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William Butler Yeats died in the Hotel Idéal Beauséjoue in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France on the January 28, 1939 aged 73. His wife Georgie and himself had often discussed his death, and he told her, “If I die, bury me up there at Roquebrune and in a year’s time when the newspapers have forgotten me, dig me up and plant me in Sligo.” His funeral was a discreet and private affair. His body was later exhumed and removed to the ossuary. Because of the outbreak of the war, it was not possible to bring his coffin back to Ireland for several years.

The Technological University of the Shannon’s (TUS) expanded governing body convened for the first time this week at the university’s Athlone campus.

The highlight of the golfing week in Hodson Bay was the final of the Ladies Winter League which was very generously sponsored by The Corner House Bistro.

The Winter League final play-off will take place on Saturday (February 12), the top 16 teams having qualified for this stage of the competition.

A city residents group, which is spearheading a plan to build a community centre in their area but are awaiting Government funding, will meet with the Minister for Housing later this month in a bid to speed up the process.

Newcastle/Dangan residents are calling on local politicians to take action to speed up the allocation of funding for a community centre for the area. It has a population of more than 6,000 people and is equivalent in size to Ballinasloe or Westport.

The Athlone Tidy Towns committee have formally announced the proud accolade recipients pertaining to the estate and gardens awards for 2020.

A decision is expected shortly on whether the go-ahead will be given to build a community centre in Newcastle.

A decision is expected shortly on whether the go-ahead will be given to build a community centre in Newcastle.

The surviving mayors of Galway city have this week stated their committment to becoming ambassadors for the embattled Galway 2020 project. With less than 50 weeks until the city becomes the official European Capital of Culture, the group of mayors have promised to do all they can to ensure that the project is a resounding success.