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Our Ladies’ School of Evangelisation, Knock presents Rexband in concert at the Royal Theatre Castlebar, on Sunday August 30. Our Ladies’ School of Evangelisation is a charity organisation. The school is a Catholic school that runs a nine month course in evangelisation training. Its aim is to empower people to live the gospel more fully in their lives and in turn transmit the love of their faith into the wider community. This concert is one of the fund-raising efforts being made in order to keep the school open and functional.

ACOUSTIC SKA/reggae star Chris Murray will play upstairs at the Roisin Dubh tomorrow. A gifted songwriter and dynamic performer, he has captivated audiences throughout the US, Europe, South America, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Canada with his embracing music, penetrating lyrics and soulful presence. From the prestigious Fuji Rock Festival to poverty stricken Oaxaca, Chris delivers his message of hope and humanity with a raw sincerity that connects with the hearts and minds of all.

The Aftermath get ready for their three night residency on The Word stage at this years Electric Picnic festival with a couple of shows around the country including Danny Byrnes, Mullingar this weekend, Sunday August 30.

Green Dragon skipper Ian Walker will be the guest of honour at this year’s Galway International Oyster Festival.

The vice-President of the European Commission, Margot Wallström, will give a “town hall” style talk about the European Union at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) on Thursday September 10.

GALWAY FILMGOERS will unite with audiences in 172 cities across five continents to view and judge the next generation of filmmakers when the 12th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Town Hall on Sunday September 27 at 3pm.

A TRAIN driver who embarks on a strange adventure, a woman who breaks the mould by entering the male dominated world of 19th century photography, an inspirational schoolteacher, and the mesmerising Penélope Cruz, can all be seen at this season’s Galway Film Society screenings.

“The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea-green boat…”

Two of the best known newlyweds in literature arrived in town to launch this year’s RoolaBoola children’s arts festival at the Linenhall Arts Centre last Friday evening. No strangers to launching things, the Owl and the Pussycat docked their beautiful pea-green boat in Castlebar after a monumental journey back from the land where the Bong-tree grows, stopping off in Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, USA, Italy, Spain and Achill — we know, we’ve seen the postcards they’ve been sending to the Linenhall over the past weeks.

Kilkenny Fine Gael senator John Paul Phelan has said that he was extremely taken aback at his party leader, Enda Kenny’s, shock statement that he would abolish the Seanad if Fine Gael got into government.