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Glasson Country House Hotel and Sean’s Bar were given awards for their excellence by CIE Tours International recently.

Corinthians head to Thomond Park on Saturday to take on mid-table Shannon in the Ulster Bank League’s division 1b.

The man who raped two pre-teen girls in Athlone in September is to appear at the present sittings of the Central Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin for sentencing.

Ireland kick off a trio of Electric Ireland u20 Six Nations Championship home matches in Dubarry Park, Athlone, on Friday week, January 31 when they face Scotland. Wales arrive the following weekend, Friday February 7 with Italy the visitors for the final fixture on Friday March 7.

The date for this year’s Local and European elections was confirmed this week by Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan as Friday May 23.

The Athlone Town Development Plan for 2014-2020 is to be published within the next month, after councillors agreed to the final draft of the plan on Tuesday.

An Intreo Centre which offers employment and income support services in one location will be officially launched in Athlone this week, local Fine Gael TD Nicky McFadden has said.

Four members of Bikram Yoga Athlone recently travelled to Dublin to participate in the second annual Irish Yoga Asana Championship.

Fourteen tourism enterprises from Ireland - including Waveline Cruises which is based in Athlone - travelled to Stuttgart recently, to join Tourism Ireland for this year’s CMT (Caravan, Motor, and Tourism) Fair. At the fair, the busy Tourism Ireland stand took first prize for best stand, beating off stiff competition from 2,000 other exhibitors.

February sees the return of the successful Battle of the Bands competition at The Prince Bar, Athlone. Last year’s competition saw Sligo-based band The Quakers battle their way through the heats to the grand final where a nail-biting competition on the night resulted in them taking the top prize.