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Castlebar’s dedicated childrens arts festival, RoolaBoola, takes place this October bank holiday weekend and there is a jam packed programme of fun events planned to keep all of the family entertained.

The launch of the programme for the third Galway Food Festival was held on Monday in one of my favourite Galway hang out spots, the lovely House Hotel. The late lamented Gerry Gavin had launched the first festival programme and the delightful Máirín Uí Chomáin the second. This year Ronan Byrne (aka The Friendly Farmer) did the honours beautifully. In a break with convention, they had not sought out a food celebrity, but in keeping with the theme of the festival, 'Food Traditions', a man of the land was called for. JP McMahon, festival chairperson, and Heather Flaherty also spoke at the launch.

PHILL JUPITUS, stars from Fr Ted, rising star Colm O’Regan, and the screening of a comedy documentary take place in The King’s Head for the Galway Comedy Festival.

COMEDY FANS and foodies are in for great laugh at two special lunchtime comedy shows in The Ruby Room of The King’s Head.

EIGHTEEN YEARS after it was first performed, Eamonn Kelly’s uproarious comedy Religious Knowledge is returning to The King’s Head for two reunion performances featuring the original cast of Gerry Conneely, Tommy Tiernan, Gary McSweeney, and Phillip Sweeny, directed, as before, by Fiona Kelly.

GERRY MALLON’S Laughter Loft, the ever popular series of lunchtime comedy shows in The Ruby Room, The King’s Head, return this month.

THE FOURTH and final heat of Show Me The Funny, the competition to find the freshest new voice in Irish comedy, takes place next Monday at 8pm in The King’s Head.

ENGLAND’S GEORGE VI suffered from a speech impediment and found himself king after his brother had unexpectedly abdicated.

It was a celebration of a stellar first year for the Set Theatre and the entertainment on show for the night was a perfect snapshot of what the stunning venue has brought to Kilkenny over the last 12 months.

GERRY MALLON’S Laughter Loft, a series of lunchtime comedy gigs in The King’s Head, is now an essential part of any Galway Arts Festival.