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The Tochar Phádraig pilgrim walk from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick will take place on Saturday May 29 departing the abbey at 8.30am.

After crossing the globe over years through film, song, television stage shows, and theme parks the magic of Disney is about to finally land in Castlebar when Disney Live! Presents Three Classic Fairy Tales takes over the Royal Theatre this weekend. The Disney magic which has touched so many young and old for decades was very much on show in Liverpool when this writer saw the show, turning the cavernous Echo Arena into one a magical land of fairy princesses, wicked witches, and heroic deeds by princes. The three classic tales of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast had the very young and very old alike captivated by the magical stage show as well as humming and singing along with the classic songs that pepper the show. While many of the younger members in attendance joined in on the fun acting out their favourite parts of the stories in the aisles as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy narrated the story from their enchanted story book, while interacting with the crowd from start to finish.

What do Snow White, Cinderella, and Belle all have in common? Apart from being princesses in three of Disney’s classic fairy tales that have warmed the hearts of generations, this month their stories will be brought to life on stage in the Royal Theatre for six magical shows. Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales is about to touch down in Castlebar for the first time, having taken the globe by storm, Castlebar will soon be enchanted by these tales.

THE POPULAR Celtic Tales storytelling sessions return to The Cottage Bar, Lower Salthill, every Wednesday at 8pm from April 7 to September 29.

The more things change, the more they stay the same — 1500 years after they were expelled from this country, exiled snakes and their descendants have broken their silence on the move by Welsh churchman St Patrick to drive them from this country.

THE LEGENDARY Brendan Bowyer and country’n’Irish singer Mike Denver join forces for a special concert in the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday February 20 at 8pm.

Help raise vital funds for Autism Action by taking part in the Croagh Patrick 7 Day in a Row Challenge which will take place from March 11 to 17.

A GROUP of mediaeval townsfolk, led by Mr Bumpkin, must prepare for a play about Noah’s Ark and it has to be good or else the king and queen will chop off their heads!

On Reek Sunday (July 27) Sanofi-aventis invites you to the Health Matters tent at the foot of Croagh Patrick to get your blood pressure checked in aid of the Niall Mellon Trust.

The second Tóchar Phádraig walk takes place on Reek Sunday July 27 leaving Ballintubber Abbey at 8.30am.