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It was great in so many ways. The comedy, the atmosphere, the venues, and more than ever before the weather.

THE RISE of Irish comedy both nationally and internationally over the last 25 years has been truly inspirational. Galway has played an important part in the ascendancy of many Irish comedians by providing them with a platform to develop their craft. The city has also given many of them their first experience of a festival.

SHTAX: A Homecoming, a feature documentary about actor and musician Aindrias de Staic, will be shown tonight in the Cinemobile, outside the Town Hall Theatre at 9pm, as part of the Galway Film Fleadh.

Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage and all its men and women are merely players”, well this September the mighty county of Mayo will be the stage for the peerless Tommy Tiernan as the multi-award winning comic embarks on his ‘World Tour of Mayo 09'.

LIFE, LOVE, loss, angels and overcoming adversity are the themes of a new collection on poetry from The Claddagh’s Seán Connolly.