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COPE Galway is to benefit from a theatrical performance in the city next week, when Fishamble present Forgotten, a solo piece for theatre which explores four characters, between the ages of 80-100 years old, who reside in care facilities and retirement homes.

TWO MONTHS after he delighted Town Hall audience with his acclaimed solo show Silent, actor Pat Kinevane makes a welcome return to next week with Forgotten, his equally lauded one-man piece on old age and care of the elderly.

This summer enjoy all the fun of the fair at a new event at Belvedere House, Gardens and Park, The Belvedere Family Carnival.

ONE OF the most talked about shows at last year’s Galway Arts Festival was Silent, written and performed by Pat Kinevane and produced by Dublin’s Fishamble Theatre Company.

“We must seek to build together an active, inclusive citizenship; based on participation, equality, respect for all, and the flowering of creativity in all its forms. A confident people is our hope, a people at ease with itself, a people that grasps the deep meaning of the proverb; Ní neart go cur le chéile’ - our strength lies in our common weal - our social solidarity.”

Kilkenny boxing stalwart Darren O’Neill stormed up the AIBA rankings to third in the world this week as he prepares for the final stretch towards a tilt at Olympic glory.

Chico and Rita is the next screening at Ballina Film Club on Tuesday night November 1. Set in Cuba in 1948, Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) and Catalan designer Javier Mariscal create a passionate, animated Cuban love story. Admission is €5.

On Friday November 4, at 8pm, Ballina Arts Centre will present Fishamble Theatre Company’s Forgotten, a powerful piece of theatre written and performed by Pat Kinevane.

Kilkenny boxer Darren O’Neill has qualified for next year’s Olympic Games in London following another comprehensive victory at the World Championships in Azerbaijan.

As the Advertiser was going to press last night, Moate boxer Joe Ward was at the ringside for bout number 115 in the 81kg division as he watched the outcome unfold between Abdurakhmonov Dilovasnoi of Tajikistan and Dmitrov Stoimen of Bulgaria to determine who with be the Westmeath man’s opponent in the last thirty two at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.