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County Galway has become the first Irish participant in an international programme aimed at sequestering millions of tonnes of carbon through partnerships with communities who are successfully conserving tropical forests.

The Galway Folk Festival will be in full swing this weekend, with a host of afternoon, evening and late night events celebrating the best of local and international talent.

The Roscommon Frailty Intervention Team (RFIT) have received the President’s Award for the Best Poster Presentation at the annual conference of the Irish Gerontological Society as well as Best Platform Presentation at the British Geriatric Society (BGS) Autumn meeting in Glasgow.

The Saw Doctors will play a one-off concert in The Venue, Kilconly, Tuam on Wednesday May 29 prior to their European and US Summer tour which kicks off in Munich on June 8t and includes outdoor shows in New York at Central Park, Dublin at Fairview Park and Belfast’s Custom House Square.

Cyril Mahony was born in February 1913 in the family home on Prospect Hill. His mother was Mary Teresa Cunniffe from Loughrea and his father Gerry was a member of the RIC who at one time was stationed in Belfast. He eventually left the force and came back to his mother’s house on Prospect Hill. She was Anne Flaherty from Conamara, a native speaker and a well-known maternity nurse.

Galway’s home-grown rugby star Cathal Forde has signed a new, two-year deal with Connacht Rugby.

Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) are marking one year since the launch of Ireland’s first all-electric town service in Athlone town.

Fast, freewheeling, contemporary and yet retaining their pure trad roots, Ímar return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday, February 8.

The annual Fields of Athenry 10k attracted a record entry of almost 1900 athletes on takes place St Stephens Day at 11am in the town, The traditional post Christmas race organised by host club Athenry AC was once again a resounding success with a top-quality field in attendance.