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Gardaí have ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was discovered in the grounds of Merlin Park Hospital on Tuesday.

Fionn Regan, the Irish singer-songwriter with the colourful turn of phrase and a plethora of endearing folk-pop melodies, returns to play the Róisín Dubh on Friday November 21 at 8pm.

Santa Claus is coming to town — you know how the song goes. But this time Santa is actually coming to Carlow town, for the town’s official Christmas kick off.

No Christmas fair would be complete without a visit to see Santa. Admission is just €2 per child and every child receives a special gift. Santa and his elves will be at the museum from 12pm to 1.30pm and from 2.30 pm to 4.30pm. Please note tickets must be purchased from the museum reception and are available from 11am on Saturday December 13. Make sure you get your tickets so all our younger visitors get to see the man in the red suit with the big white beard. Santa’s grotto will be in the museum galleries.

Halloween is traditionally associated with all things frightful, but local councillors are hoping that the hell-raising antics of last year in Carlow town don’t re-occur this weekend.

Santa will arrive on Sunday December 14 at Mayo Sailing Club and will arrive appropriately by sea and will be laden down with presents for one and all.

With less than 40 shopping days left to Christmas 2008, Athlone Towncentre gets into the festive spirit this week.

Santa Claus has issued a novel appeal to children in the south Mayo/north Galway area in advance of a scheduled trip to Ballinrobe on Sunday November 30 — before you get Christmas presents this year, please give some first.

Start the Christmas season in style with your family this year at the National Museum of Ireland Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar with a Christmas Open Day on Saturday December 13 from 11am to 5pm.

There has been a huge response in the south Mayo/north Galway region to a special appeal issued by Santa Claus, in advance of next Sunday evening’s Christmas lights switch-on in Ballinrobe.