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Ten of the 11 candidates seeking a nomination to stand for the presidential election, will be in Galway tomorrow to address a special meeting of the Galway City Council, which takes place in City Hall at 2pm.

ON SATURDAY evening I finally made it to one of the Ollie Jennings-run Druid Sessions in the Mick Lally Theatre which have been proving a big hit with gig-goers over the past few months. This was the fifth gig in the series and featured Padraig Stevens with Leo Moran.

GLOBE-TROTTING Gaeilgeoir extraordinaire, Manchán Magan, brings two delightful interactive shows to the Town Hall Theatre next month, where he will invite audiences to explore and celebrate Irish language and culture.

“SOME PEOPLE have told me I’m grumpy; it’s not something I’m aware of. It’s not like I walk around poking children in the eye...not very small ones anyway." So says Dylan Moran, about himself.

THE FIRST circus took place in 1768 when Philip Astley drew out a ring on an abandoned patch of land in London’s Waterloo and presented a show featuring bareback riders, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, and strong men.

O'Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale a stunning four bed semidetached family residence located in the much sought after residential development of Sceilg Ard on the Headford Road, Galway. This development was built in the early 2000s and the estate is meticulously maintained with beautifully presented green areas, mature trees and shrubbery.

A major investment package, announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Michael Ring TD, for digital services and facilities will benefit public libraries in Athlone and Moate as well as the wider library network.

Fianna Fáil TD for Roscommon/Galway, Deputy Eugene Murphy TD, has expressed his frustration at the virtual collapse of the National Broadband Plan as the only remaining provider SSE withdraws from the tender process.

For over 50 years Derek Warfield has been one of Ireland’s best known ballad singers and now he has teamed up with the new generation to bring an old tradition with a young sound to his legion of fans.

Five playgrounds in County Galway are to receive funding of €242,500.