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Acos Oil is a new oil company set up by Mark Costello to supply home heating oil to the people of Galway city and county.

In a week that has seen the presidential race gather pace with the addition of three high profile candidates, three more hopefuls put their case to Kilkenny County Council.

This week you could not avoid the extensive television coverage that has been given to the weekend’s anniversary of the devastating September 11 2001 attack on New York’s Twin Towers.

Two Castlebar consultants will be travelling to Somalia in November to run specialist clinics to help and support local medical staff. Dr Meabh Ní Bhuinneain is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. She has a lot of experience in Kenya and has been involved in building up existing health care structures in the Londiani region. Mr Paul O’Grady is a consultant in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. He has previously worked in Vietnam, Middle East, and Kenya. Their key objective is to help provide sustainable relief through resourcing and training existing medical staff. The Rotary Club of Castlebar, of which Mr O'Grady is a member, will run a church gate collection on Saturday/Sunday September 17 and 18 supporting this worthwhile project.

Athlone’s Literary Festival has announced its 2011 line-up, and among the highlights is a creative writing workshop with Big Smoke Writing Factory, a renowned organisation run by writers for writers. They provide a platform for writers to not only improve their work but to share it with others. The festival takes place from October 7 to 9.

The ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions which have swept through North Africa and the Middle East, have seen brutal dictators ousted and demands for democracy and liberty.

Some 45 million people around the Middle East are to see images of Mayo on TV, following the recent visit of a crew from Middle Eastern television station MBC1.

Middle Eastern visitors to next year’s Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Galway will be treated to a sneak preview of what’s on offer in the city.

A new chief executive officer has been appointed to spearhead next year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.

Leading travel agents from Dubai visited Glasson over Easter, as part of a fact-finding trip to Ireland. Invited here by Tourism Ireland, one of the highlights of their itinerary was a visit to Wineport Lodge.