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It has become glaringly obvious in these tough times, that there are some places around the country that would appear to be suffering more than others during the downturn and unfortunately, Kilkenny and the south east seems to be one of those places.

As part of the renowned Tuam Arts Festival, the town’s St Mary’s Cathedral will play host to a concert entitled ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ on Saturday August 19. Starting at 8pm, the performance will comprise opera arias, French songs, and a compilation of songs from movies and musicals. ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ will host an array of talented performers at the pinnacle of their art, including a native of the town as the star tenor.

Four Westmeath students were among a group of nearly 300 young adults from across the world who attended the Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life (ASLFL) conference last week. The conference was run by Foróige, the National Youth Development Organisation, and ICCUSA Foundation Inc (Irish Chamber of Commerce, USA) at NUI Maynooth. Nathan Byrne (Kinnegad), Deirdre Campbell (Moate), and Sarah Claffey and Grace Farrell (both from Rosemount) secured a place for the week-long conference based on the strength of their written application supported by a nomination to attend from a youth worker or volunteer leader from the county.

The CAO's latest figures for third level applications show that NUI Galway’s popularity among Leaving Certificate students as their first choice for university continues to grow for the third consecutive year. The university has seen a further increase of almost 10 per cent in the number of students selecting NUIG as their first choice institution through the change of mind and late application process. NUI Galway is now in the top two universities for growth in first preference applications through both application processes. Over the past three years, first preference applications for undergraduate degrees at NUI Galway have increased significantly as the university’s popularity continues to soar.

The Department of Adult and Community Education at NUI Maynooth has a long history of offering professional development courses for those in the adult and community education sector.

Kilkenny Campus (NUI Maynooth) hosted a reception to celebrate the achievement of students who received NUI Certificates for the academic year 2009/2010 this week.

Would you like to try a short afternoon or evening course for spring? New eight and 10-week courses will begin in February at Kilkenny Campus and you can explore subjects such as local folklore and song, political philosophy or American literature.

Coole Park hosted a conferring ceremony for graduates of the NUI Maynooth certificate in local history last weekend, the first ceremony of its kind to be held at the park. The course was run as an outreach programme at Coole by the NUI Maynooth department of modern history, in association with the university’s adult education office. Nineteen students were conferred on the day.

Mayor Martin Brett and Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council Catherine Connery will jointly launch the Job Seekers Information and Education Expo which is being held at the

On June 3, Dr Michael O’Dwyer from Ballyhaunis will be joining Máirtín Tom Sheáinín on the programme Comhrá at 7.30pm on TG4.