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The Annual Civic Carol Service in St Nicholas’ is on Sunday Dec 19 at 4.00pm and will include a traditional service of nine lessons and carols with a special blessing of the whole city. The service will be attended by the Mayor and city councillors as well as Rt Rev Richard Henderson, Bishop of Tuam and Bishop Martin Drennan, and representatives of all the main churches in the city. The public are invited to go along and join in celebrating the Nativity in prayers, readings and carols.

A Christmas carol service will be held in the Galway Cathedral on Tuesday from 7.30pm. The service will be presided over by Bishop Martin Drennan.

As this is the season of goodwill to all, another fantastic creative idea has been born in Athlone: a community carol singing event in Athlone Civic Square on Saturday December 11 from 3pm to 6pm.

Kilkenny’s first-ever Christmas markets which had planned to open this weekend on the Parade in the city, have been cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions.

Local Green Party councillor Malcolm Noonan has called on the council to implement Christmas park and ride facilities in the city to complement plans for a ‘winter wonderland’.

Enable Ireland and Childline have joined forces to operate the Santa’s Grotto in the Continental Christmas Market in Eyre Square between Friday November 19 and December 19 and are appealing for local businesses to give support by making a donation.

The Village Market, Oughterard, will host a special Christmas market on Tuesday December 21 from 10am to 6pm, featuring festive music, breads, cakes, holly, Christmas trees, local produce, hot food, and much more.

Work has begun to transform Glanbia CountryLife’s Garden Centre into a festive Christmas shop.

If you’re the one to organise the Christmas meal this year, you certainly have a responsible task to fulfil. Apart from all the food and drinks, you also want to make your house look as nice as possible in the festive season. If you want to add some glamour to your interior and impress a few guests, there are a few simple decorative touches that can do the trick. They don’t take much time, money or effort, so they should be perfect for this busy time of the year.

Niko and the Way To the Stars, an animated feature by Galway company Magma Films premiered in The Eye Cinema over the weekend with the film going on general release this Friday.