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The launch of Heritage Week is bringing a range of fun activities for all the family to Kilkenny Castle this weekend.

For the second time in a little over a week a delegation of elected representatives from Mayo County Council made the long journey to Dublin to put forward the case for the county. This time the delegation were in Dublin to discuss the proposed new sewerage shceme for Belmullet town.

The new housing development at Boreen Bradach, Kinnegad was officially opened this week by Deputy Michael Finneran, Minister of State for Housing, Urban Renewal, and Developing Areas.

The launch of Heritage Week is bringing a range of fun activities for all the family to Kilkenny Castle this weekend.

Ballina Town Council has been awarded the Chambers Ireland national award for excellence in local government in economic development.

Labour councillor Michael O’Brien has expressed concern about the escalation of the number of people on the housing waiting list in Kilkenny.

The Midland Simon Community celebrated a major landmark last week with the publication of its annual report, which marks the successful completion of the group’s first three-year strategy in the Midlands. To date the Midlands Simon Community has received over 230 referrals, which represents over 500 people.

A lot of work is to be done to get Westmeath’s rivers and lakes from ‘moderate’ up to ‘good’ status in accordance with new EU regulations, according to a presentation on the Shannon International River Basin District (IRBD) received by councillors this week.

Mr Michael Kitt TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, presented the winners of the National Tidy Towns Competition (west region) with their prizes on Monday afternoon and also commended five local Tidy Town heroes for their tireless endeavours in selflessly contributing to the public good in their communities.

Following on from European Mobility Week which took place this week Mayo County Council with the support of the Department of Environment, Heritage, and Local Government, is introducing the provision of bicycle racks in Ballina, Castlebar, and Westport to promote the use of bicycles as a sustainable and environmentally friendly mode of transport. A pilot rural transport initiative will be introduced from November to February in isolated rural communities to local centres of population in the Belmullet/Achill areas, and there will also be a public awareness initiative promoting the proper use of pedestrian footpaths and disabled parking spaces in the county.