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If you did not already know that a general election was coming, Monday’s city council meeting would have left you in no doubt as two candidates squared up to each other in a slagging match.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the backing of Castlebar Town Council for her motion tabled at the November meeting, that any councillors must car pool or use public transport when travelling to conferences. The Deputy Mayor is also calling for a freeze on councillors attending conferences in 2011 and for the savings to be allocated to the amenities budget to benefit community groups in the town.

Galway’s immigrant communities will show how much a part of Galway life they have become when they contribute stories and photographs to the Galway City Museum archives.

Deputy Mayor of Castlebar and chairperson of Iompar Castlebar Thérèse Ruane, has welcomed Mayo County Council's commitment this week to putting in place three new pedestrian crossings on the Pontoon Road are of Castlebar in the coming weeks. 

Christmas Markets are an integral part of the build up to the festive season in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and increasingly Britain, and Galway looks set to follow suit this December.

The Mayor of Castlebar, Cllr Ger Deere Deputy Mayor, Cllr Thérèse Ruane have both got on their bikes this weekend to try out the first cycle lane in the county town. Both the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor are members of Iompar Castlebar, a group working to promote cycling and sustainable transport in the region and have warmly welcomed the new cycle lane at Davitts Terrace.

Independent councillor Shelia Buckley Byrne was officially welcomed as the new mayor of Athlone at this week’s meeting of Athlone Town Council.

Fine Gael town councillor Ger Deere was elected to the position of mayor of Castlebar Town Council this week, while Sinn Féin councillor Therese Ruane was elected as deputy mayor.

Kilkenny has said good-bye to Malcolm Noonan as one of the most popular mayors ever seen by the city, and welcomed its newest arrival into the Mayoral Chambers – Martin Brett.

Pedestrians in Eyre Square and along the promenade in Salthill could soon be supplying clean and renewable lighting to Galway city, just by walking. The revolutionary new eco-friendly lighting system which will soon halve Toulouse’s energy consumption and should be used in Galway and cities across Ireland, says Toulouse deputy mayor Alexandre Marciel, who spent 10 days in Galway city and Clifden recently.