Mount Saint Joseph Abbey will host the Roscrea Autumn Conference. The 57th consecutive conference runs from Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November. The theme of the conference is “The World of Columbanus” (Commemorating the 1400th anniversary of his death) The Roscrea conferences are run by Roscrea People in association with Roscrea Heritage Society. The conference organiser and director is George Cunningham, FSA, MLitt, MA (hc NUI Galway), Parkmore, Roscrea.