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Acclaimed singer Eimear Quinn returns for what promises to be another unforgettable intimate Christmas concert at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Wednesday December 14 at 8pm.

Fianna Fáil is seeking an urgent meeting between Mayo County Council and the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to discuss his plans to hit septic tank owners in Co Mayo with multiple fees from next year. The Fianna Fáil members of Mayo County Council are to bring forward a motion calling for radical changes to the Water Services (Amendment) Bill, with a view to introducing a much fairer system of registering and upgrading septic tanks in Mayo.

The shock resignation of ‘Super’ Junior Minister for Housing Willie Penrose in recent weeks has rocked the Labour Party in the lead up to the first Budget which the Coalition will soon deliver.

This week Deputy James Bannon has pledged his support to the Children’s Rights Alliance and its call to strengthen children’s rights in the Constitution.

“We must seek to build together an active, inclusive citizenship; based on participation, equality, respect for all, and the flowering of creativity in all its forms. A confident people is our hope, a people at ease with itself, a people that grasps the deep meaning of the proverb; Ní neart go cur le chéile’ - our strength lies in our common weal - our social solidarity.”

Ros Muc’s Róisín Ní Mhainín has been appointed sean-nós dancer in residence for 2012 at NUI Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, has published the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 which provides for a registration and inspection system for septic tanks.

Despite the intense pressure on space and limitations on the numbers who can attend, there is expected to be a strong Galway presence at the various events that will see Michael D Higgins installed as the ninth president of Ireland.

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