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Galway United will travel the N17 on Saturday to the Showgrounds eager to regain respectability after suffering an eight-goal defeat to Sligo Rovers ealier in the season.

John Brennan takes charge of Galway United at Terryland Park for the first time tomorrow night with Bohemians providing the opposition.

Last weekend was particularly busy for Galway United with two matches and a managerial change as the club's horrific 24-match losing streak finally ended.

A dangerous bend on the Castlecomer Road at Damerstown/Julianstown is to be realigned following proposals by Kilkenny County Council this week.

Positivity filled the air with some 40 businesses attending the official launch of Castlecomer Business Association at Ballycomey on Friday evening.

The CSO quarterly national household survey figures released today show that 33,600 people are unemployed in the west. The figures, which relate to the first quarter of 2011, show that the region’s unemployment rate has increased to 16 per cent compared with 14.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year. This is the third highest unemployment rate in the State after the southeast and the midlands.

There were a number of positive signals arising from the recent County Development Board Seminar on Economic and Employment issues, held last week at the Castlecomer Discovery Park.

Business leaders in the west shared stories about how their companies have adapted to the difficult economic climate at an IBEC conference on Wednesday May 25 at the Carlton Hotel, Galway. Over 30 local business people attended the 'Boosting productivity under pressure' event, which was sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland.

Manganese problems in the water in North Kilkenny are being treated as a priority according to director of services at Kilkenny Philip O’ Neill.

Ballyragget Fine Gael District are hosting a special celebratory function at Castlecomer Golf Club on this Friday at 8pm.