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Kilkenny hits the big 400 this weekend as it marks four centuries of city status. Tomorrow Saturday, April 11 was the day four hundred years ago when James I, granted Kilkenny a charter conferring on it the status of a city, with the title of Mayor for its chief citizen.

Dear Galway First,

Grassroots gives our elected representatives a fair bit of stick so I feel the need to look at a few of our sacred cows and comment in a somewhat light-hearted vein with maybe a little sarcasm, seeping in here and there.

Opening scene of the Oireachtas Report Christmas Special, Minister McGuinness™ is at the front of a snow-covered Leinster House, surrounded by carol singers, ISME, IBEC, and the Public Sector Unions. He sings:

Or ham, sausages, rashers either, or so it seemed for a while.

Coole Park will host a course on local history publications over the coming weeks as part of the Coole Spring Culture and Heritage Programme.

The Wiener Saengerrunde (The Viennese Singing Group) is coming to perform in Kilkenny this weekend.

Heritage grants of €58,000, which will be allocated to heritage projects in County Westmeath have been approves by the Heritage Council. The grants will provide funding to heritage projects in the county that support entrepreneurship, conservation, and knowledge building in the community.

Heritage grants of €154,000, which will be allocated to heritage projects in County Mayo, were announced this week by the Heritage Council Chief Executive Michael Starrett. The grants will provide funding to heritage projects in Mayo that support entrepreneurship, conservation and knowledge building in the community.

Local elections have been held in Ireland since 1899 and during March, City Hall will host an exhibition on local elections over the past 110 years.