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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.

National Broadband Ireland expects to have fibre optic broadband available to rural homes in Ballinasloe and South Roscommon by Easter next says local Independent TD and architect of the National Broadband Plan, Deputy Denis Naughten.

A major funding boost towards the continuing provision of education excellence within Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) and its desired progression towards the achievement of Technological University (TU) status has been announced.

Galway-based TG4 has welcomed the announcement by government that additional funding will be allocated to TG4 in 2021.In Tuesday’s Budget, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media approved additional funding of €3.5m for TG4 in 2021.

Independent Galway TDs Noel Grealish and Michael Fitzmaurice are calling for "urgent State supports" for Shannon Airport after the Shannon Group updated them on how Shannon Airport have been “decimated” by the Covid pandemic.

The President and CEO of Galway Chamber both told the oral hearing into the Galway City Ring Road of the negative impact that traffic congestions has on families, on livelihoods, on cancer patients, on students and on cyclists when they made a submission on Tuesday.

Building the N6 road is one of the most "blatant examples of a human activity which will certainly increase our emissions and our dependence on cars", Dep Catherine Connolly told the An Bord Pleanala oral hearing into the project on Monday.

Senator Sean Kyne has told the resumed An Bord Pleanála Oral Hearing on the N6 Galway City Ring Road Project that is impossible to thread a new, high quality road between the city and Lough Corrib without creating a major impact on homes and businesses.

Fianna Fáil Senator and Party Leader in the Seanad, Lisa Chambers, has welcomed actions by party colleague, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD, which will see wide-ranging affordable health measures introduced from November 1.

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has informed Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary that she has given the go-ahead for the appointment of a contractor for the brand new campus at St Mary's Secondary School Ballina. Construction should get under way in the coming weeks.