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The residential sales team in DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard have reported their busiest start to a year since the downturn in 2007/08. Their latest statistics indicate that first time buyers and those trading up are the most active buyers in the current marketplace. Based on the same period last year, the Galway city based agent has seen a 12 per cent increase in the volume of houses sold, with a 13 per cent average increase in prices achieved across the city and the surrounding suburbs. While the agents are delighted with the latest figures, which are slightly higher than the average reported house prices nationwide, they are fully aware that there is a major supply problem in Galway at present.

Medtronic senior footballers are back in an All Ireland final when they had three points to spare over Killarney side Liebherr in the Loughgeorge on Friday.

Galway startups are being invited to apply for Google’s Adopt A Startup programme which is now open for applications. Successful entrants will attend an exclusive programme of lectures and workshops as well as receiving hands on mentoring from experienced Google employees over a 12 week period. Throughout the programme, the startups will gain insights and knowledge on how to position and grow their companies on a global scale.

Make the most of your enthusiasm for home improvement this spring by getting stuck into some spring cleaning. A full spring clean can be a daunting task, so here are some tips to help make the job easier.

Does money motivate employees to work hard? Research indicates that there is less than a two per cent overlap between pay and job satisfaction. What does that mean?

Does your business need a new direction or do you need to change things up a little?

Writing a successful resume can truly be a difficult challenge for some jobseekers and online resume creators make that task a lot less frightening for many people.

As if there aren’t enough days in the year.

The number of motor insurance claims relating to uninsured or untraced drivers recorded in Westmeath increased last year, according to new figures released by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI). Some 45 such claims were made in Westmeath in 2017, up 10 per cent from 2016.

The first few months of the year is a good time to think of the future, to explore options and to develop ideas. If you have ever thought of starting or expanding your own enterprise, then LEADER in Galway Rural Development could help.