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A war of words involving artist and designer Jim Fitzpatrick, controversial political campaigner Declan Ganley, and the Mayor of Galway Hildegarde Naughton has broken out over the proposal to erect a monument to Che Guevara in Galway.

A deal to acquire a site for a new 16-room school for Gaelscoil de hÍde, Oranmore, is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, according to Fine Gael Galway West TD Brian Walsh.

Lackagh finally recieved confirmation of its new community playground when grant approval to the tune of €104,000 was announced this week. The money has been received from Galway Rural Development (GRD) and work is due to begin within the next two weeks.

The Government is set to fast track the provision of secondary school for the Claregalway area, with the building set to open in September 2013.

At a recent meeting of the Athlone Area Committee councillors were told that a compulsaory purchase order (CPO) would be put on the owner of land needed for the extension of Castledaly cemetery.

An An Bord Pleanala inspector had recommended that Aldi discount food store be granted planning permission for its first store in County Kilkenny, however, this decision was since overturned by the board of An Bord Pleanala.

The prospect of Tesco or any other supermarket giant coming to Callan looks highly unlikely according to Kilkenny County Manager Joe Crockett.

“A major setback to education in Galway” is how Mayor Padraig Conneely has described a decision by the Department of Education which will prevent Colaiste na Corribe building a much needed new school premises in Knocknacarra.

The west of Ireland has the best wind resources in Europe. You can now sell any electricity you generate on your farm with back to the ESB. The introduction of a ‘feed-in’ tariff for every kilowatt hour of electricity that you generate you can now export this to the grid. ESB will pay 19c for the first 3000 kWh’s exported to the grid and 9c for every kilowatt hour over the 3000. This, together with savings you make by using your own electricity too, means there has never been a better time to start generating your own electricity on your farm; or indeed in your individual homes, small businesses, and communities. 

The Royal Theatre once again will transform its venue, this time to play host to the first indoor Fossett’s circus. For the first time in 121 years Fossett’s will abandon the Big Top and entertain their audience in the comfortable setting of the Royal Theatre Castlebar.