Thursday 15 th May, 11.00 am Historic Walking Tour of Athlone Start Point: Dean Crowe Theatre ‘In the footsteps of John Count McCormack’. A walking trail with Historian Gearoid O’Brien. Dress appropriately approximately one hour duration. Free Event

Thursday 15 th May, 3.00pm Launch of TUS Archive and Special Collections TUS Library, Athlone Campus Dr. Lisa Griffith, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) will launch the new library service which builds on the Brendan O’Brien collection and will catalogue material such as correspondence, posters, programmes etc. of the drama movement in Ireland. Free Event

Thursday 15 th May, 7.15 pm Athlone Pipe Band Count John McCormick Square Join in and march behind the band, as we leave the civic square to go over the bridge to the Dean Crowe theatre. Enjoy a feast of lively pipe music. Sunshine optional. Free event.