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The Guinness International Bluegrass Festival is delighted to announce two more acts to the line up of what is regarded as Ireland's largest free Bluegrass Festival.

Taking place in the picturesque fishing village of Dunmore East, Co. Waterford from August 25th to August 28th the Dunmore East festival is bringing together an enviable line up of bluegrass artists.

Two more acts that have just confirmed their appearance at the festival are Well Enough Alone and, left, Hanway & Murray.

Well Enough Alone is a Dublin based four piece bluegrass band. Known for the energy and rawness they bring to traditional and contemporary bluegrass, Well Enough Alone delivers a mix of original songs to classics to hot instrumentals.

Another much anticipated addition to the line-up is Hanway & Murray. When New York banjoist,

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NOW BOOKING AT THEATRE ROYAL

Tickets are now on sale at the Theatre Royal for "LES MISERABLES" presented by South Eastern Youth Theatre Group and by all accounts are selling fast. Back by popular demand this musical is a must see, If you missed this show in April now is your chance to see the worlds favourite musical live on stage at the Theatre Royal Waterford. With a star studded cast busy at rehearsals for their four night run you can be guaranteed that if you miss this show you will regret it. Glenn Murphy returns in the lead role of Jean Valjean that had the audience spell bound with his amazing singing and acting, his singing of "Bring Him Home" had the packed theatre in tears every night of the sold out run in April. With so many other amazing

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IRELAND FLEADH CHEOIL IN CAVAN

It was an exciting and successful weekend of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more as the 60th Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and the 60th anniversary of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was celebrated by 250,000 throughout Cavan over the weekend.

Each year, the Fleadh provides a meeting place for those who carry on the great traditions of playing and cherishing our music, songs and dance.

Pictured is Rebecca McCarthy-Kent, CCÉ,

An Trá Mhór, Port Láirge was 1st Place Winner Fiddle 15-18 years

For all the results and further details on the Fleadh, the competitions visit http://www.fleadh2011cavan.ie

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Not, unfortunately, the once iconic factory that now lies forlorn and empty, a memory of halcyon days gone by. The Glass in this case is the play that sold out in March of this year when it premiered in Garter Lane. Tickets, as before will be in hot demand for this hugely entertaining play which runs from 22nd to 24th September in the Theatre Royal, Waterford. Booking now open on 051 874402 or http://www.theatreroyal.ie

All of a Sudden Theatre Company is proud to announce the return of The Glass, which was an instant success with both audiences and critics alike. Hilarious and poignant, the play follows the exploits of a motley crew of workers in one of the most famous factories in the world . . . Waterford Crystal. Lost weekends and broken dreams are the order of the

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Alleviate Publications has launched the Alleviate Awards 2011, an opportunity for all writers, artists, and photographers in Ireland to showcase their talent in a published format to an international audience. The Alleviate Awards is a competition with four categories - Short Story, Poetry, Visual Arts, and Photography. A grand prize winner in each category will receive a €200 cash prize, but almost all entries will be published in a worldwide anthology that will be released in Ireland, the UK, America and Canada. The anthology will launch in March 2012. All profits from the anthology in 2012 will go to select charities. The deadline for entry is 31 August 2011. The standard entry fee is €15 but there is a reduced entry fee of €10 for the unemployed and there is no entry fee for pensioners and those suffering extreme financial

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Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Waterford Dramatic Society will hold a workshop/audition for their autumn production Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean by American playwright Ed Craczyk. This comedy drama set in Texas features a cast of eight women and one man. It will be directed by the accomplished and talented Frieda Ryan who is well known to Waterford theatre audiences for her work on and off stage over the years. The workshop/audition will take place on Saturday the 27th of August from 11am to 3pm in Mount Sion School. Anyone interested in attending the workshop and being involved in the production on or off-stage should book a place now. Places on the workshop can be booked by ringing Denise on 087 6288031 or Geri on 087 2861633.

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After the success of the first "MONSTERS OF ROCK" in July featuring Metallitia and Purple Haze, the concept returns to The Forum on Saturday, 10th September, with brilliant live tributes to 2of the biggest rock bands on the planet, AC/DC and FOO FIGHTERS. Admission is €10 and this includes entry to the Forum's late night Traffik Club.

Doors on the night are at 9.30pm, with AC/DC tribute "Flick Of The Switch" taking to the BIG stage at 10pm sharp, followed by Foos tribute "In Your Honor" at midnight.

For those about to Rock... We salute you !!

AC/DC's next live gigs are likely to be in 2013 when they will

celebrate 40 years of hard rocking, during which time they have sold over 200 million albums and have played some of the biggest

live tours ever. For those of you who cannot wait til then,

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Waterford Hip Hop artists Sons Phonetic play the Seahorse Tavern, Tramore. on Saturday 27th August. The Seahorse Tavern has played host to some really interesting bands over the last few months, first up it was the turn of Casanova Wave, followed by

2-Tone Legend Rhoda Dakar, and not forgetting Rockabilly Kings ‘The Nervous Breakdowns'.

Sons Phonetic are a Hip Hop group formerly known as Correkt Minds who are dedicated to keeping raw uncut Hip Hop alive. Their style of music can be described as hard hitting, thought provoking lyricism over heavy sample-based beats.

Their debut album, entitled Twelve Labours, is definitely something to watch out for, with features from the Irish Legend Rira (Scary Eire). 2011 looks to be a big year for Sons Phonetic so keep your ear to the ground and prepare for the storm.

Band goes on stage around 10.30 but

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2nd, 3rd, 4th September 2011

Another year older, but are we any wiser? Old questions, new arguments, inspired talk, brilliant ideas, great company, ways forward, hope and renewed energy and all of it terrific fun. Highlights of this year's MindField spoken word arena at Electric Picnic include Bob Geldof in full flow in the Leviathan tent; Booker Prize winners John Banville and Roddy Doyle on the Arts Council Literary Stage, Nobel Laureate Jerry White on surviving landmines; an edgy Theatre Stage programme created by incoming Dublin Theatre Festival director, Willie White; the MindField News Quiz hosted by RTÉ's Sean O'Rourke; performances by fiery London rapper Kate Tempest in the Word tent; inspiring Ignite talks in the Ignition Stage where Science Gallery will also present a constellation of eye-popping experiments; and much, much more – all set among the trees and the

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This Thursday 25th August sees the very first night of Intimate Theatre in Waterford, which takes place upstairs in Phil Grimes' pub and will run until Saturday 27th.

With five short plays on show,written by Alan Cliff, Dean Sullivan, The Red Kettle Theatre Academy and Brian Coady, there is sure to be great entertainment.

The show will start each night at 8pm and tickets are just €5 on the door.

So come down to the revival of pub theatre in Waterford!

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Who was the first man on the moon? What are the trick cards in a game of switch? When did Waterford last win the All-Ireland? Where did I leave my keys?... A question is easy when you know the answer. But what if that question was Who am I? and you couldn't answer.

Opening tonight at Garter Lane (23rd) and running to Saturday 27th is Waterford Youth Arts latest production 'The Key of D' which is the culmination of 6 weeks hard work for all the 21 member cast and crew. The play was devised by the cast and the director Scott Johnston and written by local writer Adam Wallace. The movement in the piece is very hypnotic and was created by Trish Murphy.

The show is a very atmospheric piece with lots of comedy, music and intrigue as the main character

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Heritage Week Lecture in Tramore by Richard Kirwan

Anyone with a love of nature and landscape will invariably have a good collection of maps to help them explore their favourite walks and trails and discover new ones. Perhaps you have a 1:50,000 Discovery Series Map or prefer the earlier half inch maps for their vivid colours and clear indication of terrain. Were you a Leaving Cert Geography Student and enjoyed the challenge of interpreting the OS question € Did you ever remark on the level of detail presented on these maps and wonder how it was all collated € Did you know that Ireland was one of the best mapped countries in the world in the mid 19th Century € If so or indeed if not a public talk by Richard Kirwan former Director of the Ordnance Survey Ireland and author

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Waterford Toastmasters, the organisation for people who want to learn about public speaking, has decided to change its name to Waterford Communicators. Waterford Communicators decided on the name change because it wants to get a simple message across – that communicating with confidence is for everyone.

This is a time of year when people think about evening classes they'd like to take or new skills they'd like to learn. Waterford Communicators has a 10-step programme that will give you the tools to speak confidently to a group and get your message across, whether it's to a committee, a crowd at a wedding, or a group of business people.

Presentation skills are particularly important in a recession, as people return to college to study, or think of ways to upskill so they'll

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Penguin Home PC, a computer repair business based in Waterford has broken new ground in being one of the first to open a Facebook store. The store stocks equipment and accessories for PCs, Laptops and iPhones. The Penguin target market has always been family home computer users who are also fanatic Facebook users. As owner Daniel Scannell (pictured) said: ‘We were already a part of our customers' online social circle so we decided to offer them deals that were exclusive to them using Facebook. We are an expert computer service but we love doing fun things and social media lets us do exactly that!'

Penguin Home PC set the standard last year when they announced their ‘Free Call Out' service where customers only

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Gold and silver have always been recognized as valuable and precious metals have their place in an investment portfolio.

Gold is unique for its durability, because it doesn't rust or otherwise corrode; its malleability and its ability to conduct both heat and electricity. It has some industrial applications in dentistry and electronics, but is principally used as a base for jewelry and as a form of currency.

The value of gold is determined by the market and the price is predominantly driven by sentiment. The price is not affected by the laws of supply and demand. This is because the newly mined supply of gold is vastly outweighed by the sheer size of hoarded gold.

When hoarders wish to sell the price drops and when they wish to buy the newly mined supply is quickly absorbed and the gold price is driven higher.

People

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