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More than 3,500 signatures have so far been submitted in support for Belmullet Hospital.

Conradh na Gaeilge will host two intensive courses for Leaving Cert students preparing for the Irish language oral exam.

Local TD Denis Naughten has again questioned the Taoiseach on the Government’s inaction in addressing the serious safety concerns surrounding the operation of head shops.

When his sell-out world tour came to Dublin this week, singing superstar Ronan Keating took the time to receive his race number for this year's SPAR Great Ireland Run from his sister Linda, Fundraising Director of the Marie Keating Foundation, one of the Run's supported charities.

Éamon Ó Cuív, in one of his final acts as Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has sanctioned money for works at Annaghdown Pier.

Demand for childcare training has reached an all time high since the introduction of the Government’s new free pre-school scheme. The Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme requires that staff in childcare services have accredited childcare training in order to participate in the scheme. “This has been a welcome step in the professionalisation of childcare,” said Mary Giblin, coordinator of the Galway City and County Childcare Committee.

Irish website Dresses.ie has launched its search for the Face of Dresses.ie 2010. The site recently unveiled its range of spring styles, with each dress costing under €50.

The unprecedented levels of flooding which hit the Shannon region late last year were under investigation at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on Tuesday this week.

The Rural Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív TD has been called on to intervene in a dispute which is brewing between the National Lottery and rural post offices.

Further local jobs are under threat this week following Postbank’s announcement that they will be winding up, leading to the closure of their Kilkenny branch.