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Eurovision Song Contest winner Charlie McGettigan, of ‘Rock and Roll Kids’ fame, and Mississipi born American songstress Kelley McRae are featuring at the next session of The Acoustic Yard.

Ballina talent is shining brightly in a national hunt to find the country’s best cover version song.

POPULAR GALWAY band The Amazing Apples have made it into the last five for the national final of the Le Crunch Apple of My Eye Song Contest.

Originally from Dublin but now living in Knocnacarra, Niall Mooney will be once again vying to have his composition selected as the Irish entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. He was first struck by euro song fever in 2009 when he penned the Irish entry which was sung by Niamh Kavanagh. He repeated this feat again in 2010, and now he is renewing his fervour for the Eurovision Song Contest with a song entitled ‘Fire’ and sung by Mulingar resident, Zoe Alexis.

With preparations now well under way for next month’s inaugural Mayors Awards for County Galway organisors have announced the 35 community and voluntary groups short listed and in with a chance of coming up trumps in more than seven categories.

AMONG THE literary luminaries gracing this year’s Cúirt festival is Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker, winner of last year’s IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his novel The Twin.

Athenry singer and actress Marilyn Bane will be hoping to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, as part of the pop group Bling.

SINGER, SONGWRITER, DJ, and broadcaster, Marc Roberts grew up listening to American country classics and British and Irish pop in his native Crossmolina, County Mayo.

Information and data relating to the one-time hugely popular Castlebar International Song Contest are being sought as part of a plan to compile a history of the event.

The Galway Advertiser offices in Eyre Square will be transformed into a big concert venue on Thursday April 15 as singers Sean Keane, Marc Roberts, and others, help the newspaper celebrate 40 years in business.