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GAA-mad children from Athlone and the wider Midlands region can learn more about Ireland’s ancient sport from the time of Setanta right up to the era of Cian Lynch!

On Monday, August 7, from 1pm to 4pm, celebrate Lughnasadh on the hill of Uisneach in the heart of County Westmeath and connect with the beating heart of Ireland.

Blas na Bealtaine, a new food festival for Galway taking place throughout the month of May, will feature a variety of events across the city and county in the coming weeks.

Blas na Bealtaine, a new food festival for Galway taking place throughout the month of May, will feature a variety of events across the city and county in the coming weeks.

The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, in Turlough Park, in partnership with Age & Opportunity, will host a public event on May 30 to preview the Electric Irish Homes Textile Project.

Athlone Castle welcomes well-known Mullingar native, historian, and renowned academic, Ruth Illingworth, for a free talk in the Lower Keep as part of the Bealtaine Festival on Saturday, May 27, at 2.30pm.

More than 2,000 people were in attendance as Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D Higgins, ignited the fire on the famed Hill of Uisneach to mark Ireland’s oldest recorded Bealtaine festival, last Saturday, May 6.

Age and Opportunity has announced an exciting line-up of Mayo-based events which will take place during the month of May as part of Bealtaine 2017, Ireland's annual festival of creativity as we age. Now in its 22nd year, Bealtaine continues to be embraced by the Mayo community with many arts and cultural events organised by local libraries, arts centres, care settings, galleries, active retirement groups, and community groups across the county. This year’s theme, All together now, will stage major events in Mayo.

A total of €3,500 in funding has been allocated to the Uisneach Bealtaine festival in Westmeath as part of the 2017 Regional Festivals & Participative Events Programme.

The Bealtaine Festival takes place across the country during the month of May.