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‘Washing of the Waters’ is a new radio documentary which celebrates the rural river community of Golden Island, east of Athlone on St Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17 at 7pm on Shannonside FM.

Since opening its doors more than two years ago Born Clothing in Newtownsmith has grown from strength to strength, quickly gaining a reputation as a true shopping destination, offering its customers not only the latest fashions at affordable prices but also tasty culinary delights and beautiful views at its trendy cafe.

A special conference on producing successful festivals and social events will be held in Ballinasloe in November.

The first episode of RTÉ’s The Secret Millionaire, which featured an emotional and generous donation by Galway man John Concannon, was the most watched programme on television on Monday night.

Local companies Éire Composites Teo, Ri Na Mara, JFC, and EasyFix have been recognised as InterTradeIreland Business Ambassadors for Galway.

The dust has settled; the new Government has come through its first 100 days; Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and US president Barack Obama have been and gone; Garrett the Good, Declan Costello, and Brian Lenihan - three icons of Irish politics - have passed to their eternal reward. What a first six months of 2011 this has been.

The world’s next J K Rowling could have been among the 500 young Galway authors who were honoured at a special ceremony this week as part of the annual Write a Book Awards. Now in its 10th year, the competition which is run by the Galway Education Centre, aims to generate an interest in reading and writing among young people aged five to 12 years.

There was something altogether appropriate about Maitias O’Gormaile of Tuam reaching the end of his life’s journey on St Patrick’s Day. For his sense of Irish identity was deeply rooted and expressed itself in every aspect of his life, from the language he so loved, to the history and folklore of the country, its music and song and dance, and, of course, its sporting traditions, especially hurling, which he championed in his part of Galway, an area better known for Gaelic football.

Galway-based Cunningham Higgins, the recently appointed main dealers for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles, has delivered two new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 416 extra long panel vans to the Tuam-based company Western Hygiene.

Precision Training and Education Ltd is a new training company based in Tuam. Precision Training will offer a wide variety of training courses in the coming months and is in the process of becoming a FETAC accredited provider.