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Are you dreaming of a greener home - if so, your dream has received a welcome boost with Greenify, the green home energy upgrade loan from Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union.

When it comes to GAA football matters, Mayo are the gift that just keep on giving. The Mayo for Sam band wagon rolls on again and the helter skelter roller coaster ride we find ourselves on is not ready to grind to a halt just yet after the green and red dug out an impressive one point victory against the old enemy Galway in Salthill last weekend.

Treat your loved one to something special this year. So many people have not yet travelled abroad; you can get them started with a deposit on one of the many short breaks available at Fahy Travel.

Good news this week if you’re wondering what to buy for the gardener in your life this Christmas– there are lots of lovely things available locally that would be not just useful but very welcome, and with stores opening up you can choose to visit or shop online.

Who wouldn’t love the gift of me-time in spirit one, or them-time for a weekend without the kids, or us-time for an enjoyable evening together over a leisurely meal? Gift vouchers are available online, delivered straight to your inbox, or in person from the hotel’s pop up Christmas shop, where they will happily look after all your Christmas shopping with beautifully presented gift vouchers with their new order and collect service.

The Galmont has the perfect present solution this holiday season with its vouchers making the ideal Christmas gift for those difficult-to-buy-for members of the family or circle of friends.

This year has really highlighted the importance of looking after our physical and mental health and what better way to treat loved ones or reward employees this Christmas than with the gift of an exhilarating adventure at Wildlands.

This year I’ve noticed more than ever the impact of the short summer nights, the long summer days, that brightness that nudges you awake at 5am and says, “look at me. See the beauty of the world that you are missing out on by sleeping.” This year more than ever, the weeks and months have flown by; the landmarks by which we stake out the year come and go like town-name signs on a roadway at night, and fly by.

I have heard too many funeral bells this winter. I have donned my funeral coat more than I wished to. I have shuffled along funeral lines and proffered my sympathies to trembling hands, damp from the tears dabbed momentarily. I have accepted sympathies too. I have been in the lines and among the lines. I have said goodbye to people I loved and respected. I have hugged colleagues and friends who shake with sadness and shock. I have had the obligatory cup in my hand at wakes, picked at fruit cake baked by the loving hands of saddened neighbours.

DID Electrical has something special for their customers this Valentine’s Day. The Irish-owned retailer are offering free delivery on all Valentine's gifts over €50 online. They’ve also created a handy Valentines Gift Guide with loads of gorgeous gift ideas to help narrow down the search for the perfect gift, with gift ideas for him, for her and to suit every budget.