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“THERE ARE some musicians who entertain us, fine; some who stimulate us, better; and then some who immerse us in something so powerful that primal emotions surface instantly; making us ultra-defensive, or, finally open to illumination. One of the latter is Vicky Langan.”

The May Bank Holiday is the annual Mountain Walking Festival in Leenane.

Canal Square will be the likely location for a monument to honour Kilkenny’s soldiers, the Borough Council heard this week.

A memorial ceremony for Irish soldiers who died fighting in World War I was held in Kilkenny at St Canice’s Cathedral on Armistice Day, last Friday, November 11.

THE TULCA festival of visual art ends on Sunday, but before then there are plenty of events taking place over the weekend to explore.

Art has always been an abiding passion for Megs Morley, from drawing pictures of Jim Morrison for schoolfriends in her teens, to later hosting her own exhibitions and working with arts groups such as Enso, to more recently commissioning public art for Galway.

TULCA FESTIVAL of visual arts is an annual festival taking place in Galway. Running since 2002, Tulca features dynamic and exciting work from national and international visual art practitioners.

GALWAY ARTIST Megs Morley has been appointed as the curator of the TULCA 2011 visual arts festival, which will take place from November 4 to 20.

The economic downturn has had negative affects across all sectors of society, including the arts, but the support of Galway businesses will ensure TULCA goes ahead this year.

A total of 41 artists have been selected to exhibit at his prestigious event by curator Lisa Le Feuvre. The exhibition runs from September 4 to 25 and carries prize funds of €8,000 and €3,000 which are reserved for emerging artist(s).