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The community of Hollymount and the larger south Mayo area were saddened to hear of the death of Jim Mannion on Wednesday.

It has been announced that Mr Lars Frisell, director of economics at the Central Bank of Ireland, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Paddy Ryan Memorial Lecture in GMIT. The special lecture, which will be held on Tuesday December 11 in Theatre 1000, will recognise Paddy Ryan’s role as former mayor and alderman of Galway City, and honorary memory of the Galway Chamber. As part of the Amicable Society he welcomed President John Fitzgerald Kennedy to Galway during his tenure.

Drumraney woman Peggy Allen was delighted to receive a call from George Hook recently after she was chosen as the winner of the ‘Dear George’ competition for family carers.

Twelve women, 12 scenes, one goal, to raise much needed funds for Western Alzeheimers - this is the aim of the charity calendar ‘Sharing the Care’ which will be launched at O’Dea’s Hotel, Bride Street, Loughrea on Friday, September 14 at 8pm.

About 1,600 miles as the crow flies. A young Galwegian found himself there in the stinking heat of July 1943. He would swap the Dyke Road for the Sunken Road, or the Sandy River for the Simeto River. For sure he would rather have been somewhere else, kicking ball in the Plots, up the Dyke Road, or swimming down at the Waterside, maybe even venturing to Cooper’s Cave... turning up in St Brendan’s with no homework done was a walk in the park compared to this.

ONE OF the most sensational murder trials in late 19th century Ireland was that of Bridget Cleary in 1895, who was burned alive by her husband and cousins, who sincerely believed she was a ‘changeling’.

Love Thy Neighbour is a three act comedy by Jimmy Keary, and performed by the Mullet Drama Group, over three nights in Áras Inis Gluaire.

Love Thy Neighbour is a three act comedy by Jimmy Keary. Performed by the Mullet Drama Group, Love Thy Neighbour will be performed three nights here in Áras Inis Gluaire; Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 and Friday, April 27. All shows 8pm.

The Galway City Credit Union’s Volunteer of the Year award went to Phyllis McNamara at the eighth annual Mayor’s Awards for Galway City which was held at the Black Box Theatre on Tuesday evening.

THE GALWAY Film Society will screen two films over the coming week - one about a nervous new pope, the other about gender and identity in pre-teens.