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Tonight, Friday August 1,The Snug Bar is the perfect place to kick off your bank holiday weekend with Macey South. For those not already familiar with this popular Athlone band, Macey South is a young, energetic three-piece made up of brothers Keith and Liam Flynn and Conor Irwin. Their original mix of traditional Irish music and rock ‘n’ roll never fails to get an audience on their feet. The band’s energy is comparable to The Pogues and Horslips. The instruments range from accordion to electric guitar, with a rasping acoustic guitar and drums driving the melodies on.

The Snug Bar, Athlone has a spectacular line-up of live music for this bank holiday weekend.

Tullamore consultant Mr John O’Donovan was elected president of the Midlands Gateway Chamber at the AGM of the association which was recently held in The Wineport Lodge Hotel, Athlone.

Science is alive and well in primary education in the Westmeath with two local schools making it to the finals of the Midlands Science competition. The Midlands Science Competition was open to primary schools in Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, and Laois. The competition was organised by Tullamore-based development agency Atlantic Corridor and it is sponsored by Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators.

A city based organisation which provides meals for older people in their homes has been shortlisted for a major national award.

Plans to open an international airport on the Westmeath/ Offaly border became less of a pipedream this week, after An Bord Pleanála decided to grant the €200 million venture “strategic infrastructure” status which will allow the developers to apply directly to the planning board and not have to submit an initial application to the local authorities.

The Carers Association and Petmania Kilkenny are calling all dog lovers to take part in the Kilkenny leg of The National Dog Walk, which takes place this Easter Monday, April 5.

The governing body of Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has announced the re-appointment of Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin as president of the institute for a second 10-year term.