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All the world can now see Galway’s problem with blocked drains after one resident of the Sean Mulvoy Road posted footage on YouTube following a rain shower last Friday.

Mayo County Council have announced details of rationalisation plans which aim to bring down the cost of operating their two landfill sites.

Over 100 bags of rubbish which were detected in the Foxford area led to the prosecution of one of the litter offenders at Foxford District Court this week.

The Westport Sustainability Group is a voluntary organisation focused on strengthening local communities through small-scale initiatives, promoting local food production, and creating sustainable employment opportunities in the area.

Ireland is almost completely dependent on fossil fuels. How vulnerable does that make our transport system and economy as a whole? Are biofuels really the way to ensure a sustainable transport system?

However as we bid a fond farewell to the summer months last weekend, WEEE Ireland, the Irish Compliance Scheme for electrical recycling, is reminding the people of Ireland that there has never been a better time to say goodbye your old batteries and small electronic items including clocks and watches and bring them back for recycling.

The Galway Cycling Campaign has welcomed the launch of a new national organisation and vision for cycling promotion.

There will be a meeting of the recently formed Westport and District Allotments Group on Thursday April 30 at 8pm in the Wyatt Hotel Westport.

Atkins Ireland, one of the world's leading providers of professional consulting and construction support services, is working with Galway County Council to procure contracts to design and construct two new wastewater treatment plants in Galway. Construction on the plants in Letterfrack and Clonbur has just started and they are expected to be completed by May 2009.

National Energy Assessors will hold a free information evening in the Station House Hotel, Clifden on Tuesday May 5 at 8pm.