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Athlone Castle & Visitor Centre was transformed into a magical festive experience with all the charm and atmosphere you would expect as Santa and Mrs Claus visited the historic location prior to Christmas.

Athlone Castle & Visitor Centre will transform into a magical festive experience this year to celebrate Christmas with all the charm and atmosphere you would expect at such a historic location.

St Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of archers, sailors, merchants, repentant thieves, brewers, pawnbrokers, unmarried people, students, and children. He is also the patron saint of Galway, and our oldest church, St Nicholas' Collegiate, is named after him. He was a legendary giver of gifts, particularly to the poor. He would hand coins in through windows or open doors, and if they were closed, sometimes he would put them down the chimney. This was the origin of the tradition of Santa coming down the chimney bearing gifts. The tradition was good for business for chimney sweeps, it would be difficult to explain soot marks on the floor on Christmas morning.

Sleigh bells will be ringing loudly over Athlone Castle this Saturday, December 17, as Santa and his trusted elves will be on site for a very special day to meet the boys and girls from Athlone and surrounding Midlands areas.

Rahoon Newcastle GAA club’s Christmas Fundraiser in aid of COPE Galway will be on Sunday December 18 from 4-6pm at its clubhouse in Tonabrocky.

Carol Glynn from Ballinasloe was the recent winner of the Athlone Advertiser Murtagh’s Organic Farm competition, the prize for which was a family pass for two adults and two children to visit the Christmas Wonderland at the County Westmeath location.

Sleigh bells will be ringing loudly over Athlone Castle on Saturday, December 17, as Santa and his trusted elves will be on site for a very special day to meet the boys and girls from Athlone and surrounding Midlands areas.

Sleigh bells will be ringing loudly over Athlone Castle on Saturday, December 17, as Santa and his trusted elves will be on site for a very special day to meet the boys and girls from Athlone and surrounding Midlands areas.

Continuing to provide an expert quality of service in Mountbellew, Milands Garden Centre, Florist and Capolatte Cafe is in festive mode with the recent opening of the ever popular Christmas Shop.

Galway Racecourse, traditionally home to Ireland’s largest horse racing festival, the iconic ‘Galway Races’ had a busy 2021 despite a challenging year. In accordance with Covid protocols a lot still happened throughout the year at the Ballybrit venue.