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Prosperous Dramatic Society will have the honour of opening the 60th RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival when the curtain rises at the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone on Thursday May 3. With their production of Deadline by Robert Massey, the group hopes to follow on from their success at the event last year where they finished as runners-up.

Ten workers had to be evacuated from a mine this week after a fire broke out in a mill above ground.

The workers of Galmoy mine in north Kilkenny were given the shocking news on Friday last, that their jobs were not safe and the mine is to shut down on a phased basis, over the next two years from December.

Workers at Galmoy Mine were shocked to hear that the company is to close it doors in May of this year.

Galwegians open their AIB League home campaign on Saturday when they host Ulster outfit Dungannon at Crowley Park (2.30pm).

Galwegians, semi-finalists last year, ensured they continued their advance in this year’s AIB Cup with a 14 - 3 win over division three outfit Nenagh Ormond.

A fine of €100,000 has been handed down to Galmoy Mines Ltd in Kilkenny as a result of serious breaches of health and safety legislation. The case was heard before Judge Buttimer in Kilkenny Circuit Criminal Court sitting in Carlow on Wednesday this week.