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Rents are now more expensive than they were at the same stage last year in every county in Ireland, according to the latest quarterly Rental Report by Daft.ie. Nationally, rents have risen by over 11 per cent in the space of 12 months with the national average rent now €933 compared to €842 a year previously.

Crime in the city last year was down 10 per cent with a total of 6,707 incidents detected, according to the latest Garda Report presented to members of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee.

Asking prices for four-bed semi-detached houses in Mayo have shown tentative signs of growth in the third quarter of 2013, with the latest survey from property website MyHome.ie showing that prices for this house type rose by 0.4 per cent to €140,000 in the quarter.

Asking prices for houses in Mayo have continued to fall in the second quarter of the year, with the latest survey from property website MyHome.ie showing that the median asking price of a three-bed semi fell another 4.2 per cent to €125,000. This means that the price of a three-bed semi in Mayo has fallen more than 43 per cent from the peak in 2006.

There was a drop of 10 per cent in the average price of houses in Galway city by the final quarter of 2012, according to a report by an online property website.

Three of its Connemara-based companies, Meangadh Fíbín Teo (Indreabhán), Magamedia Teo (Na Forbacha), and Sónta Teo (Cill Chiaráin), have been allocated grants totalling more than €900,000 in funding by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland from Sound & Vision II, the Broadcasting Funding Scheme.

With the first round of CAO points for courses being offered this week, the next test for first-time college goers, and those returning for the next academic year, will be finding adequate accommodation at reasonable prices, as rents near to third level institutions in Galway city have experienced an increase, according to the latest report from property website Daft.ie.

There was some hope offered to the eight jobs lost in the GAME shop in the Athlone Towncentre this week with the news that UK corporate raider Opcapita has bought out its troubled parent company - the GAME Group - for a nominal £1, but estimated to cost the firm up to £85 million (€102m) in real terms.

Galway parents spent nearly €1,000 on their little angels for this year’s First Communion celebrations, that is according to a nationwide survey conducted by Ulster Bank.

An Post is now selling Sterling and US Dollars at 195 post offices nationwide, including two offices in Kilkenny. The new service is commission-free and offers highly competitive exchange rates at post offices in all main cities and towns across the country.