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Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Deputy Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed the extended opening season for the Ceide Fields. This follows the announcement by Minister of State with Special Responsibility for the Office of Public Works Brian Hayes TD of opening arrangements for this year stretching from Easter until after Halloween.

As we bid farewell this week to 2011 and welcome in the New Year of 2012, no doubt many of us wonder – as we always do around this time – where on earth did the last year go?

I am glad Galway does not have Michelin starred restaurants. I have eaten in two Dublin restaurants when the family occasion, so I was told, warranted a Michelin starred meal. The first occasion was very good. The owner/chef visited all the tables and chatted pleasantly, hoping that we had enjoyed our meal. We all had. On the following two occasions, including another restaurant, which to my disbelief, retained its Michelin star this year, both meals were a disgrace. Incredibly over priced, snobby and condescending waiters, tiny portions, and pretentious food. Apart from the obligatory ‘is everything all right?’ no sincere effort was made to connect with the customer.

Turoe Farm is just 4km from Exit 16 on the M6, signposted for Bullaun (on left hand side). Turoe Farm has many wonderful facilities that can be viewed online at www.turoepetfarm.com

The Spanish Arch Bar and Live Venue may have undergone substantial changes in recent years, but all of them appear to have endeared it further to locals and visitors alike. Located in Galway’s Latin Quarter, its wide range of quality food and constant line up of live music have affirmed its status as one of Quay Street’s most renowned establishments.

It was a Halloween weekend to remember for one lucky Kilkenny lady as thoughts of ghosts and ghouls were quickly replaced with shocked excitement after last Saturday's Lotto Plus 1 draw.

On Halloween night this week, Young Irish Film Makers held the premier of their latest summer production, First Confession, in Kilkenny’s Set Theatre.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD launched a new campaign to remind everyone to Bring Batteries Back, a nationwide initiative to encourage more battery recycling in Ireland.

As the cost of keeping the home cosy this winter keeps going up, BetterBedding have a cost-effective way of keeping rooms warm and cosy. Its new range of heavy fleece interlined curtains are perfect for windows of all sizes and patio doors and help cut down the cost of heating the home. The secret to thermal curtains is layers, multiple layers of fabric trap air and create invisible blankets of insulation to help stop draughts and reduce heat loss through glass.

The Rendezvous Bar in Balla has lined up a number of new nights of entertainment to keep you occupied over the winter nights. On the first Friday of every month the Rendezvous will host a Texas Hold-em competition starting on November 4, it will be a €50 freeze out with a €14,000 starting stack. There will be an early bird chip-in, before 9.15pm and light refreshments will be served.