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Over the past week, twenty-four white-tailed eagle chicks have been released in locations around the west of Ireland, Lough Derg, the Shannon Estuary as part of a long term reintroduction programme managed by the NPWS.

Organised water safety in Ireland really began in Milltown Malbay, Co Clare in the 1930s when a lady drowned there. This galvanised the local community into forming a Water Safety Association to help swimmers who got into trouble. The idea spread through Co Clare and eventually to the whole country. The national water safety section, set up by the government, was run by the Red Cross.

A representative from the North Mayo Mica Action Group made an impassioned plea to a Dail committee this week asking that affected home owners be placed 'front and centre' and looked after properly under the proposed defective block redress scheme.

Plans for the previously green lit Cnoc Buí Whiskey Distillery and Heritage Centre have been challenged by environmental charity, Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) over concerns about the ‘proposed discharge of wastewater to ground’ in close proximity to a Natura 2000 site.

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Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, last evening (Wednesday) announced more than €290,000 in funding for 24 local community groups and organisations, including three in Galway, to support a variety of local projects across Ireland under the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2023.

Security of tenure remains the largest concern for tenants as nearly half of renters feel insecure in their accommodation, according to the latest report from the national housing charity Threshold.

For the second consecutive year a funding boost of €150,000 has been announced for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann by local Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke.

Plans to redevelop the Coole Park Visitor Centre are about to go to tender, with plans well advanced to create a state of the art visitor experience at the South Galway location.