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Pieta is encouraging the nation to choose #HopeOverSilence this Christmas as the number of people reaching out to the national suicide prevention charity this December is set to rise by 15%, exceeding 10,000 calls and texts.

As Athlone continues preparations for the festive season, it will be an occasion to remember for local girl Ruby Morrissey when she turns on the Christmas lights on Sunday evening.

Elected members of Athlone Moate Municipal District have unanimously approved a plan to provide free Christmas parking in all car parks operated by the local authority from December 17 to 24 inclusive.

Plan your Christmas party, lunch or dinner at Bonnie’s Restaurant and enjoy award winning cuisine overlooking the beautiful landscape and shores of Lough Ree, located within the idyllic countryside escape at Glasson Lakehouse.

Appeal for information on Cregmore burglaries

Owing to liturgical differences, the Churches of the Eastern Roman Empire celebrated Christmas Day on January 6 while those in the Western Roman Empire Churches did so on December 25. In October, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar as a correction to the Julian calendar, which meant Christmas Day was now celebrated on December 25, and “Old Christmas” on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. This feast day celebrates the manifestation of the Son of God on earth, and also marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas.

While we might be experiencing a Christmas similar to that of last year, one thing that we can rely on is the traditional Christmas dinner.

At 3pm on Christmas Day a sung traditional Latin mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of St Mary’s College, St Mary’s Road.

Galway city hosts two Goal Miles on Christmas Day, December 25.