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Westmeath house prices have fallen by a quarter since their peak in 2007, according to the latest figures from property website Daft.ie.

One of the most recognised and iconic sights in the world, New York’s Statue of Liberty, has reopened for public tours to the crown for the first time since the 9/11 atrocities in 2001.

Fourteen charities in Westmeath have received grants totalling over €184,076 from the People in Need Trust, from funds raised during the 2007 RTE People In Need Telethon.

IBEC West has released the preliminary findings of a new survey conducted across the region, which found that 80 per cent of CEOs from the west believe last year's Lisbon Treaty rejection damaged Ireland's international reputation. The survey also found that 100 per cent of the CEOs in the region surveyed believe that EU membership has been important to the success of Irish business.

Minister for Labour Affairs and local Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the confirmation that the income limit to qualify for the student maintenance grant has been increased. This will lead to more Mayo students being awarded the grant for the coming college year, according to Minister Calleary.

A woman who pleaded guilty to six separate detections of benefit fraud was given the Probation Act on condition that she pays the costs of the case owed to the State from taking the case within two months.

The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum has described as “astounding” the fact that the local health authority spent almost €2 million on legal fees last year.

Kilkenny is topping the country’s redundancy league table with job losses in the city and county having risen by more than 200 per cent since January.

Youth projects in Athlone have received a boost of €100,000 in funding, following the expansion of the Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF).

The average debt owed by clients seeking help from the Money and Budgetary Services (MABS) offices in Galway was €26,400 as at end of June last which was above the national average of €15,100, that is according to figures obtained from the Department of Social and Family Affairs.