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The House Hotel is really getting into the festive mood this Christmas, so much so that they’ve wrapped the Hotel in a big red bow. The Hotel is stylishly decorated throughout and features a 14-foot real Christmas tree!

Thanks -be -to -the -hooky that when we speak about markets in Galway we are not talking about the financial markets that have us all singin’ the blues, but about our successful food, and craft markets that are money winners for the city. The Galway Christmas Continental market on Eyre Square is an astonishing success. On the weekend it opened more than 70,000 people walked through it. Those high numbers have kept up. Last Saturday the clickers counted more than 25,000, and admit they only managed to count about 75 per cent.

The party season is around the corner and now is the best time to think about your party dress. At the Glamour in Galway event which took place recently in the Radisson Hotel, I had a little chat with Brendan Courtney from Off the Rails. When I asked him what was his top tip for women in Galway he quickly answered, “Wear a dress!”

I have been asked on several occasions about the best ways to dress up and dress down for various occasions. This week I want to focus on how to dress up and dress down your favourite dress. Let’s take the example of this elegant red dress from Standun boutique. It is versatile and feminine, comes in green, purple, or black, and it will suit most shapes.

People in Co Kilkenny bought €28,281 worth of Trócaire Christmas gifts last year and the Irish development agency is hoping that more people in the county will make buying a Global Gift part of their Christmas traditions this year.

This November and December, the Oxfam Kilkenny shop is urging locals to choose their Christmas presents from its alternative gifts catalogue Unwrapped.

Athlone Towncentre has expanded its retail offering with the addition of two new tenants to the centre this week.

The annual Galway Lions Club Charity Auction in association with Galway Bay FM and Eircom will be held on Friday December 12 at the Ardilaun hotel, and will be live on air from 9am – 1pm. Up to 250 items will be auctioned on the morning with all proceeds going directly to disadvantaged families and individuals in Galway city.

Are you looking to get fit and healthy going into the new year? Well look no further than Hotel Kilkenny’s Active Leisure Club. The state of the art gym and beautiful swimming pool, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi offer the complete overall fitness and leisure experience.

Many people with children over the age of six months and those who are pregnant, are battling with the decision as to whether or not they should let their children or themselves get the swine flu jab.