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Workers at NN Euroball are devastated at the news that the manufacturing plant is to close its doors in Kilkenny early in the New Year leaving 70 employees without jobs.

Barry’s tea still has that kick-awake taste in the morning when you take the first gulp; but tea in general has changed, and changed dramatically. Just look at the choice of teas next time you reach for a packet. Where once there was only Lyons, Barry’s and PG Tips, now there has to be a choice of at least 50 different blends including herbal, organic, loose or bagged, or the plain ordinary black. And I was surprised to learn that there are at lest two tea blenders in Galway; including Solaris Botanicals, which not only won last month’s Junior Chamber of Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year, but in the same week clinched a deal to supply Harrods of London.

There are no easy answers when it comes to fertility, but Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has some answers that are slowly gaining acceptance in Western culture.

Official Green Dragon merchandise is now on sale in advance of the Volvo Ocean Race arriving in Galway next May.

Kilkenny needs to have firm national leadership to address growing concerns about the crisis in waste recycling, according to Labour Party councillor Michael O’Brien.

BY THE time 2009 comes around we may find ourselves - thanks to the recession - back in a 1980s timewarp. The 1980s in Ireland were grim, but the music was fun and colourful, providing some kind of distraction.

While the safety of the crews in the Volvo Ocean Race has been paramount this week as the fleet heads to China in torrid conditions, security matters were also on the agenda in Galway as organisers prepare for the May stopover.

Ireland’s entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon, is back in the water and preparing for Saturday’s in-shore racing in Singapore after the Christmas and New Year respite.

JIMMY CROWLEY - folk musician, ethnographer, and Gaelgoir - will play The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Sunday at 6.30pm.

Quirke’s has been involved in the furniture business for long enough to know how their customers prefer to shop and buy, and appreciates how manufacturing trends, personal taste and room sized can all influence what we are currently putting in our homes.