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Dertour, with a €1.5 billion turnover last year, and market leader for the past 40 years, are currently in Ireland attending their annual travel academy. While the travel academy will be based in Killarney, all 700 travel agents are participating in pre and post academy tours, organised by Fáilte Ireland, in conjunction with Tourism Ireland. The tours present a valuable opportunity for the tourism industry to sell itself to the German market and allow Fáilte Ireland to showcase the best that Ireland has to offer throughout the country.

The Midlands region of the CIPD held its annual Employment Law update on Wednesday November 4 in Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT). This very well attended event was held in conjunction with AIT, with guest speaker Avine McNally, assistant director of the Small Firms Association (SFA).

A third-level lecturer who resigned from Athlone Institute of Technology after breaching his contract by working in two colleges at the same time looks set to receive pensions from both of the schools when he reaches retirement age, it was revealed yesterday evening (Thursday).

Re-Seisiun are a new, exciting and energetic music group based in Athlone. The traditional and popular music group consists of five young lads under the age of 20. Liam, Patrick, Keith, Stephen, and Conor are in the final of this year’s All Ireland Talent show. The next round is on RTE 1 on Sunday January 3 at 6.30pm.Vote throughout the series to keep the guys in the show until the end and crown them the winners.

A table quiz will take place next Friday December 4 at 8.30pm at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Athlone.

Sinn Féin councillor Paul Hogan has called on Athlone Town Council not to increase commercial rates in the upcoming budget for 2010. The call comes as many businesses in Athlone are feeling the pinch of the current economic climate, he says.

Six jobs have been lost in Athlone with the closure on Wednesday this week of the town’s Budget Travel shop in Golden Island Shopping Centre.

With the countdown to Christmas now firmly underway, it’s worth taking time out to consider what to do over the festive holidays. Well, what better event to look forward to than Athlone’s Christmas pantomime, Olde King Cole. The show, which is currently in rehearsal, will take place in the Dean Crowe Theatre starting on New Year’s Eve with a matinee performance starting at 2.30pm.. There will also be a performance on New Year’s Day at 7.30pm and two performances on Saturday January 2 at 2.30pm and at 7.30pm.

The Prince of Wales Hotel, Athlone is holding a fundraiser to help all those affected by the flooding on Friday December 11 at 8pm. There will be live entertainment, a music quiz, raffle, and spot prizes.

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