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Community spirit is definitely in the air in Westmeath with a huge upturn in volunteering.

Gerard Quinn, Professor at the School of Law at NUI Galway and Director of its Centre for Disability Law and Policy, has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) which is headquartered in Vienna.

Kilmartins N6 Service Station and The Grove Service Station, Athlone have made a huge difference to people experiencing homelessness right throughout the Midlands by helping to raise over €7,000 for Midlands Simon Community.

When suicide strikes a family and community its impact is far reaching. First of all there is the suddenness of this tragedy, the realisation that the deceased is gone. Then there are funeral arrangements, a wake, the whole shaking hands process to be gone through before they are lowered to their final resting place or their ashes are scattered somewhere meaningful to the deceased and their family.

The number of homeless people presenting to Galway County Council and other local authorities in the West is increasing with the complexity of cases described as very worrying, necessitating the implentation of a Regional Homeless Action Plan, which will shift the focus from the hostel model to providing a more permanent solution.

Are you participating in the Flora Mini Marathon, triAthlone, or one of the many sporting events scheduled for the months ahead?

Some 17,710 people in Mayo have a disability, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

May 13 to May 19 marks National Volunteering Week and the ISPCC Mayo would like to take this opportunity to celebrate their volunteers during this week and acknowledge the time and commitment given by them.

Many people in Galway city are ending up homeless for much longer than they need to be, according to COPE Galway, which is calling on the Department of Social Protection to urgently address these shortcomings of the Rent Supplement system by increasing cap levels, simplifying the application process, and allowing social protection officers to have discretionary powers to respond to exceptional circumstances that may arise.

The Midlands Simon Community is expanding its services to meet the needs of those experiencing homelessness across the Midlands.