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Rents are continuing to rise in the city, with a recent report showing they have increased by more than eight per cent, while homelessness in Galway has risen by 42 per cent in the last 12 months.

The cost of living is going through the roof and in particular diesel and petrol prices seem to be rising at an alarming rate. As policy makers, I believe it is incumbent on us to move with the times and ensure we provide solutions to the growing concerns of the general public.

Digital Business Ireland (DBI) has welcomed the launch of the Government's National Digital Strategy, announced by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, this week.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has led the tributes to former Fianna Fáil Minister and TD Noel Treacy whose death was announced yesterday (Wednesday).

Low paid workers who were on the frontlines during the worst of the Covid crisis, but who were not healthcare workers, should be entitled to the pandemic bonus payment.

Every year in Coláiste Éinde the students elect a team of their peers across all years to form the student council. Our role as the student council is to work on ideas and initiatives which will benefit student experience of school life. Since September we have been busy working on projects such as participating in ‘Come In’ week to educate students about the LGBTQI+ community, and recommending changes in relation of other aspects of school life. We strive to not only make a difference in our school but encourage positive change in our greater community.

The volatile nature of politics is such that change for the big office holders may only ever be around the corner, but at the outset of 2022 we find ourselves in the unusual position of being guaranteed a change of Taoiseach this year, and this in turn may have a knock-on effect in other areas.

Book Review by Mary O’Rourke

There is expected to be some good news on improving the N26 between Mount Falcon outside of Ballina and Foxford in the coming weeks.

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement of funding of €1.9m for the airport under the Public Policy Remit Operational Expenditure Subvention (PPR-O) and Covid-19 Supplementary Support Funding Scheme.