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The only coffee shop in Athlone directly by the river Shannon, Shannon Crafts & Coffee Dock on The Strand has a great view of Athlone Castle, the town bridge, and St Peter and Paul’s Church, with outside tables where you can relax in a lovely atmosphere.

The January MOCC will take place on Wednesday January 11 at 11am in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar, where the facilitator for the first month of the year will be Tracey Glacken from Glacken Accountants (www.glackenaccountants.com) who will focus on ‘Budget 2012 and the key implications for start ups and small businesses’.

It seems that we simply cannot get enough of that brown liquid and I predict that there will be even more new coffee houses opening during 2012. Despite all the doom and gloom, sales of coffee do not appear to have been damaged and in some cases are on the increase. As consumers we are, however, becoming much more demanding, and that is great news as it will lead to a much better range of coffees and properly trained baristas (coffee making professionals). Until quite recently it was deemed acceptable to install machines that, while using whole beans, only required an operator to press a button and, hey presto, real coffee. Not any more, and while I accept that they have a place in the market, the cost of a cup from these should not be any more than €1.

The annual South Westmeath Hospice Coffee Morning will take place next Thursday September 15. Each year in September, families and businesses all over Athlone host coffee mornings to raise money for the South Westmeath Hospice. People are asked to collect €2 for each cup of fresh ground coffee consumed.

Ireland’s biggest coffee morning in aid of hospice and sponsored by Bewleys, takes place this year on Thursday September 15.

Áras Inis Gluaire will hold a men’s community initiative on August 26 between 12 noon and 2pm for all men over 55.

JP McMahon and Drigín Gaffey of Cava Spanish Restaurant and Tapas Bar have recently opened Aniar, a new restaurant in Dominick Street. The idea behind this restaurant is to showcase the best produce the west has to offer in a contemporary environment.

A coffee morning will be held in Corcullen tomorrow (Friday) to raise funds and support for the presidential campaign of Labour’s Michael D Higgins.

Nigel and Carol Harper opened a new ice cream and milk shake bar, ‘Treats by Cramer’s Grove’, at the Goods Shed Market last December.