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If the downturn in the economy has made you think about economising it may be time to consider bartering.

The Irish eBay website teamed up with both the Carlow Country Enterprise Board and County Carlow Chamber to host their second eBay.ie Academy workshop ‘Beyond the Basics of Selling on eBay.ie’ workshop last week.

A mega car boot sale and Christmas Fair will take place on Sunday December 7 in Belmullet.

The issue of what happens once illegal dumping is reported to the council raised its head at this week’s monthly meeting of the Castlebar electoral area committee. Fine Gael Councillor Henry Kenny brought up the issue asking: “I have reported illegal dumping myself on a number of occasions, I’d just like to know what the follow up is on this dumping, do they come along and remove the materials that are dumped and what do they do after to investigate who is doing the dumping?” Cllr Kenny’s enquiry was backed up by Labour party Cllr Johnny Mee who told the meeting, “I agree with Cllr Kenny, there is an ongoing problem in this area where rubbish is just being dumped by people in the town. It’s a sad sight and it’s an appalling behaviour that has to be clamped down on by the council and the public in general.”

Motorists trying to save money buying second-hand airbags online could end up paying a much higher price, a new investigation warns. Leading accident management company, Accident Exchange, says the growing trade on auction sites like eBay, is a potentially ‘life and death’ issue and the Government needs to act.

Fine Gael Community and Rural Affairs Spokesman Michael Ring TD said removing phone boxes without exploring the potential they have to offer is short-sighted. Deputy Ring pointed to the UK where BT has adapted payphones for text, e-mail and internet and offers communities the chance to hang on to their local phone by ‘adopting’ or ‘sponsoring’ the kiosk.

Two excellent properties are to be offered for sale by public auction tomorrow in what should give an excellent indication of the property market in the city. The spring-time auctions will see two very different properties go under the hammer in what director James Heaslip promises to be an engaging event.

The Renmore Gymnastics Club will host its annual car boot sale this Bank Holiday Monday from 10.30am to 2.30pm.

A car boot sale in aid of the annual Belmullet Festival will take place on Sunday July 5 at Aras Inis Gluaire beginning at 12 noon and continuing until 3pm.

A man, with three different aliases, was jailed for seven months this week for using a tin-foil lined bag to steal designer sun glasses from a city centre pharmacy.