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Asking prices for properties in Connacht fell by an average of 7.2 per cent in the final three months of 2011, compared to a fall of 2.7 per cent between June and September, while the average asking price in Mayo in late 2011 was €164,000, a fall of €102,000 from the peak, according to the latest review by Daft.ie

The latest report from property website Daft.ie shows that rents in Connacht fell by 0.3 per cent between June and September. In Mayo average rent fall in the third quarter of 2011 was €575, a fall of €140 from the peak.

A Galway politician has welcomed cross-party support for his private members’ motion on gendercide which was debated in the Seanad yesterday (Wednesday).

Following the sell out success of last year’s inaugural economics and comedy festival, Kilkenomics is set to return to Kilkenny from November 2 – 6. Kilkenomics aims to dispel confusion surrounding the current national situation by taking economics out of its conventional spaces and presenting the issues of the day in an accessible and entertaining manner to live audiences.

A new national business organisation, Irish Employers for Affordable Rates (IEAR), which wants the Government to reform the present local authority commercial rates system, was launched recently.

Just a few miles off the M6 motorway, The Green Village Music and Arts Festival is set in the remarkable parkland of Mount Druid in the village of Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath.

Ireland’s population is aging. But it’s not just the good citizens of the State; it’s their cars too. That’s what the latest data released by official vehicle records experts, Cartell.ie reveals as we approach the final quarter of the year and car buyers consider their options for 2012.

A new survey published by Daft.ie has shown that there has been a slight lift in the rental market in Kilkenny in recent months.

IRELAND IS awash with singer-songwriters so it takes someone special to stand out from the hordes of ‘three chords and the truth’ merchants - Fionn Regan is one such individual.

House prices in Kilkenny have continued to fall sharply this year, according to a new report published by property website Daft.ie.