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Gardai probe burglary at Ballyeighter farm

The Government of Ireland Act came into being on May 3 1921, resulting in a parliament for the six northern counties and devolved powers for the 26 counties.

This is the time of year when we pack up our cars and head off on our summer holidays, living in the hope that the Summer sunshine will also arrive and that more and more places will open up so that we can enjoy the attractions with a newfound zest. High temperatures and the busy roads of summer can put extra demands on cars and drivers. Kevin Burke Tyres have put together a few tips for our readers to reduce the risk of breakdowns and keeps stress levels to a minimum.

March 1921 saw the British army's D Company Auxiliaries continue their tour of east Galway, assisted by an RAF spotter plane, the RIC, the Black and Tans, and various members of the Crown Forces.

The massive interest in the Athlone to Galway Greenway was illustrated by the packed attendances at a series of online meetings last week organsied by Sen Aisling Dolan and Minister Anne Rabbitte.

Youth Work Ireland Galway has been providing a free counselling service for young people from Galway City and Galway County since 2011. The counselling service for young people aged 12-21 years has supported almost 2,000 young people since then. The service based in Galway City, Tuam, Loughrea and Ballinasloe provides 16 hours counselling weekly, funded by the HSE, Tusla, fundraising and donations. Earlier this year we were very fortunate to receive funding from Pobal’s Community Resilience Fund, through the Children and Young People’s Services Committee, to extend the service to Connemara, Gort and Athenry.

As children prepare to return to school in a few weeks time after the lockdown, parents are being urged to ensure that cars used on the school run are fitted with safe and legal tyres.

Kevin Burke Tyres (KBT) would like to thank all their customers for your valuable custom over 2020 — it is really appreciated.

Installing cameras on roundabouts in an effort to combat burglaries is a no go currently because of GDPR, that is according to Chief Superintendent Tom Curley.

Ireland’s complete property service, O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers has announced that it will offer free ‘thinking of selling’ property valuations throughout the month of November to any individuals, families, or businesses thinking of offering their property for sale on the open market during the month with the Galway city-based firm.