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Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Mayo, Dara Calleary says it is time to end the digital divide which is undermining Mayo’s potential to develop business and increase local employment opportunities. Commenting following the launch of the Fianna Fáil manifesto on Thursday, he said that now is the time for action in delivering high speed broadband and mobile phone coverage to every home and business in Mayo.

The body of a woman was found in Merlin Woods yesterday afternoon during a search for missing woman Mags Berry. Friends had been frantically searching for Ms Berry since her disappearance last week. The 35-year old left Grattan Court in Salthill at 4pm on Wednesday February 3 and travelled to Renmore, but had not been seen since.

Fianna Fáil has launched "A Manifesto for Rural Ireland” which it says is a comprehensive policy document that provides a credible plan to support the development of rural parish communities and balanced regional development. The document was launched by party spokesperson on agriculture and food Éamon Ó Cuív and spokesperson on community affairs Bobby Aylward, the document sets out key reforms and proposals that Fianna Fáil will implement in government. These measures it says will directly improve service provision, infrastructure, and employment opportunities in rural Ireland.

With wet weather continuing to engulf the UK and Ireland, the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ (IAM) director of standards, Mark Lewis, looks at how drivers can best prepare for driving in heavy rain.

With wet weather continuing to engulf the UK and Ireland, the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ (IAM) director of standards, Mark Lewis, looks at how drivers can best prepare for driving in heavy rain.

Two young men lost their lives in separate road crashes around the county in recent days.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, has joined the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána in calling for motorists to be drink aware this Christmas.

Multi-tasking while driving can have a “detrimental” effect on the quality and accuracy of driving performance, according to a new report produced by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL).

Local dog rescue charity MADRA has issued a call to Galway City Council to provide them with the wherewithal to reduce Galway city’s unacceptably high dog euthanasia rate. 

Deteriorating mobile phone coverage in east Galway and the continuing existence of mobile blackspots around the county is affecting business in rural areas and placing a great strain on carers and parents trying to contact children.