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Trócaire has written to councillors in Mayo urging them to table a motion asking the Government not to cut Ireland’s overseas aid budget any further.

The shock of Ireland’s economic collapse has abated. The anger is now starting to gain heat. It is disingenuous of the Government to repeat the mantra that now is not the time to look back and apportion blame, but to look forward to ways in which we can arise again. As we are all taught through the history books, it is only by looking back that we can learn and move forward. Half-hearted apologies by the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, prompted only by the prodding of RTE’s Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show, do no appear to wash with the electorate. Who will hold their hands up, be accountable, and take the rap?

Why do we listen to lies from people who are lying about the Lisbon Treaty?

Dara Calleary TD, Minister of State for Labour Affairs at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, last week formally unveiled a collection of books donated by the family of the late Charles J Haughey to the National Museum.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen has expressed positive assurance to Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn that the Government is fully aware of the importance of the N5. The Taoiseach told the Fianna Fáil deputy that he and the Minister for Transport would do everything possible to help maintain jobs and develop manufacturing opportunities in the west.

I’m telling you, any day now, it’s going to happen.

I was overwhelmed by the humility and modesty of our Ceann Comhairle on Wednesday when he finally decided he should address the fact that he had spent a whopping €100,000 on flights, car hire, hat rental for his wife, hotel bills, and a water taxi to mention just a few miscellaneous items during two years as minister for arts, sport, and tourism.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen launched Fáilte Ireland’s autumn initiative with the publication of a new great value Discover Ireland holiday supplement for September and October. Each copy of the supplement contains special offers from tourism businesses in Ireland, including the west, and includes a special offer cheque worth €50 which is ready for use in selected venues. The initiative, which is part of Fáilte Ireland’s year round promotion of Ireland as a home holiday and short break destination, aims to give local tourism businesses a boost for the months ahead.

The countdown is on to Lisbon mark two and both sides of the camp are hysterically throwing out the ‘facts’. Everyone is accusing the other of scaremongering and lying. Who can contradict them, I’m not sure — maybe the Taoiseach has got round to actually reading the Treaty this time and could put a few myths to bed.

The Taoiseach Brian Cowen visited NUI Galway last Friday for a sod turning ceremony to mark the construction of a new €40m engineering building. The construction project will employ up to 300 people and is due for completion by September 2011. BAM Building Ltd has been signed as the main contractor for what will be one of the largest construction projects west of the Shannon, and on completion will be the largest engineering building in the country.