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“I know now where Phoenix magazine got their ‘Bog Cuttings’ title from” a Judge quipped when a solicitor produced two sods of turf as evidence in a case involving a dispute over the quality of turf sold and a refusal to pay for it.

Galway is known for the arts and, as such, provides many opportunities across the county for the youth to get involved in performing arts. Phoenix Stage School is the perfect place to get onto the stage while learning valuable life lessons, performance and dance. It’s more than just a stage school, though; it’s a second home.

Stile Antico, one of the world’s most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles, will perform at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, on Thursday, October 16, at 7.30pm.

Following months of local speculation concerning where the soon-to-be ex-president, and his wife, Sabina Higgins, may move to in Galway city, Higgins confirmed in a recent radio interview that they will return to Rahoon after residing in Áras an Uchtaráin since his election in 2011.

Women in technology, beasts and ‘general mayhem’ will be the three themes of this year’s Galway Carton Festival, set to run for six days from October 4.

Cartoons with a strong water safety message, drawn by leading Irish cartoonists, are set to appear across Galway City centre this week.

In 2023, O'Donnellan & Joyce auctions maintained its stronghold as a highly effective method of property sale, experiencing continued success. Holding eight livestream property auctions this year, which have been a favourite, demonstrated resilience and growth, achieving over €16 million in auction sales. The collaboration with David Brandt Studios persisted, providing a seamless live stream of O'Donnellan & Joyce auctions online.

“It can be a bit of a loner’s business all this doodling” jokes cartoonist Jim Cogan. “We’re just sitting at home in our studios. At least a festival gets us out to look at each other.”

This year’s Galway Cartoon Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet, with international exhibitions, fascinating talks, public interviews, film screenings, art trails, workshops and competitions taking place around the city from September 29 to October 4.

On Friday February 24 at 12 noon, auctioneer Colm O’Donnellan welcomed people into the auction room in the Harbour Hotel, Galway, and online on the O’Donnellan & Joyce company website and social media platforms, for the company's first auction of 2023 which was broadcast live by Brandt Studios.