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East Galway secondary school students with an interest in writing new Irish traditional music or reinterpreting old standards in new ways are being asked to take part in the Do Sheans ar CD competition.

Independent Oranmore Councillor Jim Cuddy is advising residents in the Cashla area that further submissions can be made until October 5 on the application for a gas power planet in the area.

The Galway to Dublin N6 motorway which has been under construction for the past 33 months will officially open in the first week of the new year.

The need for security of electricity supply in Ireland, and the need to add more renewable energy resources to the national grid, is of strategic importance for Ireland, according to the Athenry Greens. Part of this plan is the addition of peak gas power plants to make up for the fall in supply from renewable energy.

The Coole Park biannual series of cultural events continues this winter with a feast of culture for the upcoming Winter Arts and Heritage Programme 2009. The programme aims to integrate arts, culture, and education with a series of events for adults, young people, and families. Environment and heritage lectures, children’s drama and Lady Gregory plays, traditional Irish, Mexican, and classical music, creative writing, children’s outreach workshops, and an art exhibition by The Orchard Gort, all feature in the exciting programme of events taking place between now and December.

Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish and Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Michael Kitt will meet Minister Gormley on Tuesday November 3 to convince him to give the go ahead to the Claregalway and Milltown sewerage schemes.

Planning permission to completely redevelop Galway docks into a larger, more modern, port and marina will be lodged in 2010, but the port will be forced to close down unless it expands and modernises to accommodate higher tonnage ships .

The Western Regional Fisheries Board chief executive has called for the vital replacement of outdated sewage plants across the region. His comments came following the board’s successful prosecution of Galway County Council for ongoing and persistant water pollution problems at Clonbur sewage treatment works.

A planning application for a 200 megawatt Powerplant at Cashla, Athenry, which was facing fierce opposition from locals and politicians, has been withdrawn.

The Coole Park winter programme of events kicks off with an arts event this evening from 8pm to 9pm.