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GLENN TILBROOK was one half of one of the greatest English songwriting teams of the last 30 years, when he wrote classic after classic with Chris Difford in Squeeze.

The gushing garden fountain, giant ‘triffid’-like plants, towers, and parapets are all dead giveaways. This is no ordinary entrance; this is no formulaic hotel.

“Unfinished business,” was the reply given by Noel Eccles when asked why Moving Hearts were reforming. “When we last played in Ireland, the UK and at some European festivals in 1987, it was as an instrumental band and we always felt that we hadn’t finished exploring the possibilities of our unique line-up,” he said. Many people in Ireland were happy to see Moving Hearts back together as an instrumental band and duly filled Dublin’s Vicar Street for four successive nights in February 2007.

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and to mark the occasion - and as a way of combating the gloom of the recession - this year’s theme is ‘uplifting films’.

The Irish flag is to be flown for the first time at one of the world’s most popular motor sport events, the Dakar Rally. The rally, which takes place in January 2010 in Argentina and Chile, is regarded by many as the most difficult in the world.

The Pagodas Temple was started in 2005 by Chris Hickey, a fourth Dan black belt, the highest graded judo black belt in the west of Ireland. Mr Hickey always wanted to have his own dojo where he could pass his skill and knowledge on to others with a passion for the martial arts. This is due largely to the training he received in the Galway Judo Club, the support of his many friends, and his long time mentor Sensei John Creaven.

The issue of homelessness is being highlighted in Simon Communities right across the country in the second ever Simon Week. The ‘7 days of action against homelessness’ is running until October 11, with a wide variety of events underway across the country.

Eight months before it arrives in Ireland this September, the new Volkswagen pick-up, the Amarok, is demonstrating its power, durability and off-road performance by following the Volkswagen Motorsport team currently taking part in the gruelling Dakar rally across some of the toughest terrain in South America.

Eight months before it arrives in Ireland this September, the new Volkswagen pick-up, the Amarok, is demonstrating its power, durability, and off-road performance by following the Volkswagen Motorsport team currently taking part in the gruelling Dakar rally across some of the toughest terrain in South America.