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The inaugural Captain’s Day event took place at GLTC on Sunday August 17 with Age Action named as the nominated charity for the day.

The 2011 Santa Swim in aid of The Carers Association and St Michael’s House, is set to take place this weekend, Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13 in swimming pools nationwide, including on Westmeath at Mullingar Swimming Pool.

The 2011 ‘Santa Swim’ in aid of The Carers Association and St Michael’s House, is to take place on November 12 and 13, in swimming pools nationwide, including Kilkenny at The Watershed.

St Michael’s House, Ireland’s largest provider of community-based services for people with an intellectual disability, has teamed up with The Carers Association to launch the third annual ‘Santa Swim’ in an attempt to pack Santa’s sleigh with educational and sporting equipment for St Michael’s House, and support The Carers Association’s respite hours, outreach services and National Care Line in time for Christmas.

A woman who was observed to be staggering around Castlebar with no shoes on, while intoxicated, was before the district court on Wednesday for being threatening and abusive.

Following the success of Ireland’s first National Dog Walk, which raised €40,000 for The Carers Association last year, Petmania is again asking dog owners to join them on Easter Monday, April 25, for the second annual event.

With January being officially Ireland’s most depressing month, what better way to remedy the winter blues than the prospect of a duvet day for a great cause. To help support the work of Ireland’s almost 275,000 family carers, broadcasters and patrons of The Carers Association, Marty Whelan and Mary Kennedy, have teamed up to launch Ireland’s first Win a Day Off Work campaign. The campaign offers Westmeath employees the chance to win a duvet day while raising vital funds for family carers.

Dog walkers who took part in the recent successful National Dog Walk in Kilkenny have been reminded to return their sponsorship cards to their local Petmania store by Sunday, April 25.

Eight of the nine first New Year’s babies born in Kilkenny this year were all boys giving great hope for a top class Kilkenny hurling team once the boys come of age!