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Bella Baby, the nursery furniture and baby solutions shop in Oranmore, is organising a Kids’ Fun and Frantics Day on Saturday from 12pm to 5pm.

Last evening's Budget will drive talented people away from this country by making them seriously consider emigration, a Galway senator claimed last night.

An Irish charity that provides repayable finance for community and voluntary projects and which has an office in Foxford, is to be commended in a forthcoming United Nations report for promoting social integration and inclusion — one of only 14 organisations selected from 190 projects based in 60 countries.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must investigate why the Burmese courts have imposed a 20 year gaol sentence on a journalist.

Mountaineering Ireland, Ireland’s national governing body for hill-walkers and climbers, has appointed Claremorris man Karl Boyle as its chief officer. The appointment comes at an exciting time for Mountaineering Ireland during the implementation of its new Strategic Development Plan 2009–2013.

Human rights organisation Afri is calling for a suspension of all work on the Corrib gas project pending an independent and comprehensive investigation of its safety, human rights, economic and environmental dimensions. Afri is asking people to sign a petition to that effect, which will be delivered to the government next month. The petition was launched by former UN assistant secretary-general Denis Halliday this week.