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On Tuesday December 13, world famous singer and composer Liam Lawton will be performing live in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Castlecomer. Special guests on the night will be the Castlecomer Male Voice Choir and the concert is in aid of the church renovation.

In the style of the Oxford Holywell Music Rooms, an evening of classical performance will take place at the Archer Room of the Hole in the Wall on Saturday, October 29. This will mark the culmination of the venue’s first Classical Month (2011) and the Franz Liszt (inaugural) festival.

Kilkenny music lovers are in for a magical evening when the 70-strong all male Morriston Orpheus Choir from Wales makes a return visit to the Marble City on Saturday November 5, for a fundraising concert in aid of the Susie Long Hospice Fund and the Building of Hope Kenya Project 2012. 

If your local bookshop holds a special place in your heart, now is the time to show your appreciation as the search for the Bord Gáis Energy Bookshop of the Year begins. The award aims to recognise those retail stalwarts who connect readers and authors on a daily basis and provide us with endless hours of entertainment.

There was much to celebrate in Kilkenny this week following the return home of our very own special Olympians who between them boasted a tally of three Olympic medals and two ribbons.

Kilkenny will be the venue for an action-packed schedule of world-class talent in music, theatre, craft, dance and literature for this year’s Kilkenny Arts Festival, which runs from August 5 to 14.

Following many hours of book signings, Philomena Lynott continues her book tour, with a special appearance in The Book Centre, Kilkenny, on Saturday June 25 from 12 noon.   Ms Lynott will meet and greet fans and sign copies of My Boy.

Q. Eric - Your career in comedy began a little differently to other comedians can you tell a little bit about that?

Dave Callaghan, founder of Mobile Connections is sadly closing his doors on February 3, after 11 years, eight months, and two days in business.