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Without Mick Lally’s input and support, Druid Theatre Company might “never have existed”. So said Druid artistic director Garry Hynes, who paid tribute to the much loved actor who died this week.

Fine Gael spokesperson on social protection Deputy Michael Ring and Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony have called on John Gormley to reverse his new policy to prevent tradespeople and small businesses from using commercial vehicles for occasional personal use.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny TD has received confirmation from the Environment Minister John Gormley that he intends to control the population of wild mink by protecting rare and endangered species of ground nesting birds. According to Deputy Kenny the plans for Minister Gormley’s department are that he intends spending €60,000 this year on the targeted control of the predators including wild mink at specific times to protect threatened bird species such as red-throated divers, corncrakes, waders and terns.

Kilkenny County Council is to receive Government funding to assist with the costs of ensuring a quality water supply.

The merger of a number of councils, including those of counties Carlow and Kilkenny, has been mooted in a new report on the efficiency of local government in Ireland.

Green Party TD for Carlow/Kilkenny Mary White TD has welcomed new regulations which will come into place shortly to control recreational activities in sensitive nature areas, in particular the Blackstairs Mountains and Mount Leinster.

The €750 million cut in the water investment programme announced earlier this week by John Gormley and the Government could end up costing the taxpayer a fortune in fines and leakage according to Fine Gael Environment Spokesman, Phil Hogan.

The Green Party leader John Gormley recently stated on RTE Radio that he believed that the fundamentals of the Irish economy were still strong and that he was happy with the establishment of the assets management agency NAMA. To me this is further proof that John Gormley is ill equipped to hold a cabinet ministry. Many believe he has sold his soul to the devil for the trappings of power.

Unpaid levies is money “robbed from communities and house buyers” and the Galway City Council must be “relentless” in pursuing those developers who still have not paid up.

Mayo county councillors have unanimously rejected a directive by Minister John Gormley to designate Lough Carra as a Special Protected Area under the EU Birds Directive, of special conservation interest for the common gull.