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A round-up of some of what’s happening around the county this weekend including Russian opera, alien abductions, music circles, a year in the life of a willow tree and onstage comedy.

Cllr Colette Connolly, vice chair and PRO of the Shantalla Residents’ Association, has welcomed the progress made on the introduction of allotments in Shantalla.

A lecture will be delivered by Kilkenny horticulturist Eva Holmes on ‘Putting the Garden to Bed in Winter’ on Wednesday October 12 next.

Up to 400,000 people with asthma also suffer from hay fever (allergic rhinitis), which is triggered by pollen, dust and spores. Allergies often deter people from enjoying their garden and that was the theme of the Asthma Society of Ireland’s ‘Treat not Trigger - the Asthma & Allergy Friendly Garden’ on show at the Bloom festival last week. The imaginative garden was designed by horticulturist, Fiann O’Nuallain, to highlight how better air quality and managing environmental triggers contribute to improved asthma control and a better quality of life in general for people with asthma and allergies.

A civil case was heard at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday where damages were sought for breach of contract from a man who re-seeded two lawns.

An investment of €96,700 will be made in improving both the access and the environment of Belleek Woods, a meeting of the Ballina Electoral Area committee was told this week.

Castlecomer’s newest Glanbia CountryLife Store is being officially opened this weekend to great fanfare.