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LÚNASA MAKE a welcome return to Galway and the Galway Sessions festival when the trad supergroup play Monroe's Live on Thursday June 18. A hectic and busy international touring schedule has afforded the band little opportunity to play in Ireland in recent times so this Galway gig is all the more to be welcomed.

THEY HAVE performed more than 1,500 shows across 36 countries since forming in 1997, and their line-up features some of the most respected names in contemporary Irish trad. They are Lúnasa.

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KARAN CASEY and John Doyle, former members of Irish-American folk-trad band Solas, and now solo artists, play An Taibhdhearc tonight.

Now that the dust has finally settled, I spent some time discussing the quality of the senior football championship this year with a few GAA heads. Overall it was generally felt that it was a reasonably good championship as there were several good games that were of high quality. Obviously Mayo’s victory over Dublin is a stand out match for me, and I’m sure several of you too. But you would also have to admit that Donegal’s victories over both Kerry and Cork, when they produced their two best performances, were really eye-catching. Donegal were the best team in the country all year and deserved their All-Ireland success.

Homecare Medical Supplies in Kiltimagh celebrated the official opening of its €1.5 million service centre this week. On Monday, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny performed the official opening which has seen the company expand its workforce by 40 new staff this year.

MANCHESTER-IRISH fiddle player Mike McGoldrick will be in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, this Monday from 9pm.

Shortcut to Hallelujah, Ballinrobe playwright Mick Donnellan’s latest play, comes to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar for two special performances on Wednesday January 18 and Thursday January 19 at 8pm.

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