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Two locals will do their bit for Heritage Week by leading a guided tour of the historic Hill of Uisneach this weekend.

The organisers of the multi-award winning Festival of the Fires have added a host of new additions to the line-up for the two-day ‘Gathering at Uisneach’ to take place at the Uisneach Inn on the May bank holiday weekend.

On Saturday, April 20 at 8pm multi-talented, Scottish-born guitarist and singer-songwriter Dick Gaughan will be taking to the stage in the Ballina Arts Centre. Gaughan’s songs are known for the passion and political conviction he puts into them and his music has been recorded by the likes of Billy Bragg, Christy Moore, Mary Black, Roy Bailey, and Capercaillie. Tickets cost from €12 to €15 and booking is essential.

Ballina in Co Mayo is to host its inaugural Samhain Abhainn festival, a three-day event to mark Halloween later this month.

A Kilkenny author has written a novel for children/youths aged 12+ which has captured the minds and imaginations of both young and old.

The royal site of the Hill of Uisneach, between the Westmeath villages of Ballymore and Loughnavalley, has been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Galway storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy will perform her new show On The Heels Of The Hound in the Unicorn Children’s Theatre in London this month.

The Minister for Rural, Community and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, will formally launch Deirdre agus Mic Uisnigh, the new graphic novel by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh, on Friday April 24 in Claremorris Library at 8pm.