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A new four-year structured PhD in new media and film, to begin in September, was launched jointly by NUI Galway and the University of Limerick.

A Mayo student was celebrating this week after he and his team-mates were named overall winners in The Digital Hub’s Best in Show competition, bagging a €1,000 cash prize and work placements in one of Ireland’s leading digital media companies. Aaron Chalke from Ballintubber – who has just finished his final exams in the BSc in multimedia course at Dublin City University – entered the competition along with three of his classmates from DCU. Their team was announced as category winners in the film and video production category of the Best in Show competition last week. This meant all four students will get work placements this summer with Red Diamond Media, a digital media group based in The Digital Hub which focuses on TV, radio and web production, and digital content creation.

Mullingar’s first ever children’s camera club is a dynamic course that aims to spark interest in digital photography for children of any age. It is a ten-week course that aims to incorporate different aspects of photography, through facilitation and interaction with varied concepts of digital media.

Places are available for a full-time local training initiative in performing arts, a FETAC Level 5 course, which will take place in Belmullet.

The first phase of the County Galway GAA Digital Heritage Project, which will be launched this week, will involve presenting the history and heritage of five clubs - Kilconieron, Caltra, Tuam Stars, Annaghdown and An Spidéal as well as the history of handball and general GAA in the county in a digital format and putting it on the internet.

The new County Manager for Mayo, Mr Peter Hynes, takes up his role from today, (May 14), replacing outgoing Mayo County Manager, Mr Des Mahon. Mr Mahon, who held the position for 19 years and who retired last November, has been represented by Mr Joe Beirne as Acting County Manager for the last six months.

The closing date for the Young Ensembles Scheme 2010 is tomorrow at 5.30pm and the Galway City Council is encouraging young ensembles to take part.

Dublin group Hoarsebox are taking a short break from recording their new album to play a handful of Irish gigs to promote the release of their latest single, including a Kilkenny performance this Saturday.

Speaking after the launch of Sinn Fein’s Solution to Youth Unemployment local Sinn Fein councillor Kathleen Funchion said we need to deal with the jobs crisis before we see a repeat of the 80s when thousands of young people were forced to emigrate, taking their skills and ideas with them.

There are a few places remaining on an exciting introductory and digital media friendly course on how to use your computer and the internet (in the home) will be run at GMIT after Easter.