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NUI Galway has received conditional approval from Galway City Council to build an extension to the Arts Millennium Building.

Thousands of households and business in Galway city and county are facing a miserable start of the New Year with burst water pipes and leaks causing millions of euro in damage to homes and premises. Water restrictions are already in place right across Galway and will remain so until at least next week.

The answer to this question is like many other questions, it depends; it depends on which side of the counter you are. For consumers, I think it has been a good year, prices for most items are better than before and I don’t believe quality has suffered. For business owners, it has been tough; however most have survived and hopefully most will survive through 2011.

PIANIST BARRY Douglas, illusionist Keith Barry, comedian Des Bishop, singer Johnny McEvoy, and classic plays by Tennessee Williams, Brian Friel, and Shakespeare all feature in the Town Hall’s programme over the coming months.

Galway United season tickets remain on sale this week at just €99. Season ticket forms are available from, and can be returned to, O'Briens Newsagents, William Street, Galway; Claddagh and Celtic Jewellers, Quay Street, Galway; The Square Inn, Athenry, and O'Briens Hardware, Main Street, Loughrea.

The annual John Joyce Memorial Sevens, will be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.

GALWAY ARTIST Maeve Curtis will hold her Paint Studio workshops in the Galway Arts Centre, starting in January.

IN 2002 Israeli producer and engineer Shay Leon launched his professional recording studio Shay’s Studio in Leitrim village, outside Loughrea.

DOLORES KEANE will join her brother, the folk-singer Matt Keane, on-stage at Matt’s fifth annual Christmas season concert in the Claregalway Hotel.

Junior Chamber International Galway hosted its annual Christmas ball and awards ceremony in the Harbour Hotel recently where the voluntary activities and efforts of members were recognised and the end of a successful year for 2010 branch president Victoria Whelan was celebrated.