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The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes group has blasted the Government and local authorities in Galway for what it describes as attempt to “guilt” people into paying the controversial household charge.

There were great celebrations at Tony Burke Motors Toyota dealership in Ballybrit last week during the See it, Drive it, Win it weekend, when seven people out of 500 were randomly selected, following their entry into the Toyota Ireland” Find the Sweet Spot” Facebook competition, to visit Tony Burke Motors and open seven sealed envelopes locked in the boot of the new Toyota Yaris.

The announcement that the Road Safety Authority has lodged a planning application for a new NCT test centre in Ballinasloe is a most welcome development for road users not alone in Ballinasloe but the surrounding areas said FG East Galway Ulick Burke. This will certainly go along way in reducing waiting times for necessary safety vehicle testing throughout the county he said.

The Galway minor footballers took themselves, their families, their management team and their supporters on a roller-coaster ride last Sunday afternoon in one of the most astonishing games of Gaelic football you will ever see at inter-county level.

Kilkenny were always going to be hugely revved up for revenge after last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to Galway and so it came to pass last Sunday when Galway got a heavy trouncing by the ruthless young Cats.

Mattie Murphy’s Galway minor hurlers face Kilkenny in the eagerly anticipated All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday at 1.30pm in Croke Park.

On May 7 next, St Gerald’s College centenary committee brings the hugely popular Who wants to be a Thousandaire to the Royal Theatre, Castlebar. This show has attracted large audiences all over Ireland over the past seven years and is fast becoming the most popular source of fundraising for schools and clubs. Contestants are drawn from ticket sales and each contestant will play for €1,000. The show is fully computerised with 50/50, ask the audience and a brilliant video linked phone a friend. The questions and four possible answers and displayed on two 8ft x 6ft screens, one at each side of the stage.

Insider has decided to issue a half-term report on the performance of the players in the political game and what the likely results would be in the event of an early election.