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Cllr Laurence Fallon, a candidate in the Roscommon County Council Athlone Electoral Area, has confirmed that he will contest the forthcoming local elections without the use of posters.

Three recently retired primary school teachers were honoured by their peers at an event in The Bounty hosted by the Athlone-Moate INTO committee.

The John Count McCormack Hall on the TUS Athlone Campus was a hive of activity on Sunday last as 200 students participated in the annual Credit Union Quiz.

Circular Road, Renmore, and Salthill are among the areas represented at this year's Galway City Gardens of the Year Awards, which were announced this week.

The Athlone branch of the Knights of Columbanus, with members of the local community, made a recent fundraising pilgrimage to Clonmacnoise, in the process raising €6,000 for Athlone Meals on Wheels.

Fondly celebrated as Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music, husband and wife duo Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are set to create an exceptional night of music at Monroe’s Live on Sunday, August 6 at 8pm. Both hailing from rich musical backgrounds, their performances are a true celebration of the Celtic spirit, incorporating elements of Scottish, Irish, and Cape Breton music with a contemporary flair.

Local Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, warmly welcomed Minister for Public Enterprise, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, to Athlone late last week for a series of engagements.

Féile Ceoil na Scoileanna returns after a three year absence, the 55th version of the festival to take place in the Dean Crowe Theatre from Monday, March 20 to Wednesday, March 22.

Ballinahown National School will host its 10th anniversary Big Breakfast on St Patrick’s Day in Ballinahown Community Hall.

The contribution of eight primary school teachers to education in Athlone and its environs was recently acknowledged at a retirement function hosted in their honour by the local branch of the Irish National Teachers Organisation.