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Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, when we enjoy having family and friends around to cook and eat together.

Agri Aware has launched its festive social media video campaign ‘Savour Local Flavour this Christmas’ which is to recognise and support the work of farmers from the Midlands region and nationwide who produce food 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year.

Christmas is a time for giving, and sadly also a time when a lot of food is wasted in Westmeath, the Midlands region and all over Ireland.

The Athlone River Festival will take place during the August Bank Holiday weekend, newly elected committee chairperson, Padraig Hegarty stated this week.

Ballyloughane will become home to a new group of residents in 2024, with the arrival of a family of Dexter cows, as part of an exciting biodiversity pilot project by Galway City Council.

Dr Rick Officer has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Institute, Ireland's state agency for marine research, technology development, and innovation.

The Survivors Integrated Service at the London Irish Centre recently received a letter from a survivor of St Anne’s Orphanage, Lenaboy, Taylors Hill — The centre thought it would be nice to share this anonymous letter with the people of Galway as they want to recognise that not all survivors’ experiences of institutions were the same. This letter is only meant to reflect one person’s experience of their time at St Anne’s and their memories of how the community of Galway came together to give them a magical Christmas experience every year.

Lough Rea Hotel and Spa has been selected as the ‘Top Wedding Hotel in Ireland’ for 2023.

Good gut health is essential to supporting our immune system – which is vital during the colder months as 70 per cent of our immune cells reside in our gut. These gut microbiota play a major role in our body’s defence system; they are the ‘gatekeepers’ to our immune system, training our immune cells which bacteria to fight off and which substances to leave alone. Essentially, the 'good' bacteria in our gut compete with 'bad' bacteria and viruses for space and nutrients. The gut microbiota helps to keep these bad pathogens at bay by stopping them from colonising.

Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for hosting visitors in the home. New research by Liberty Insurance has identified some of the pitfalls and watchouts for Irish households to ensure safety when welcoming guests this festive season.