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Almost half a million people called the Samaritans service in Ireland last year with the number of callers to the Galway phoneline reaching an all time high.

Avaya is holding a recruitment Open Day at their Galway campus in Mervue on Monday December 29 between 11am-4pm, and are inviting people to discover what it is like to work with an organisation developing cutting edge customer engagements solutions. Attendees will get the chance to meet with their recruiters and engineers face to face so

‘Team Manuela’, the running team of 200 runners from the Connemarathon this year, issettotakeonanew challenge in 2015. Having raised €36,000 in much- needed funding for the Manuela Riedo Foundation in 2014, they plan on bringing 500 walkers, runners or crawlers to the Dingle Marathon this September.

There’s this fella I know who found himself unwell some time back. Fairly unwell, actually, to the point that he was nearly a goner. And on one of those days when he felt the life draining out of himself and a strange calmness coming over him, he took a notepad and a dodgy old biro and started to write down the things he wanted to say to the people who loved him.

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Connacht wrapped up their pre-Christmas run of fixtures with a disappointing 10 point loss to Leinster in the RDS on Friday night. Connacht were right in the game to the death and were only trailing by three points as the game wound down, but a last gasp try from Leinster winger Zane Kirchner secured the win for Lenister and denied Connacht a deserved bonus point.

A talented group of young comic creators in Castlebar has launched an exhibition of its graphic art in the foyer of the Linenhall Arts Centre.

Mayo County Council’s environment department is urging householders across the county to try to cut down on food waste this Christmas. “More food is thrown out during the festive season than at any other time of the year and buying too much can have a big impact on your pocket and the environment,” said a spokesperson for the authority’s environmental section.

The small island community on Inishturk is facing its first Christmas ever without basic medical cover.

Alone, the charity that supports older people in need, is asking everyone to share the Christmas spirit by reaching out to older members of their community who may be isolated or lonely this holiday season.