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Iceland Ireland has everything you need for this Easter and, to help take the stress out of the prep, Iceland Ireland has two great meal deal offerings that will make sure you spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the family. Each of these meal deals will feed a family of six to eight people at the amazing value of €20 or €15, that will leave no one at the dining table hungry. These meal deal offers are available until April 4 across all 27 Iceland Ireland stores nationwide.

With Easter quickly approaching it is time to give your home a spring clean, which could not be easier with the help of these tried and tested spring cleaning must haves, all available at your local Joyce’s Supermarket.

The collective spirit of the Garrycastle GAA community was to the fore this past weekend as club members gathered in unison to complete ‘Timpeall Na Tire’, a fundraising initiative which raised much needed monies for both Athlone Meals and Wheels and Croí.

Staying healthy and ensuring our immune system remains strong has never been more important. It is essential for both our own and other people's health that we do our utmost to reduce our risks and protect ourselves from the Covid-19 pandemic.

New research indicates a massive 87% of Irish people would be willing to share their personal data and medical records if it helped to solve a global pandemic like COVID-19. While 84% believe technology will ultimately help to beat the outbreak.

Cara Cunningham, Community Dietitian

It seems incredible to believe but it is only three short weeks since the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stood on the steps of Blair House in Washington and announced that all schools would be closing later that day. For parents who have been supporting their sons' and daughters' continuation of education over those 21 days it seems like an eternity.

Early on Easter Monday morning, April 24 1916, the Galway Volunteers sprang into action. It was a chaotic beginning to the rebellion which hoped to see a nation-wide rising of fully armed and committed men and women seizing control of the country. We know, however, the capture of the ship Aud, with its weapons, explosives and ammunition, off the Kerry coast on Good Friday, prompted the Dublin leadership to cancel the Rising. The order was ignored by Padraic Pearse and others, who had the benefit of arms imported into Howth two years previously. They took over key positions throughout Dublin city, which they held for six days.

Athlone native, Paula Gannon, had an Easter weekend to remember when she was awarded the ‘Most Stylish Lady’ at the Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse Racecourse.

It was nice to sit back and relax on Easter weekend to watch the league finals played out on Saturday and Sunday without having to deal with the pressures and roller coaster emotions of the previous week.