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Young artists from Galway and The Netherlands are to perform at the Mall Theatre in Tuam for Culture Night on Friday, September 18.

Galway City Council hasconfirmed that works are now commencing on the €19 million redevelopment of Galway City Museum, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of one of the city’s most important cultural and tourism infrastructure projects.

The Galway Electric Light Company was set up by James Perry, an engineer and County Surveyor of the Western District of Galway, and his brother, Professor John Perry, to generate electricity. On November 1, 1888, they applied for permission from the Galway Town Commissioners to ‘erect poles in some parts of the town as an experiment for the electric lighting of the town’. The company had established a generating station at Newtownsmith in an old flour mill which had existed since the 1600s and straddled the Friar’s River. They installed a hydroelectric turbine in the watercourse which was linked to a generator producing alternating current.

Galway’s 0-16 to 1-12 loss to Armagh on Sunday afternoon knocked them off the top spot in the group stage, and the result is a preliminary quarter-final against Mayo in Pearse Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Galway come up against Westmeath in Mullingar on Saturday looking to confirm at least a place in the preliminary quarter-final of this year’s All-Ireland championship.

Earning a qualification in business will allow you to learn skills that can be used in all careers. Galway Community College offers QQI accredited courses in business and accounting at both Level 5 and 6. There are many opportunities arising from this vocational area, one of which to study to become an accountant which can open many doors into employment and higher education in Ireland and abroad.

The Japanese Film Festival Ireland returns for its 14th edition this April, with an exciting programme that will bring the best of new Japanese cinema to audiences in Galway.

Galway United Friend Co-op is officially partnering with Galway Simon Community for Friday night’s match, Galway United v Bray.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers' next auction is taking place tomorrow, Friday April 14, at 12 noon online on the company's website www.odj.ie and will see a wide range of properties across Ireland going under the auction hammer.

A local dance troupe comprising of 14 girls aged between 12 to 17 years old have qualified for the World Hip Hop Dance Championship taking place in Arizona, USA this August.