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582         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Plays exploring living with ME for Galway Arts programme</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">1 week ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="8ddecc98-cc4b-4d46-b14d-a3ee3bb10e33"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/12/its-a-first-album-for-cork-singer-effie/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8"
583        data-width="1170"
584        data-height="1196"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
585         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=300&amp;height=169&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=600&amp;height=338&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=900&amp;height=506&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662 1500w"
586         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1156f1b8-da0d-50ad-bfbc-e228d7e2f5f8&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5508&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.27662"
587         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">It’s a first album for Cork singer Effie</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">1 week ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="98035675-5b93-41f7-b75b-4ddc10168870"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/11/stuart-straddles-many-music-genres/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700"
588        data-width="0"
589        data-height="0"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
590         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=300&amp;height=169 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=600&amp;height=338 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=900&amp;height=506 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844 1500w"
591         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=1fd87899-b953-5ad3-a9dc-9f54659f0700&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675"
592         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Stuart straddles many music genres</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">1 week ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="3f9e2b83-d4d3-444e-bd02-1cf6c0221810"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/10/country-stars-perform-to-help-cuan-mhuire-centre/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e"
593        data-width="0"
594        data-height="0"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
595         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=300&amp;height=169&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=600&amp;height=338&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=900&amp;height=506&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583 1500w"
596         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=e1d0e952-fa1b-5f93-8b4e-c9fcbae3c17e&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.375&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.03583"
597         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Country stars perform to help Cuan Mhuire Centre</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">2 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="b6cdd598-e1fa-49a4-a9a1-e630c9739eae"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/07/mortgage-deeds-from-1863-could-be-answer-to-town-hall-ownership/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f"
598        data-width="0"
599        data-height="0"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
600         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=300&amp;height=169 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=600&amp;height=338 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=900&amp;height=506 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844 1500w"
601         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=8318ebd0-eead-5560-a5d4-2185e0e5f01f&amp;function=hardcrop&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675"
602         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Living</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Mortgage deeds from 1863 could be answer to Town Hall ownership</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">2 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="fa0b3912-d862-4871-8775-e50f2e7675ab"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/05/jack-and-derek-came-west-to-film-plough-on-paddy/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9"
603        data-width="0"
604        data-height="0"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
605         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625&amp;width=300&amp;height=169&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625&amp;width=600&amp;height=338&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625&amp;width=900&amp;height=506&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625
605&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625 1500w"
606         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=c7eb7f48-59bc-5bda-bba5-58ca8df2c6f9&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.5625&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.2625"
607         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Jack and Derek came West to film Plough On Paddy</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">2 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="27b4c040-9fa5-4608-8cf4-84e97a76b206"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/04/gerry-guthrie-follows-in-the-beatles-footsteps/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574"
608        data-width="0"
609        data-height="0"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
610         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=300&amp;height=169&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=600&amp;height=338&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=900&amp;height=506&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554 1500w"
611         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=96ddf96a-ebc9-5e8e-ade4-838a7a583574&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.42254&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.0554"
612         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Gerry Guthrie follows in The Beatles footsteps</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">2 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="43d1fa0b-b6a0-493e-b19a-a40ea84c3fc0"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/03/contempo-concert-for-tuam/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c"
613        data-width="480"
614        data-height="320"><img decoding="async" class="figure-img img-fluid"
615         srcset="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=300&amp;height=169&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445 300w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=600&amp;height=338&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445 600w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=900&amp;height=506&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445 900w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445 1200w,https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=1500&amp;height=844&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445 1500w"
616         src="https://imengine.public.prod.cmg.infomaker.io/?uuid=4cdd1247-f181-5642-86da-cf55af184d2c&amp;function=cropresize&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;q=75&amp;crop_w=0.99999&amp;crop_h=0.84428&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;x=1.0E-5&amp;y=0.11445"
617         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Entertainment</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">ConTempo concert for Tuam</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">3 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_article no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><article class="teaser teaser--article-small h-100 teaser--with-image" data-uuid="38833f1a-9b47-4a7f-89f8-f7d30ee40142"><a href="https://www.tuamherald.ie/2026/09/03/au-revoir-to-dolly/" class="teaser-link  teaser__link"><div class="teaser__container"><div class="teaser__content"><div class="teaser__image"><figure class="figure" data-uuid="d52c009c-7045-545b-8108-82bab0cee13f"
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622         alt=""/></figure></div><div class="teaser__kicker">Living</div><h3 class="teaser__headline">Au revoir to Dolly</h3></div><div class="teaser__footer"><div class="teaser__pubdate">3 weeks ago</div></div></div></a></article></div><div class="rendered_board_widget align-center no-divider no-divider content-size-xs-12 content-size-sm-9 content-size-md-9 content-size-lg-9"><div id="load-more-container"></div>
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839
840	<div class="cmplz-buttons">
841		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-accept">Accept</button>
842		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-deny">Deny</button>
843		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-view-preferences">Manage options</button>
844		<button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-save-preferences">Save preferences</button>
845		<a class="cmplz-btn cmplz-manage-options tcf cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="#cmplz-manage-consent-container">Manage options</a>
846			</div>
847
848	<div class="cmplz-links cmplz-documents">
849		<a class="cmplz-link cookie-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a>
850		<a class="cmplz-link privacy-statement" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a>
851		<a class="cmplz-link impressum" href="#" data-relative_url="">{title}</a>
852			</div>
853
854</div>
855</div>
856					<div id="cmplz-manage-consent" data-nosnippet="true"><button class="cmplz-btn cmplz-hidden cmplz-manage-consent manage-consent-1">
856Manage consent</button>
857
858</div>
858<script type="text/javascript" id="cmg-body-js-js-extra">
859/* <![CDATA[ */
860var infomaker = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/www.tuamherald.ie\/ajax.php"};
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862</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 862
862
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 863
863
864<script type="text/javascript" id="cmplz-cookiebanner-js-extra">
865/* <![CDATA[ */
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868</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 868
868
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869
870
871
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873        $('document').ready(function(){
874            x = 1;
875            $( "#load-more" ).click(function(){
876                y = x++;
877                $( "#load-more-container" ).html('<img src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/galleriffic/2.0.1/css/loader.gif" alt="Wait" />');
878                $( "#load-more-container" ).load( "/load-more/?id=48547&start=" + y + "0", function() {
879
880                    $( "#load-more-container" ).attr("id","load-more-container-old-" + y); //1. Remove load-more-container to already parsed.
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882                    $( "#load-more" ).appendTo("#load-more-container-old-" + y);
883                });
884            });
885        });
886    </script>
886
887
888    
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vendor: 1 bytes, line 888
888
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889
890
891<script>
892    $( "#footer-fixed-close" ).click(function() {
893        $( '#footer-fixed-box' ).addClass( "invisible" );
894    });
895
896    if($( "#footer-logo-dest" ).length){
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898    }
899
900    
901</script>
901
902
903
904<script>
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906        $('.carousel').on('slid.bs.carousel', function () {
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908            var activeSlide = $(".carousel-inner .active .figure-caption h5 span").text();
909            window.location = '#slide'+activeSlide;
910
911            // Trigger Google Analytic
912            dataLayer.push({"event": "sliderSwipe"});
913        })
914    }
915</script>
915
916</body>
917</html>

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