeveloping Galway, and a sale of artworks.

THE AFRO Renaissance Annual Festival 2009 takes place on Saturday November 28 in the GAA Sports Complex Hall, Castlegar, Roscam, from 4pm to 10pm.

If you are looking for a home with character then look no further than No 124 Lower Salthill. Rockwell has had some minor refurbishment in recent years and it still retains most of its original characteristics, such as high ceilings and a very attractive bay window to the front which was part of the design of these wonderful homes.