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An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign, begins next week and runs throughout the month of April and, already, community groups from all over Kilkenny have signed up to take part.

Galway is set to receive a royal visit next week in the form of Prince Albert II of Monaco who will be stopping by the Marine Institute at Rinvelle, Oranmore, at the end of his three-day trip.

Members of Fine Gael in Kilkenny have expressed their ‘sincere joy and pride’ at the appointment of Phil Hogan as Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

On Wednesday in Dail Eireann, the first chapter of the new history of this country was written. We hope that with the introduction of this new Government that an end of public service gombeenism is in sight. Taoiseach Kenny in his inaugural speech spoke of the need for the Government and the governed to move closer and he acknowleged that to do that, he needs to build up trust, and to build that, he will use the rare commodity of truth. It is something that has been in rare supply in recent years. He must acknowledge too that politicians are in the Last Chance Saloon when it comes to honesty and integrity, and that his Government, more than ever, will have to be seen to be above party politics if it is to achieve what needs to be done. If it fails, it will go down in smoke, and with it, the body politic.

THE worst kept secret in local politics was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon when Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan landed the plum job of Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

The first pre-election spat of the year in the council chamber saw a pragmatic, if somewhat irked, Cllr Aengus O’Rourke accept the unlikelihood of Fianna Fail returning to power after the next, soon-to-be-called, general election in a row over the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014.

The Government’s ‘pie in the sky’ polluter pays policy is road blocking vital water and sewerage schemes being delivered to County Mayo, according to Fine Gael councillor Michelle Mulherin.

At the recent meeting of Westport Town Council, it was proposed that Minster John Gormley visit Westport Town Council to see first hand how the council benefits the town.

Mayo County Council and Ballina Town Council were both awarded at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, organised in partnership with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The BMW Regional Assembly has been awarded the best Strategic Economic Development project at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards.