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Donegal comic Conal Gallen is already well established on the touring circuit, selling out theatres across the country for the past eight years.

One of the great moments in the 20 year history of the annual Lady Gregory Autumn Gathering, was the arrival Lady Gregory’s two surviving grandchildren, Anne de Winton, and Catherine Kennedy. They drove up the avenue at speed, let their dog out for a run, and came over to the welcoming crowd grinning broadly.

The death has taken place of one of Galway’s most talented and dedicated Gaeilgeóir.

Marital comedy, vocal chord tuning, Dancing at Lughnasa, burials and wakes and Cajun royalty, are just some of the offerings around the county on the entertainment front this weekend.

Conal Gallen is back and he’s bringing his Bit On The Side tour to the Mullingar Arts Centre on March 22.

ALMOST SIX months have passed since the death of the much-loved poet Seamus Heaney and Galway will commemorate his life and work in a gala event at NUI Galway’s Bailey Allen Hall on Wednesday February 26.

There are just a few tickets left for Conal Gallen’s A Bit on the Side in the Dean Crowe tommorrow night, Saturday February 1.

A Westport mum and dad swapped their usual relaxing, poolside villa getaway for an adventure-laden surprise holiday, planned entirely by their children, and all captured by a television crew for a new show to air this weekend.

Top Irish stand-up comedian Conal Gallen brings his first ever comedy play, A Bit On The Side, to theatres across Ireland.

John Byrne (Mayo AC) finished second on Saturday in the National 50k championships hosted by Donadea Running Club. Marathon Mission member Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham WSAF) who was second behind John last year was the clear winner of the Irish 50k title in 3hrs 5:02. John finished in 3:07:40, an excellent result with a typically resilient performance in another ultra race. He was rewarded with a personal best by 10 seconds. Conditions for the 107 starters in the forest park setting were quite different from 2012. The mainly gravel trail course (10 laps of 5k) had sections of sticky mud after a wet winter and compounded by the effects of logging vehicles which prevented water running off the track in places. From the start Minnock showed the pace that brought him a 2:17 marathon in 2012 and had opened up a 0:27 lead by the 7k mark. Although he was well within John’s sight at that point, as the laps went by he gradually extended this to 1:13 by halfway 1:30:22/1:31:35, and to 2:42 by 40k – 2:25:55/2:28:37. As they both tired over the remaining 10k John clawed back a few seconds but by then Barry Minnock was well in control and a deserving winner in 3:05:02. In the circumstances it was a brilliant effort by both athletes. Third place went to Peter Mooney (Unatt) in his first run over this ultra distance in 3:17:45, with his brother Rory (Raheny Shamrock AC) fourth in 3:18:40. The top four finishers were all under the 3:20:00 qualifying time to compete internationally.