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Q: I am a university student finishing my degree. The current situation is not allowing me to have a part-time job or any work experience, either related or unrelated to my course. I haven’t built a network of contacts yet and amn’t sure where to start? How can I build some knowledge of the real world in this remote setting? (BC, email).

Lorraine Hall is Director of The Cleaning Corporation, Breaffy, Castlebar - a husband and wife operation and thriving family cleaning business since 1995, which sees them celebrate 25 years in business this year.

Certain to garner much use, both locally and from a tourism perspective, construction of the bridge which will cross the River Shannon as the National Cycleway project progresses, is due to culminate in June 2023.

With bookings plummeting at hotels across the region, the chair of the Galway branch of the Irish Hotels Federation has said that Government has to intervene urgently to saves thousands of jobs at severe risk of being lost.

Galway county's local property tax rate will remain the same for next year after councillors voted to reject a 15 per cent at the local authority's plenary meeting at GMIT on Monday morning.

Two credit unions in the West have come together to support their members at a time of both personal and economic challenge. St Jarlath’s Credit Union and St Anthony’s & Claddagh Credit Union, who plan on merging in 2020, have joined forces to offer a reduced rate personal loan as well as expert financial advice in recognition of the current difficulties faced by its members and the community at large.

Homeowners in Mayo will see an increase of 10 per cent in their Local Property Tax (LPT) next year, following a vote at Mayo County Council's September meeting on Monday afternoon.

There was very good news for the residents of Sarsfield Square this week when it was confirmed that their application for a grant to redevelop their playground was successful.

Athlone Institute of Technology is to benefit from the construction of a STEM building on campus following the announcement by Deputy Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, that funds will be afforded towards the construction of extensions at 11 third level institutions, creating space for 8,000 additional students.

An appeal which was launched recently by Kilconnell native Eimear Noone, the first woman composer to conduct the Oscar ceremony orchestra has received a setback with Storm Ellen having caused damage to the funded renovations which were already under way.