Element Pictures are taking over the management, completion and operation of the Picture Palace in Galway, which will receive final Government funding of €255,000 to complete the fit out of the cinema.

Industrial Info Europe, a Market Intelligence company, has opened a new 16,500 sq ft office in Ballybrit, Galway and aims to double its workforce over the next five years by creating 50 new jobs.

Over The Edge in association with Westside Arts Festival presents the 2015 Over The Edge Summer Open-mic at Westside Library, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway on Wednesday, 15 July, 6.30-8.00pm

Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has welcomed the decision to award the permanent status of UNESCO City of Film to Galway. Galway joins a select group of cities in the world to have been awarded this honour.

Over The Edge in association with Westside Arts Festival presents the 2014 Over The Edge Summer Open-mic at Westside Library, Seamus Quirke Road, Galway, on Wednesday, 9 July 6-8pm.