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The recent very sad and tragic death of a brave young Royal Marine Robert McKibben really brought home to everyone in the Westport area the stark reality of war. Robert’s parents, sisters, brother, his girlfriend, relations and friends were truly devastated, as were his comrades in arms from the Royal Marines and indeed his former comrades from the Irish Defence Force. All who knew him were deeply shocked and numbed by his death. It is fair to say that the whole region was saddened by the news of his tragic death and it was no surprise that St Mary’s Church in Westport was packed for the funeral, or that it brought the town of Westport to a standstill as the cortege moved through the town in what was one of the saddest funerals on record.

Or ham, sausages, rashers either, or so it seemed for a while.

MANY OF Galway’s best known bands will be taking to the stage of The Cellar Bar in Eglinton Street tomorrow at 8.30pm for a special fundraising show for Luis Asturias.

With Castle Travel offering direct flights from Ireland West Knock Airport, you can enjoy the sunshine of the Balearic island Majorca. This flight operates from June 23 to September 1. The island of Majorca off the east coast of Spain is the largest in the Balearic Island group, which collectively form one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world, and certainly in the Mediterranean.

In the current economic climate it makes more sense than ever to save money by having your wedding abroad this year.

Ireland West Airport Knock has announced its first ever scheduled European flight as Ryanair is set to commence a twice weekly service direct to Alicante International Airport in southern Spain on June 5 and run until the end of October.

Galway will host the most exciting fighting event this summer in Salthill when One Shot Promotions present the first biannual MMA Showdown 2009, mixed martial arts event at Leisureland, Galway on June 13 & 14.

The Spanish Institute at the Granary Learning Centre will host an evening of free demonstrations, wine, and tapas at Cava restaurant tomorrow (Friday) as the institute launches its cultural programme 2009.

WHEN DANISH poet Peter Wessel presents his Polyfonías Poetry Project in Galway as part of this year’s Cúirt International Festival of Literature, it will be a unique aural experience. It features poetry and music, but is not a poetry recital or a concert. It is instead an interaction between voice, verse, music, and languages, to create a new poetic-musical sound.

GALWAY MUSICIANS and DJs will gather in the Black Box Theatre on Saturday February 7 from 6pm for Armada Corazon, a major fundraising show for the Spanish born, Galway based, musician Luis Asturias.