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It’s official, the recession is here. There’s been talk of nothing else over the past few months with the Government coming under fierce criticism from opposition parties this week for not holding an adequate debate on the issue when the Dáil resumed after its summer recess.

Business lobby groups have welcomed the .5 per cent reduction in interest rates announced on Wednesday by the European Central Bank (ECB) and have demanded that the full benefit be passed on immediately by the banks.

It pains me to sit around and watch the situation that has evolved in less than a week over Wednesday’s budget announcement that the automatic right to a medical card for those Irish residents over the age of 70 was being abolished.

You know there is nothing in this world as important as the present you have yet to pick up for Christmas. Or the friend you just have to meet. Or the things you just have to do. Or the stuff for the turkey that your one without the hairnet on the telly said you just must have. And so on and on and on.

With tough recessionary times upon us and P45s flying in every direction, Galway First are delighted to bring you our top 10 tips for weathering the storm and coming out the other side unscathed. Mostly!

Youth Week takes place in all Bank of Ireland branches countrywide from July 6 to encourage parents to give their children the gift of saving by opening their first savings account for as little as €1.

They say that the concept of Christmas lights emanated from the location of the season in the darkest time of the year. When the days are the shortest, when even the light from the stars is covered by the dark clouds, creating a big dark curtain over the world and allowing our weary eyes respite from the bright summer sun.

It’s a terrible shock when the ‘recession’ changes from being the something you read about in the paper to a factor really affecting your life.

Have you thought about how much it is going to cost to send your children to college? You may think it’s too early to start considering this, but when you realise the costs involved, it is something you should start planning for now.

Crippling local authority rates emerged as a key issue causing severe hardship for hoteliers at a crisis meeting held by the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) last week.