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Ireland’s Year of Craft 2011 initiative has given a welcome boost to Ireland’s craft industry, and will help to sustain thousands of jobs in the sector into the future, according to the Crafts Council of Ireland.

The average turnaround time for making vacant houses ready for occupation in Galway City is between two to five months, it was revealed yesterday in a national survey of local authority housing stock.

A council meeting that was set to have been a vital convention regarding the presidential nominations, was cancelled at the eleventh hour late on Tuesday night by Kilkenny County Council.

The staff of Kilkenny’s St Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny are once again concerned about reports that the drinks giant Diageo are revisiting plans to consolidate its beer-making facilities currently located at St James’ Gate in Dublin.

A group of young people from St Brigid’s College in Callan, Co Kilkenny made a successful pitch to judges at a Dragon’s Den-style ‘Eco-Den’, hosted by Eco-Unesco in Dublin on March 31 and April 1.

Fewer than 10 per cent of motorists obey the 30km/h speed limit introduced by Dublin City Council last year, according to a new survey by Continental Tyres.

Fewer than 10 per cent of motorists obey the 30km/h speed limit introduced by Dublin City Council last year, according to a new survey by Continental Tyres.

Kilkenny County Council is among the record 27 local authorities that have switched to independent energy provider Energia for their unmetered electricity supply since this market was opened last year.

Despite widespread concerns from local people the new water eco-park mooted for the Midlands will not affect water levels of the Shannon. Speaking to the Advertiser Gerry Geoghan of RPS, a consultant firm to Dublin City Council, said that the water supply is not only for the people of Dublin, but also for those in the Shannon area.

Handing over 57 affordable houses to the Cluid would be an act of “stupidity” by the Galway City Council, which should follow Dublin’s lead and introduce a rent to buy Scheme instead.