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A 50-year-old Galwayman went on trial in Castlebar this week on 271 charges of raping and assaulting or neglecting his four daughters over an 18-year-period.

The ‘missing’ owners of Avondale nursing home, which was closed down by the health authorities recently have been ordered to pay almost €38,000 compensation to two former staff members in their absence.

 Iorras Le Chéile Community Development Project would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make Erris Anti-Bullying Week 2011, which carried the theme Free to Be Me, a huge success.

The Hope Foundation who work with street children in Calcutta will hold a flag day in Kilkenny city on November 12.

This year Erris anti-bullying week carries the theme Free To Be Me and will run from October 3 to 7.

A man has been charged with 14 counts of rape which took place over a prolonged period at two locations in the city more than 25 years ago.

The ISPCC website features the heartbreaking story of Holly (15). After months of suffering at the hands of bullies at school and on a social networking site she plucked up the courage to contact the Childline One to One instant messaging service and admit that she was finding it hard to cope. Holly had her hair pulled and her lunch taken. She was being threatened and called names. Worst of all she was feeling isolated, scared and lonely as her former friends no longer talked to her.

A new televison series is to highlight bullying among young people, and is seeking those who have experience of bullying in an attempt to help them share and relinquish their anxieties. The three part series is due to be broadcast in March 2012 and renowned clinical psychologist David Coleman wants to offer his expertise and therapeutic support to a number of young people who have been affected by bullying, either as a victim or as a bully.

To mark World Elder Abuse Day on Wednesday June 15, staff from the HSE’s Older People Service in conjunction with local community services in Galway are organising a series of workshops to create a greater awareness of elder abuse and the supports that are there for older people. The workshops will run for about two hours and will include a video, discussion, and light refreshments at the end. The workshops are free to attend and all are welcome.

A copy of the book Child Law was presented to President Mary McAleese by its author, Galway city native Geoffrey Shannon, illustrating the esteem in which the much-praised work is held.