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Kilkenny man John Bryan has called on the Government to abandon the green carbon tax on farm diesel, which comes into effect next weekend. The IFA believes that the introduction of the new tax will reduce farm incomes by two per cent.

The Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has allocated €300,000 for flood relief works to Mayo County Council.

An RTÉ television documentary, which tells the story of two Irish women and an American medical missionary priest who have spent the last 15 years battling poverty, disease and hunger in Haiti, has won a top award at the 46th Chicago International Film Festival.

Over €1.5 million is to be distributed among Westmeath’s forestry owners under the Forestry Programme, it was announced this week.

A Galway man will get his legs waxed this week to raise money to fund a trip to Haiti.

The National Spring Clean campaign, Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative, starts next week on April 1, and runs throughout the month of April. There is still time to register your event and receive free clean-up kits, and An Taisce is urging the people of Westmeath to sign up and make a difference this spring.

A €56 million project to overhaul Athlone’s drainage system, to commence early next year, has been designed to cope with the November 2009 flooding levels, and will greatly reduce the frequency of flooding and of storm overflow into the river.

Could Galway be in for a blackout next week? The Minister for the Environment John Gormley certainly hopes so as he is calling on Galwegians to take part in Earth Hour 2010.

A Galway father and daughter team, Ben and Karen Wrafter, will be among the 250 volunteers travelling to Haiti to help the Haven charity build homes in the earthquake stricken nation.

On April 1 the Midlands Gateway Chamber will commence the Gateway Sustainability Challenge for the business community in the Midlands to start saving money on their energy waste and water bills. The short term goal of the project is to improve the competency of all businesses in the Gateway Region in terms of sustainability. The particular focus of this phase of the project is to up-skill and strengthen awareness of all businesses in the region on matters relating to energy, waste, and water usage and their costs.