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On Monday morning September 4 1939, the Galway harbour master Capt T Tierney was listening to a radio message from the Norwegian freighter Knute Nelson to say that it was steaming to Galway with 430 survivors from the Athenia, which was sunk by torpedo 250 miles north-west of Inishtrahull Island, off the Donegal coast. There were injuries among the survivors. Many were distressed and suffering from hypothermia. It requested urgent assistance.

Mazda is not one of the really big global carmakers. So what does Mazda do to stay at the forefront of technology?

THE JUNIOR Galway Film Fleadh is calling on young Galwegians with an interest in film-making to submit entries to its Short Film Programme.

Pake Crehan of Rushestown Newbridge has seen a lot in his 88 years. “A little stiff but otherwise in good nick” was how he described his state of health when we spoke about old times in the company of his wife Delia and some of the extended family in their comfortable home recently.

Irish presidential hopeful Michael D Higgins visited Kilkenny city last week, as he prepared to address the annual opening of the Labour Party’s Tom Johnson Summer School.

Travelling to Garrymore is a rare adventure for me. In fact it is one of the few grounds in this county that when I travel to it I invariably get lost along the way. Instead of taking the more direct (if you could ever use the word ‘direct’ in association with any passage to Garrymore) route via Claremorris, I thought I remembered the less travelled road up through Mayo Abbey being a little more interesting and so I veered right at the top of Balla village and not for the first time.

The dust has settled; the new Government has come through its first 100 days; Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and US president Barack Obama have been and gone; Garrett the Good, Declan Costello, and Brian Lenihan - three icons of Irish politics - have passed to their eternal reward. What a first six months of 2011 this has been.

GALWAY MOVIE buffs take note - Kelly’s Fourth Official Movie Table Quiz takes place next Monday at 8pm.

Hot Country awards for Ballinasloe

Following on from the success of their open mic nights, SuperKidd Promotions returns to The Stables, Mullingar tonight, Friday April 8 for their first open stage night. Now along with the finest local and national solo musicians, music lovers will be treated to a variety of bands from Mullingar and further afield!