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Galway Advertiser

January 22 2004

TALK O' THE TOWN
COMPILED BY JULIE TIERNEY
jtierney@galwayadvertiser.ie

Have you got a head for football?
Football fanatics listen up, because Today FM has organised the ultimate nationwide soccer quiz. Total Football is in the process of touring the country to find the most well informed football fans in Ireland. On Monday the Premiership Live team will be coming to the Radisson SAS in Galway for the Galway heat which will see the winners win a trip for four to a Premiership match of their choice. Guest stars attending on the night are football celebrities Kevin Sheedy and Frank Stapleton There will be seven heats altogether throughout the country over eight months. The top 10 winners from each heat will qualify for the grand final in Dublin in

Croi gears up for Gala ball

Grainne Moynihan, Kevin Sheedy, Nadine Hyland, Frank Stapleton, and Karen Koster launching Total Football.

May where they will have a chance of winning a VIP trip for four to Euro 2004 in Portugal. Winning teams from Dublin, Cork, and Limerick include The Fancy Dans, The Rebels, and The Supersubs.

The grand prize is a VIP trip for four to Euro 2004 with the winning team also walking away with the inaugural Total Football trophy. No point in trying to enter a team though, this popular event is already full.

Win a year's membership to the Radisson Spirit One Spa and leisure centre
In December the Radisson SAS Hotel Galway scooped the prestigious Nice Touch Spa Award for its newly opened Spirit One Spa. Winning the Nice Touch 2003 Award has included the spa in the top 10 spa awards worldwide for having `that extra something.' This is a major accolade for the Radisson SAS Hotel Galway as the Spirit One Spa is less than a year in operation.

Pictured at the announcement of details of this year's new-look Croi Gala Ball, which takes place in the Radisson Hotel on Friday, March 12 were Michael de Haast manager of the the Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway; Hilary Kavanagh of Macnas; and Neil Johnson of Croi. The event will have an African theme and the first prize in the evening's super raffle will be a holiday for two to South Africa. Photo:-Mike Shaughnessy

Details were announced this week of the annual Croi Gala Ball, which takes place on Friday, March 12th in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway. The Croi Gala Ball is one of the local heart charity's main annual fundraising events and this year's newlook Croi Ball promises to be an action-packed night of entertainment. Having an African theme, with the support of local performing arts group MacTeo, one of the feature prizes of the evening is a holiday for two to sunny South

Africa. The evening kicks off with a seafood, Guinness and wine reception, followed by a banquet dinner, interspersed with an auction of a few special items. Patrons will dance the night away to top band, Pyramid, followed by disco till the early hours with 2FM DJ Bob Conway. Tickets are limited and are in high demand, so early booking is advised. For further details contact Croi on (087) 259 9979.

Have Sky's Lisa air a weather broadcast live from your school
It's last call to submit entries into the Sky News' competition for primary school children -- the Sky News Weather Challenge. The annual competition invites children aged seven to 11-years-old to design a poster on the theme of `weather in the news'. Sixteen winning posters will all be featured as a backdrop to the weather on Sky News. Four schools will each win the top prize -- a Sky News weather broadcast live from their school. Plus the class that submitted the winning poster will have a masterclass from Irish born Sky News weather presenter Lisa Burke and Francis Wilson, where they'll be shown how to build a weather instrument from household items. Lisa and Francis will also talk the children through top tips for TV presenting. Other prizes include widescreen televisions, access to Sky News, goody bags, as well as certificates and medals. "The competition is designed to fit within either geography or art classes," says Lisa. "Kids love drawing, especially when it's exciting. The weather always hits the headlines, whether it's floods in the south of England or hurricanes in Florida. The Weather Challenge aims to engage children in the news, in a fun way." The competition closes on Friday February 13 so kids need to get working on their drawings today. More than 13,000 schools across Ireland and Britain have been sent entry packs. Full competition details are available at www.sky.com/weatherchallenge

Lisa Burke