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Galway was the focus last week when the White House Historical Association (WHHA) partnered with U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, including The Friends of the White House Historical Association in Ireland, for the third annual WHHA U.S. Presidents’ Day placing of wreaths.

It is not often that the one story dominates all the world’s headlines. We got a sense of it a few years back when we were all under the curse of Covid. For the first time, perhaps ever, the entire globe was at the mercy of the one ailment; the entire global news cycle carrying the same, but localised versions of the same story. We all had variations of the one restrictions; we lived our lives in the manner that the regulators dicated.

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The Galway Advertiser is delighted to present Cherish the Ladies at The Town Hall Theatre, Galway on June 24th, 2022.

The all-woman Celtic supergroup Cherish the Ladies has been wowing audiences around the world with a mix of traditional music, song, and dance for nearly four decades. Like most performers, the members are emerging from a quiet few years as the Covid-19 pandemic put paid to live performances, but now the ladies are keen to get back on the road, starting with an all-star line-up in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway later this month. Here, band leader and champion flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden talks about the history of the group, how they weathered the pandemic, and what the audience can look forward to at their upcoming Galway concert.

Athlone Castle will be the setting for a ‘Solidarity Stall for Julian Assange’ on Saturday afternoon (October 23) from 12pm.

Imagine if Iran, the Peoples’ Republic of China, and Russia suddenly announced a military pact to counter Boris Johnson which would involve the building of 12 nuclear submarines, with the contract for building said submarines being awarded to the smallest of the three, Iran.

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Friday July 23 turned out to be the hottest day of the year with more than 40 properties going under the auction hammer in the O’Donnellan & Joyce digital auction room. Colm O’Donnellan took to the podium at his live stream property auction, which was viewed live by more than 8,000 people. Speaking through smartphones, tablets, and computers in homes and offices across Ireland and indeed abroad, O’Donnellan outlined how the live stream auction works, demonstrating that the company has the technology, the manpower, and the determination to survive the current challenges of this long-lasting pandemic and continue to deliver on its promise to buyers and sellers of property both locally and nationally.

Ballina writer and local historian, Terry Reilly, has launched his new book, Ballina & Area People, which he describes as ‘easy to read’ complete with some surprising revelations.