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A total of €7.3 million in Pandemic Unemployment Payment arrears will be made to more than 16,300 people in Galway. One local politician has called it "an immense boost to households and families ahead of Christmas".

Remittance is rife to and from Ireland in the lead up to Brexit. Many people are either relocating or readjusting their portfolio in time for a possible no-deal Brexit with a messy UK-Ireland situation.

Using drones to identify people carrying out illegal dumping could prove an effective way for the Galway City Council to combat this major problem.

As part of its commitment to tackling the issue of illegal dumping across the county, Mayo County Council has adopted the Waste Management (Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste) Bye Laws. The new legislation came into force on October 19.

Designs of Ireland, located at 2 Cross Street Lower, Galway, is still open for online shopping. You can click and collect, or feel free to contact the team for personal shopping in the shop with all Covid procedures in place.

On November 7, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture youth music project, Livefeed, will host a live online event featuring young musicians and songwriters from Galway city and county. The event will be livestreamed via the Livefeed Facebook, YouTube and Twitch accounts at 7pm and available to watch after the event on YouTube. The event will also feature as part of the TRIBES Youth Arts Festival programme.

John Quinn & Co, St Augustine Street, Galway, is reporting brisk autumn/early winter sales with a selection of properties having been disposed of in the past week or so. These include a luxury two bedroom apartment in Sailin, Wellpark, which was on the market with a guideline price of €278,000; a fine four bedroom semidetached in Riasc Na Ri, Knocknacarra, which was sold in excess of its asking price of €295,000; a lovely two bedroom bungalow in Tirellan Heights; another two bed semidetached house in Sandyvale Lawn; and an excellent three bedroom residence in Monivea Park, Ballybane, which achieved in excess of its asking price. A beautiful property at Castle Park in Ballybane was also quickly snapped up, an excellent four bed residence in Cartur Mor sold in excess of its asking price of €285,000, and a terraced home in Bohermore achieved in excess of €20,000 more than its guide price.

Lorraine Hall is Director of The Cleaning Corporation, Breaffy, Castlebar - a husband and wife operation and thriving family cleaning business since 1995, which sees them celebrate 25 years in business this year.

Borrowers in Athlone who have seen their incomes impacted by the Covid-19 crisis will have greater access to insolvency supports and services under new government measures, Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has confirmed.

January 2021 will see a new taxation system for new cars tested under WLTP (a new testing system), and The Society of the Irish Motor Industry says any increase in Vehicle Registration Tax would have dire consequences for the sector, which is already struggling in the context of both COVID-19 and Brexit.