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A joint Garda operation involving Gardaí from the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford division and the Galway Division, took place yesterday (Wednesday) resulting in seven arrests of men from across Galway and Mayo.

Delve into the dark heart of Ireland’s criminal underworld, and the murders that shatter its sacred code, as award winning investigative journalist, Nicola Tallant, brings her new live show, Omertà, to Monroe’s Live on Friday, May 19. Uncover the real stories, and real people, behind the grisly headlines, as Tallant reaches into the heart of Ireland’s gangland and discloses its secrets and betrayals.

Colman Collins is the author of HOW TO SUCCEED IN YOUR FIRST JOB. Colman wrote this book to help recently qualified graduates to navigate their way successfully from the world of college to the world of work. The book is based on his forty years experience, initially as a HR Director with two blue chip multinationals including Nortel Networks here in Galway and more recently as the owner and CEO of Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, which also has an office in Galway.

GamerFest, the country's biggest event dedicated to all things gaming, takes place in the RDS in Dublin this weekend. The festival, which began in Galway in 2017, has become a major event in the gaming calendar with plans to expand even further in the next few years.

Significant capital investment to enhance further education and training services in Athlone has been announced by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Simon Harris.

Commenting on the most recent CSO Residential Property Price Index for January IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, noted that over 82 percent of dwelling purchases in January involved existing dwellings, highlighting both the insufficient number of new properties coming on the market and, to a lesser extent, the stronger demand arising from new working norms and workers being priced out of Dublin all of which are increasing the appeal of areas such as the the Midlands.

The renowned Galway nightclubs Electric Garden and Halo, known to older clubbers as Central Park, may be sold. After 30 successful years in the business and after more than 18 months when trade has been paused due to the pandemic, the owners are considering exiting the business. As restrictions are easing and new opening hours coming into effect, this provides a good opportunity for a new owner to take the business forward. In addition, with the adjoining An Post site now on the market, this provides an opportunity for a significant city centre development.

This is not an editorial about football, but it is brought on by the biggest story in football this week, a story that knocked Covid to one side in the minds of many. The issues raised by the attempt by 12 European football clubs to breakaway and form a competition with rules set by themselves, have shown us that they are not just pertinent on the streets of Turin, Manchester, London, Barcelona or Munich, but in all our communities, wherever we live.

Parents and schools in Galway city need to be vigilant as children and young people may be targeted as money mules by criminal gangs.

Augusta Lady Gregory, writer, folklorist and great patron of the arts, who died at her home at Coole Park in 1932, reappeared during the Druid production of five of her plays each evening this week. Druid is no stranger to magic, and such is their skill that Lady Gregory (Marie Mullen) makes several appearances inviting the audience to follow her for yet another of her plays performed in different locations around her home. From the edge of Coole lake to the old stables and yards, her ghostly figure seductively beckoned. The audience followed enchanted, moved by the strange power of her deceptively simple plays.