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The Galway Cartoon Festival is hosting a special cartoon and painting event at the Town Hall Theatre, for Culture Night, on Friday, September 18.

When the avowed theme of an artistic extravaganza is ‘having a laugh’ there must be sarcasm there, somewhere…

AS an antidote for the everyday blues (apart from the music of BB King, that is) a visit to your District Court to see justice being administered in your name might just do the trick. I emphasise ‘your’ as some need reminding it actually is your Court and justice is carried out, and sometimes otherwise, in your name. It’s not the Judge’s Court, although some labour under the delusion it is; they simply have the privilege of acting on our behalf. Ditto for lawyers, Gardaí and even representatives of the fourth estate.

“I know now where Phoenix magazine got their ‘Bog Cuttings’ title from” a Judge quipped when a solicitor produced two sods of turf as evidence in a case involving a dispute over the quality of turf sold and a refusal to pay for it.

Galway is known for the arts and, as such, provides many opportunities across the county for the youth to get involved in performing arts. Phoenix Stage School is the perfect place to get onto the stage while learning valuable life lessons, performance and dance. It’s more than just a stage school, though; it’s a second home.

Stile Antico, one of the world’s most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles, will perform at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, on Thursday, October 16, at 7.30pm.

Following months of local speculation concerning where the soon-to-be ex-president, and his wife, Sabina Higgins, may move to in Galway city, Higgins confirmed in a recent radio interview that they will return to Rahoon after residing in Áras an Uchtaráin since his election in 2011.

Women in technology, beasts and ‘general mayhem’ will be the three themes of this year’s Galway Carton Festival, set to run for six days from October 4.

Cartoons with a strong water safety message, drawn by leading Irish cartoonists, are set to appear across Galway City centre this week.

In 2023, O'Donnellan & Joyce auctions maintained its stronghold as a highly effective method of property sale, experiencing continued success. Holding eight livestream property auctions this year, which have been a favourite, demonstrated resilience and growth, achieving over €16 million in auction sales. The collaboration with David Brandt Studios persisted, providing a seamless live stream of O'Donnellan & Joyce auctions online.