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On Friday September 17, art workers in constituencies around the country will meet their local TDs as part of the National Day of Action for Arts and Culture.

A Westmeath Volunteer Expo will be held in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone on Wednesday September 15.

Building on the success of last year, the Gigginstown Midlands National Day at Kilbeggan Races today, Friday July 16, is set to be the biggest meeting at the racecourse to date. Khan Boutique in Mullingar is sponsoring the Best Dressed at the event and will present the winner with a prize worth in excess of €2,500. This year the Khan Best Dressed will be judged by Xposé regular, Image magazine fashion contributor, and Sunday Independent beauty editor Triona McCarthy; top Irish designer Rachel Mackay; and head of news from Midlands 103, Clara Walsh.

A man called Patrick involved in a disturbance outside a church on March 17, was fined €500 for his troubles in the District Court this week (May 12).

A Facebook campaign, aimed at gauging public support for a national day of protest against the Government, has been launched by Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy Eames.

This year’s St Patrick’s day parade provided a massive boost to Kilkenny city with hundreds of people turning out to watch the parade ,which contained over 40 different participating groups, floats and clubs.

St Patrick’s Day is not so much a day anymore as a festival celebrated over a series of days and Oranmore is no exception, as the town is set to make the national day into a week long festival.

Volunteers are needed to help two community organisations in Gort and Ballinasloe tomorrow (Friday) as part of “Give It A Swirl Day” – Ireland’s national day of volunteering.

Kilkenny is to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a parade that has been organised by a small group of interested people - who do not want a string of criticisms after the event this year.

This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade was possibly the best ever, but the national day in Galway was spoiled by the drinking, loutish behaviour, vomiting, and littering which took place that night.