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Irish drivers have been urged to get their vehicles ready for winter, or face uncomfortable, and even dangerous journeys in the cold.

At this time of year it is important drivers take extra safety precautions to avoid accidents. Kevin Burke Tyres has provided some useful tips to help drivers take some of the stress out of Christmas driving and shopping this year.

O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers, Ireland’s largest independent auction house, has launched a large and varied catalogue for its upcoming public auction on Friday November 8, with more than 50 properties to be offered on the day in the Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway. The auction will kick off with residential and commercial properties for sale at 12 noon and registration to bid in the auction room, is open from 11am. The full catalogue can be viewed online at www.odonnjoyce.com.

DNG Maxwell, Heaslip & Leonard is leading the way yet again with an impressive array of properties on its books which offer the ideal solution for anyone seeking student accommodation for a family member, coupled with a future investment. All of these properties are ideally located within either just a short walk or bus ride of both NUIG and Galway city centre, in addition to all local amenities to include multiple shops and supermarkets.

When I meet Ultan Macken for a morning coffee to chat about his one man show, My Father, My Son, the first thing he does is delightedly show me a new Russian edition of Walter Macken’s God Made Sunday.

Emma O’Connell, teacher and prominent pro life campaigner has announced her selection to run as the Renua candidate in the Gort Kinvara area for Galway County Council elections in May.

Augusta Lady Gregory, and her husband Sir William, were away in Italy in May 1888, when her former lover Wilfrid Scawen Blunt was imprisoned in Galway for participating in an anti-eviction rally at Woodford the previous October. I described last week, that within two days of her return to Galway she visited his empty cell, and remained sometime.*

The price of the average three-bed semi in County Galway increased by 3.2 per cent to €160,000 between June and September, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance.

DIG WHERE You Stand 2018, the documentary funding scheme for young filmmakers in Galway city and county, is seeking submissions, and is open to anyone based in Galway under 35.

A poetic documentary filmed in and around Gort and mirroring the rich storytelling culture of the area, won the Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh.