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Kilkenny rider James Dwyer has gained a place on the Irish team that travels to the Paralympic Games 2012, which will take place in London from August 30 to September 4.

Darragh Sheehan, a young Kilkenny student, is on the verge of joining the prestigious college basketball circuit in the United States.

A quiet Tuesday night upstairs in Bar Ritz in Castlebar and it is a lot different from the heaving mass of bodies squashed into the venue towards the front of the stage area 11 days previously, when Belfast band And So I Watch You From Afar had the place hopping. For almost three years now Finbar Hoban has been bringing the best of local original Irish bands to Castlebar in a series of shows that have gone from strength to strength from quality of performer to visuals and props. When he first put on a show, a handpainted sign was all that was there to let you know this was a Finbar Hoban Presents show, now there’s a screen behind the stage with graphics and animations to let you know who is putting on this night’s entertainment.

The members of Ballina Town Council this week decided that there would be no foreign trip this year for the Méara for St Patrick’s Day. The council members were considering an invitation from the twinned town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to attend the St Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. The councillors also were considering an invitation from the Athis Mons in France.

GALWAY BASED Jasango Theatre has been invited to take part in the Celtic Classic Festival in Pennsylvania, USA.

Famous R&B superstar Mr Hudson is coming to Ballinasloe this Saturday September 4.

Two fields, four days, 20 marquees, 200 volunteers, and 1,000 young people. This is the Clonmacnois Youth Festival.

NUI Galway recently unveiled a 36 foot (12 metres) long mural entitled The Scientific Wonders of the World.

If you like your bands sassy and your music punky with a little bit of pop thrown in, get along to the Athlone Music Festival this weekend where Very Angry Girls promise to rock the stage on Saturday afternoon.