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On Monday afternoon at the May meeting of Mayo County Council, the coastal village of Mulranny was formally announced by Mayo County Council as Mayo's Initial Decarbonising Zone - aiming to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 51 per cent by 2030, as required under Action 165 of the National Climate Action Plan.

As three people were recently arrested as part of an investigation into insurance fraud, Brokers Ireland has issued advice to consumers on what to watch out for to avoid becoming a victim of such fraud.

Homeless charity Galway Simon Community has raised concerns over further increases in the number of people living in Emergency Accommodation in the West of Ireland. The charity has said that the lack of affordable accommodation is one of the factors driving the increase in homelessness.

Proposed legislation granting adopted people a right of access to birth and early-life information, as well establishing a contact and tracing system, is the “first step” towards addressing a “longstanding injustice”.

Capping house prices in Galway at €400,000 under the new Affordable Housing Scheme is “an insult” to those struggling to buy a home.

The Government must “move swiftly” to deal with cuckoo funds if it is to convince the public it has “even a semblance of a housing policy”.

Former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best has teamed up with Specsavers to support its Healthy Hearing campaign, launched in celebration of important PRSI changes.

Young women are significantly less likely to say they would accept a Covid-19 vaccine, according to new research carried out by NUI Galway as part of a joint Irish-UK project.

Half the students who left school and opted for homeschooling did it because they werte being bullied, according to Galway-based senator Pauline O’Reilly.