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THE 35TH New Inn Mummers Festival, featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers, from all over Ireland, takes place on Friday January 4 and Saturday 5.

The 35TH New Inn Mummers Festival, featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers, from all over Ireland, takes place on Friday January 4 and Saturday 5.

THE 35TH New Inn Mummers Festival, featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and storytellers, from all over Ireland, takes place on Friday January 4 and Saturday 5.

The chairman of a famous annual New Year festival - which has been attracting major crowds since it was first staged 34 years ago - has urged RTE to consider broadcasting the event in future years.

Large crowds from throughout the country will converge on the East Galway village of New Inn this weekend for the annual mummers festival which takes place on Friday and Saturday nights January 6 and 7 at 7.30pm at the local leisure centre.

NUI Galway students are performing Vincent Woods’ At The Black Pig’s Dyke in the Nuns Island Theatre today, tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday at 8pm.

Learn some St Brigid’s customs at the Museum of Country Life this month. A workshop on the customs associated with St Brigid is one of several events to look forward to at the museum this month.

The Rambling Mummers, comprising performers from many parishes throughout East Galway, and organised by local New Inn girl Claire Smyth, took senior honours, while Lackagh dominated the junior competition at the annual Mummers Festival in New Inn last weekend.

Cooking Workshop: Traditional Christmas Fare

Join Santa and his magic elves on Saturday December 13 from 11am to 5pm in the National Museum of Ireland Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar. There will also be a Christmas food fair (free admission), a Christmas exhibition, carol singing with the Mayo Male Voice Choir and gospel singers, face painting, free gift wrapping in the museum shop, and the museum cafe is also open.