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There is a swirl of wonderful wordiness and lively debate in Westport today and continuing all weekend for the fifth annual Rolling Sun Book Festival.

Wyatt Hotel, Westport, Friday

Tourism experts and leaders gathered in Westport this week to discuss the future of the industry in Mayo.

Westport has a jam-packed programme of free events planned over four days to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint in the shadow of his holy mountain this St Patrick’s weekend.

Following the success of last year’s hospice campaign by the staff of Kavanaghs SV in raising €60k for Mayo Roscommon Hospice, this year’s campaign is gathering momentum with almost €70k raised to date. The overall target to raise €100k is specifically to buy the site for the foundations new specialist palliative care unit in Castlebar. On Friday November 1, the Kavanagh Group head office team are organising The Cube for Hospice, based on the popular TV game-show.

Klass kids Halloween camp

If three is a magic number the third Westport Food Festival, which was launched this week, will put a spell on food enthusiasts young and old. Taking place from September 6 - 8, the community-based programme of events includes many new and some old favourites, with something for every pocket and palate.

Mayo Women’s Support Service (MWSS) are currently taking part in a nationwide campaign which was initiated by SAFE Ireland and launched by Ryan Tubridy in November 2012. It is called Man Up and is an invitation to men and women to address, support and speak out on the issue of violence against women and children. MWSS intends to take the campaign to all parts of Mayo during 2013, starting in Castlebar in April.

Noel Hoban sings for Suicide Awareness