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“ANTIDOTES TO the recession don’t come much more potent than this. Niwel Tsumbu’s indomitable, infectious spirit...gives full rein to a sweep of syncopated rhythms that have many of his punters grasping and gasping to keep up.”

“ANTIDOTES TO the recession don’t come much more potent than this. Niwel Tsumbu’s indomitable, infectious spirit...gives full rein to a sweep of syncopated rhythms that have many of his punters grasping and gasping to keep up.”

SCENES FROM The Stinky Cheese Man, based on Jon Scieszka’s book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, will be performed in the Town Hall Studio.

Galway Bay Sailing Club has organised the biggest event in the club's 40-year history to coincide with the visit to Galway of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Galway is set for a sailing bonanza. In just three days time the first of the world’s yachting elite is expected to cross the Mutton Island finish line into Galway for the first time in the history of the Round the World Yacht Race.

A unique Galway gift will be presented in all sailors in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race when they arrive in the city.

Members of Volvo Ocean crews will be giving a special presentation to budding sailors in Galway on Monday June 1.

The west of Ireland has the potential to create an extra 2,000 jobs in the creative sector, according to a new report from the Western Development Commission.

The Western Development Commission, in association with photo website Pix.ie, has launched a photo competition to highlight the Creative West as the Western Region rapidly becomes Ireland’s hub for the creative industries with over 11,000 jobs in the sector according to a recent WDC survey.

Andrew Moran from Newport has been announced as a finalist of the HB Let’s Sail competition, as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Stopover 2009. Primary and Secondary school students entered the competition to design and build a boat, made using HB ice-cream sticks. As a finalist Andrew will meet with Ian Walker from the Green Dragon team at the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday May 24. The overall winner, announced on the day, will receive a family trip to the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover in Stockholm.