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Popular Galway businesswoman Mary Bennett will give a talk next week on her experiences in business when she headlines the Network Galway annual open evening.

“WATCHING BARACK Obama get to The White House was such a one-off experience. For him to go from such obscurity to the highest political position in the world in such as short space time was an unparalleled journey in American politics.”

SHE LIVES in LA, is “mildly in love” with Galway, but at heart she is a Southerner and a proud Alabamian who was inspired to become a comedienne - not by anything as predictable as another comedian - but by her Baptist preacher grandfather. She is Heather Le Roy.

THE FIRST Lady of the Wild West, Calamity Jane, will be celebrated in Galway next month when The Patrician Musical Society stage Calamity Jane in the Town Hall Theatre.

MARY COUGHLAN has been the undisputed First Lady of Irish jazz and blues since she arrived on the music scene in 1985 when her debut album Tired and Emotional sold more than 100,000 copies.

For the first time in the history of St Canice’s Cathedral a woman has been elected as the dean of the Church of Ireland Cathedral in Kilkenny.

Just arrived at Galway’s leading designer bridal shop are some stunning gowns from the 2010 collection from Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa of Barcelona. Brides will be spoiled for choice with this incredible collection. Sisters Maria and Therese Raich are the inspired designers behind the brand. They use the most delicate of fabrics, especially silks and laces. Last year one of Spain’s princesses wore a wedding gown made from Guipure lace. This is an intricate and delicate lace favoured by the Spanish royalty. Two of the gowns from the Novia D’Art collection feature this beautiful lace.

World Heart Day was celebrated in Athlone on Sunday September 27 with a 5k fun run and walk.