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Some determined fundraising and strong community spirit in Tuam may lead to blind 15-month-old Amelia Filipczak travelling to China for groundbreaking stem cell treatment which, it is hoped, may result in her acquiring sight.

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Judge John Neilan has launched a stinging attack on bankers, warning that he will issue an arrest warrant for any banker or bank governor who frightens, intimidates, or threatens a person in debt.

Next week (May 10-16) marks Credit Union National Youth Savings Week and to celebrate, Castlebar Credit Union is reminding parents how important it is to teach children a healthy attitude to money and saving.

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One of the largest sponsorship agreements in the history of St Canice’s Kilkenny Credit Union was announced this week. For the next three years St Canice’s Kilkenny Credit Union, the largest community based credit union in Ireland, will be renewing its sponsorship of the GAA Senior County Championship, the winners of which in the past year have won the All-Ireland Club Championship.

A new programme aimed at providing essential support to start up businesses has been launched by Ballybane Enterprise Centre.

The Drum Youth Centre held a table quiz on Tuesday April 8 in aid of PAWS Animal Shelter.

A concert in aid of Haiti will take place in St Canice’s Cathedral on Sunday March 21 at 7.30pm. The four main Christian churches in Kilkenny have joined in this project to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The project, of which the concert is part, is known as the Kilkenny Christian Churches for Haiti.

In a time when the ongoing economic crisis and the country’s collective financial woes seem to dominate the headlines and our concerns, it’s a little too easy to get lost in the bigger picture and lose focus on the smaller, everyday issues.