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A POETRY collection from a retired member of staff and a children’s book from a current staff member were launched this week in University Hospital Galway.

THE 2012 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place on Friday February 10 at 8pm at The Kitchen in the Galway City Museum.

Jack McCann, Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Galway University Hospitals from 1989 to 2010 launched his first book of poetry, “Turning on a Sixpence” at University Hospital Galway last week.

Not often one gets a chance

Mazar’s Tierney, based in Salthill recently hosted ‘Galway’s Brainiest Company’ table quiz to raise much needed funds for three Galway based charities - Ireland’s Friends of Albania, Foundation Nepal and NBCRI. This event formed part of Mazar’s annual CSR activities (corporate social responsibility) showing the support of the corporate sector for not-for-profit and charitable causes. Representative teams of up to twenty-five local companies attended and the title of ‘Galway’s Brainiest Company’ went to Davy Stockbrokers and Abu Media were runners up.

City businesswoman and chairperson of the Galway City and County Enterprise Board Mary Bennett is urging people to get behind the city authorities to help fast-track the development of Galway docks.

A ball which takes place next month in the city will raise funds to finance local surgical teams which travel to Albania to carry out vital surgery.