Compiled by BRIAN O'CONNELL
CORK
A charity morning is taking place in Select Hotels across the country tomorrow morning, including the Celtic Ross Hotel and others. Free milk and cookies will be given to children, and parents are asked to make a donation for Barnardos. selecthotels.ie
KERRY
North Kerry is reaching out to the diaspora all this week with a Welcome Home week of walks, traditional Irish music, turf cutting and more. It runs until Sunday. northkerryreachingout.com
DUBLIN
The Pitch is a new play written by Shane Connaughton examining rural isolation and it runs at The New Theatre until August 18th. Tickets are €12/15 and it's on Monday to Saturday and 8pm. thenewtheatre.com
SLIGO
Tread Softly is an inaugural festival in Sligo celebrating the link between William and Jack Butler Yeats and Sligo. It features theatre, music, films and visual art. Writers participating include Seamus Heaney, Belinda McKeon and Kevin Barry. seasonofyeats.com
WEXFORD
An exhibition of painting and sculpture by Gilly Thomas and Mary Wallace takes place at the Norman Gallery in Enniscorthy until Sunday. normangallery.com
ATHLONE
The Lough Ree Yacht Club hosts what is one of the oldest annual regattas this week. It is an open regatta, so all competitors are welcome, and entertainment will be laid on during the week for adults and juniors. lryc.ie
