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Carl Hanley remains top of the standings in Connaught Grand Prix league after Saturday’s second place finish in Tubber just outside Gort. Hanley tops the standings with his horse Kalipso du Marais thanks to his consistent form in the previous five rounds, finishing in the top four in four out of five events. The Peter Glynn owned horse has now accumulated 28 points for the Claremorrris rider.

Carl Hanley remains top of the standings in Connaught Grand Prix league after Saturday’s second place finish in Tubber just outside Gort. Hanley tops the standings with his horse Kalipso du Marais thanks to his consistent form in the previous five rounds, finishing in the top four in four out of five events. The Peter Glynn owned horse has now accumulated 28 points for the Claremorrris rider.

One of the most exciting bands to come to Kilkenny this ‘arts festival’ season has to be the 10-piece multi-cultural Grupo Fantasma.

Former title holder, Galway’s Gerry Ryan, had to settle for second in this year’s Streets of Galway 8k Road Race which took place on Saturday evening.

Athlone audiences are in for a treat as September marks the start of Athlone Film Club’s autumn/winter season. From September 15 to December 15, films will be shown every second Tuesday at 8pm on the big screen in the Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre. From comedy to classic, from world cinema to contemporary, the club promises an exciting line-up that will appeal to all tastes and ages.

Not sure what happened to last week’s column, which disappeared into the great internet black hole. It meant that the hurlers had to take the field without my good luck wishes, but, as it turned out, they weren't needed anyway.

Athlone audiences are in for a treat as September marks the start of Athlone Film Club’s autumn/winter season. From September 15 to December 15, films will be shown every second Tuesday at 8pm on the big screen in the Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre. From comedy to classic, from world cinema to contemporary, the club promises an exciting line-up that will appeal to all tastes and ages.

Do you remember the great egg scandal in Glenroe? Dinny (Joe Lynch) was caught selling ordinary shop-bought eggs as free range.

Athlone Film Club presents Tokyo Sonata (Japan/Netherlands, 2008) the Cannes award-winning film on Tuesday October 27 at 8pm in the Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre, Athlone. Tokyo Sonata, a poignant social satire directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, offers cinematic audiences a unique perspective on the universal subjects of family and survival.

THE AWARD winning violinist Arve Tellefsen has declared Mari and Håkon Samuelsen to be “among the greatest string music talents in Norway”, and next week the duo will give a concert in Galway.