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Following the slashing of benefits, increased taxes and cutbacks in budget 2011 this week, at least it’s not all bad news on the homefront as hundreds of job-seekers in Mayo are now being advised they can look forward to 10 week contracts for wages of €2,200 in March 2011 when enumerators are recruited for the next census taking place on Sunday April 10, 2011.

Deputy Phil Hogan has called on the Minister for Finance to provide funding for work to be carried out to the River Pill at Piltown to prevent future flooding.

A lucky Galway punter is celebrating this week after winning more than €100,000 from a €2 bet when amazingly the seven horses he backed all romped home in first place.

The Galway Future Homes and Building Exhibition takes place in the Radisson SAS Hotel on November 15 and 16. The show is on schedule to be a huge success and will open its doors to the public from 10am to 8pm on Saturday 15 and from 11am to 6pm on Sunday.

The National Archives of Ireland (NAI) took family historians by surprise this week by completing the online release of the 1911 census one month earlier than anticipated. As a result, census returns for 32 counties, including the long-awaited County Westmeath records, are now available to view free of charge at www.census.nationalarchives.ie.