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An international authority on leadership development and organisational health, who lives in the United States and has a second home in Galway, is forging business links between Ireland and a state in the south-eastern region of the US.

IMS Marketing, a leading B2B international marketing services agency, today announces that it has been acquired by North Carolina-based LOCOMOTIVE Agency. The acquisition will see IMS significantly expand its geographical reach into the US market, enabling it to almost double its workforce to 45 in the next two years.

Athlone Town senior women’s team manager Ciaran Kilduff has made further additions to his management team and first team squad as the club aims for a successful second half of the competitive season.

As the lead guitarist for American country music stars, Tanya Tucker and Gretchen Wilson, and having featured as a singer on the acclaimed ‘Oh Brother Where Art Thou’ soundtrack, Nashville’s Porter McClister will bring his renowned country, roots and honky-tonk soul to Monroe’s Live on Saturday, September 2 at 8pm.

His grouchy demeanour, deadpan delivery, absurdist irony, rapid-fire wit, and idiosyncratic approach to country music, will be seen and heard across a variety of shows at this month’s Galway Comedy Festival.

The face of Athlone has certainly changed in the past 72 years, but one thing that has remained steadfast is the sense of community spirit in Assumption Road as the street prepares to celebrate its 72nd anniversary and the unveiling of a Siege of Jadotville Memorial to mark this occasion.

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The much anticipated adaptation of the best seller Where The Crawdads Sings was released last week. Produced by Reece Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine Productions, who previously they have had great success adapting other popular books like Little Fires Everywhere and Big Little Lies.

Two Galway athletes enjoyed competitive action at the Athletics Ireland National Indoor Micro Meet in Dublin at the weekend.