Halloween is spooking in

The Diary is out of the country at the moment, and you can see the kind of Halloween preparations where we are in the picture above, writes Brian Byrne.

But of course there's a lot going on in Kilcullen too, and with the pubs all celebrating a couple of days early, here's a look at some of the events being planned.

Lunchtime on Sunday is the famous Fallons Halloween party. All the staff outfits are sorted, party bags, face painter and more. There will be prizes for the best dressed child and adult.

The Spout's Halloween Spooktacular is on Sunday night, featuring the 'Monsters of Rock', Badge. There will be prizes for the best fancy dress, as well as scary shots and creepy cocktails promotions.

Also on Sunday night, Bardons are hosting their biggest ever Halloween Party with DJ Sparrow playing all your favourite party and chart hits. A late bar till 2am and prizes for the most original fancy dress with Halloween themed party games all night.

O'Connell's Bar has a Fancy Dress competition, spooky shots and music from SOS. Lots of other stuff happening there too.

Kilcullen Toddlers Group are having their Annual Halloween Party on Tuesday morning, 29 October. All under-6s are welcome to be all dressed up for some music and fun. Donations from the event go to help raise smiles and funds for Temple Street Children's University Hospital.

We're sure there's more going on in town, but that's as much as we know about from this remove. Let us know if we've left anything out.