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Galway has been named as one of the top destinations for Irish American tourists, with the Galway Arts Festival cited as one of the great symbols of modern Ireland, according to a recent survey.

Almost two thirds of workers don’t bother to take their holiday entitlements from the office, with a new survey showing that 63.9 per cent don’t use up their entire annual leave allocation each year. Some 40.7 per cent of those surveyed have between two and three days left over at the end of the year, and 16.7 per cent have as much as a week remaining.

New year resolutions are traditionally associated with getting fit and losing weight, but according to a new survey it is their work situation that many people are concerned with improving each year.

Property prices fell 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010, bringing the fall for the year to 13.1 per cent, according to the latest Property Barometer issued by property website, MyHome.ie.

Shoppers will see up to 60 per cent off all kitchen doors and drawer fronts, up to 60 per cent off all Cooke & Lewis bathrooms suites and shower enclosures, and up to 60 per cent off all Cooke & Lewis modular bedroom doors and drawer fronts in the B&Q New Year sale. Also until January 10 customers will receive an additional 15 per cent off if they spend €100 or more — excluding delivery charges — in one transaction in any of these departments.

Figures released by the CSO in relation to retail sales volume index show that there was a one per cent increase in June 2010 in comparison to June 2009.

A new survey from recruitment website www.irishjobs.ie has found that 27 per cent of Irish workers admitted to checking their work emails while on holidays. The survey also revealed that six per cent of workers said they would check work texts while away, and five per cent said they would ring the office while on annual leave.

Galway county has the lowest national percentage of births outside marriage, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

2010 is living up to its billing as the year of the pothole, according to the AA.

The average house price in Mayo currently stands at €199,002 according to the most recent survey published by daft.ie.