Galway City Council is to run a community art programme in the Fána Burca estate. As part of the Per Cent for Art Programme, Wexford artist Michael Fortune will be working on a nine-month film and photography project in the Fana Burca estate.

During my time working on the streets of Calcutta in India the first thing I did each day was to walk to the Convent of Mother Teresa. I attended mass before heading out on the streets where I worked with street children, child labourers, the lepers and the dying.

Two Galway-based charities have joined forces to organise a unique fundraising evening in Galway on 31 October next.

Oranmore Councillor Jim Cuddy has called on Galway County Council to undertake essential safety work at Casey's Cross in Oranmore.

Galway sports clubs will shortly receive letters inviting their submissions for the 2008 Texaco Sportstars Bursary scheme, which has just been launched.

A public meeting is to be held tonight in Athenry to discuss a public realm plan for the town.

Galway's Harbour Hotel, on the Dock Road, will be playing host to a lecture titled, 'English language daily newspapers in 20th Century: boon to or bane of the Irish Language?' on Monday, 8 September next.

Residents of Kilchreest have appealed Galway County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a development by Walsh Waste in the village.

Clara Slattery, originally from Beagh just outside Gort, reports on her recent visit to India to observe the work of GOAL in Calcutta.

To showcase their property and to assist brides-to-be in their wedding preparations, Galway Bay Hotel is hosting a magnificent Wedding Event from 3pm to 6pm this Sunday, 7 September.