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Athlone Little Theatre’s next production is the wonderful Martin McDonagh play, The Cripple of Inishmaan.

People in the vicinity of Tuam are being urged to offer free accommodation in their homes to cyclists taking part in a major suicide awareness initiative.

Westport branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann held its annual AGM recently and reflected on a very successful year in 2012 with a host of well supported events and activities. The branch is looking forward to the year ahead and has big plans for 2013. The annual Comhaltas Buffet Ceili will be held in The Castlecourt Hotel tonight (Friday January 18).

Bishop Browne invited the Sisters of Jesus and Mary to open a national school in Salthill, and on May 1 1952 Scoil Íde opened in what used to be a small hotel called Dalysfort House, with 43 pupils and three teachers. The numbers grew rapidly, so it was decided to knock the old hotel and build a new school. This was officially opened by the minister for education, Dr Patrick Hillery, in 1962.

The Eucharistic Congress Steering Group in the diocese, as part of the second stage of preparation for the International Eucharistic Congress, is facilitating an enrichment evening for people who are readers in Church.

Massive numbers of people showed up to support Castlebar’s own troubadour and author John Hoban. The magical, unique, and heart-warming evening started off with music and songs from Paul Holmes, Michael McCarthy, and Brian Lofthouse. Then Emer Mayock officially launched the book, From the Plain of the Yew Tree, and played a beautiful tune that she learned from John. The crowds kept pouring in, like a real show of force, as the man himself took to the stage and started reading from his powerful book.

Grandparents have always been special but a new organisation founded to highlight the importance of the third generation to upcoming generations is reminding people just how special grannies and grandads really are.