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Christmas is just around the corner, it is almost time to get those silly Christmas jumpers out of the closet, the festive season would not be the same without Irelands biggest independent instrumental post rock group And So I Watch You From Afar.

Skoda has built the 1,500,000th second generation Octavia. The anniversary vehicle - a white Octavia Combi of the GreenLine version - rolled off the assembly line at the company's main plant in the Czech Republic.

TRAVELLING HOME to Portrush from Oxegen 2005 found four Ulstermen a bit worse for wear after the weekend’s revelries. “We were feeling terrible!” admits Rory Friers, during our Thursday morning conversation, but amid the post-festival comedown emerged an inspired idea.

And So I Watch You From Afar come to Castlebar for the christmas holiday season on Wednesday 28th December where they will be taking to the stage at Castlebars brand new independent music venue The Clubhouse in Castlebar Celtic. Also on the bill will be Toby Kaar, Shardborne, Race The Flux and Music For Dead Birds.

Local man Eddie Sheehan has made history by becoming the first man from Western Europe to win a gold medal in Russia in the sport of kettlebell lifting.

Budget 2012 is “music to the ears of Galway business, big and small” as it contains “positive and creative pro-jobs measures”.

Over recent weeks, there has been much speculation on the provisions to be announced in Budget 2012. The anticipation was heightened by the “State of the Nation” address by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Sunday night. In an unprecedented move, Minister Howlin and Minister Noonan shared the burden and spread their respective speeches over two days. Some of the main features introduced in the 2012 Budget are set out below:

I am glad Galway does not have Michelin starred restaurants. I have eaten in two Dublin restaurants when the family occasion, so I was told, warranted a Michelin starred meal. The first occasion was very good. The owner/chef visited all the tables and chatted pleasantly, hoping that we had enjoyed our meal. We all had. On the following two occasions, including another restaurant, which to my disbelief, retained its Michelin star this year, both meals were a disgrace. Incredibly over priced, snobby and condescending waiters, tiny portions, and pretentious food. Apart from the obligatory ‘is everything all right?’ no sincere effort was made to connect with the customer.

The most magical and enchanting of all fairy tales is brought to life by European Ballet, one of the most popular and highly praised touring ballet companies, under the direction of Stanislav Tchassov, former principal dancer of The Bolshoi Ballet.

Ireland’s loudest rock band, And So I Watch You From Afar, have just been announced to play a very special show in the west of Ireland at The Clubhouse in Castlebar Celtic this Christmas. Known for their unrelenting tours that have seen them play more than 300 gigs since the start of 2009, Belfast’s And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA to their fans) don’t know how to take a break. From appearances at SXSW, Eurosonic, Electric Picnic, Novarock, Canadian Music Fest, Popkomm, Pukkelpop, Sonisphere, to tour dates in Europe, North America, Russia and a support slot for rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, the instrumental band has been on the road playing music non-stop since the release of their fan-stirring debut self-titled album.