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Kilkenny band took part in the Irish Youth Music Awards 2009 at the Village venue in Dublin’s Wexford Street on Saturday last April 4.

A young Galway entrepreneur has been awarded €1000 by Shell Livewire for being the most successful and inspirational young entrepreneur in the Western region.

Ireland’s largest amateur five-day cycling event, the Kellogg’s Tour of Ireland Cycle Challenge, will see some 150 cyclists from all over Europe and the island of Ireland blaze through Kilkenny on Sunday May 10 as they complete stage 4, the second last stage, of the challenge.

Galway businessman John Flaherty, founder of C&F Group, received Ireland’s coveted business award when he was named as the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® at a ceremony last week. Mr Flaherty was first announced as winner of the international category before receiving the overall title, which was presented by the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

The Mayo Chambers are pleased to announce that the adjudicators have confirmed the finalists in each category of the Mayo Business Awards 2008 in association with Bord Gáis Networks. The awards ceremony will take place on Friday November 21 in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, where the winners and runners up will be announced. The finalists are as follows:

GALWAY city and county will be going jazz mad this weekend with the Galway Jazz Festival in the city and the David Lyttle Trio in Clifden, while next week there will be the Red Hot Jazz Joint in Salthill.

Cinemobile, Ireland’s mobile cinema, will be making its first visit to Crossmolina on Monday and Tuesday January 26 and 27 at Fagan’s Car Park. On Tuesday at 11am Cinemobile will be screening The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Pupils from nearby schools are invited to view this timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found by ringing the number below. Children’s films The Tale of Despereaux and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will also be screened and the teen favourite Twilight. Free phone on 1800 924 949 for movie listings and times, telephone (091) 751 629 or log on to www.cinemobile.net for further information

Local girl Brigid O’Gorman from Kilkenny will become a citizen reporter or ‘eJournalist’ reporting on the European Parliament elections as part of the Youth Media for Europe initiative.

IRISH entrepreneurs will have to be more innovative in their thinking than ever before and challenge existing business models by differentiation and lower cost if they are to build successful businesses in the face of the global economic downturn.

IRISH entrepreneurs will have to be more innovative in their thinking than ever before and challenge existing business models by differentiation and lower cost if they are to build successful businesses in the face of the global economic downturn.