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The Galway Comedy Festival has revealed an ambitious line-up for its latest bout of autumnal amusement from October 22, to October 28, and this year it will break out of the city to what lies beyond.

Seventeen years into volunteering for the Garda Reserve, and Michael Ryan from east County Galway still gets shivers when he dons the dark blue uniform at the beginning of each shift.

Two Galway brothers, Conor and Eoin Dodd, are setting sail on their biggest sailing adventure. But this is no ordinary challenge.

Communities across Galway are coming together to Sleep Out for Simon on Friday night, September 30 and Galway Simon is delighted to introduce the wonderful community leaders who have stepped up to take the challenge.

In May 1971, it was reported that US computer manufacturer, Digital Equipment Corporation (known here simply as DEC) had chosen Galway for its first hardware manufacturing base in Europe because of the availability of an English speaking workforce, a favourable tax policy, a local university, and the anticipated entry of Ireland into the EEC.

A delegation from Galway is travelling to Lorient in France today (Thursday) as part of the efforts to reinvigorate and strengthen the twinning partnership that has existed between the two cities since 1975.

Galway manager Shane O'Neill will be hoping to prevail over his native county Limerick in Croke Park on Sunday to ensure a place in this year's hurling decider. And, he says, his side will need to up its game if Galway are to contest their 26th All Ireland final next month.

We are well into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and winter is not far away but fear not — there is still lots to do in Galway as we prepare for the shorter evenings ahead. So grab a scarf and an extra layer of clothing, and get out and enjoy October in Galway.

'GALWAY GIRL' has been the title of both a Steve Earle song and an Ed Sheeran song. The term is about to be put to better use by the award-winning crime writer Ken Bruen in his forthcoming novel.

The Galway Board of the Town Commissioners was established in the early 1830s and one of its first objectives was the provision of gas lighting in the city. In December 1836, the commissioners invited a Mr Lyddle from Glasgow to do a survey of the town and he recommended the establishment of a Galway Gas Company. His advice was taken. Shares were snapped up, an agreement was reached between the company and the town commission, and the Rev D’Arcy was appointed company secretary.