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For anyone walking along the canal in recent weeks, a hive of activity is most noticeable with the clearance of heavy scrub and vegetation.

Are you thinking about making a break for it this autumn? Treacy's Hotel Group has created great value packages at its hotels in Waterford, Wexford, and Clare. The Treacys Trio offer is the group's top selling autumn package with three nights B&B for only €99 per person and is a massive hit with our guests.

Are you thinking about making a break for it this autumn season?

The Athlone Boat Club had a double celebration of two successful former crews with a mass in Coosan Church, Athlone in recent times.

A cohesive and co-ordinated approach is of the essence to ensure maintenance of the River Shannon as flood waters continue to detrimentally impact upon the lives of communities dwelling in close proximity to the waterway.

If you think tourism has looked a bit frantic over the summer, a slow break in Athlone could be just the ticket for your autumn break away. Inspired by the River Shannon, lazily meandering south from Lough Ree, Athlone is embracing slow tourism with enthusiasm. River cruises, walking tours, gentle cycling routes, and relaxing spa treatments all play their part in creating the ultimate laid-back holiday experience in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.

IF YOU spend your day contemplating family, Irish history, commercialisation of the arts, politics, globalisation, stoats, Greta Thunberg, and homeopathic underarm deodorant, then Retreat!, a new audio comedy series, might just be for you.

Athlone Boat Club, together with their Carrick-on-Shannon and Sligo counterparts, enjoyed a welcome rowing experience in unison this past weekend at Lough Rynn in County Leitrim.

Jack Charlton made his England debut in 1965 at the age of 30 and the following year he won the World Cup with England at Wembley.

The last conventional battle in Irish history was fought on Sunday July 12 1691 at Aughrim, Co Galway. It was by far the bloodiest. In less than 8 hours approximately 8,000 men were killed. Six thousand of them were Irish Jacobites.