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Property prices continue to rise at auction with Don Colleran achieving more than twice the guide for a house in Shantalla last week.

There is still an opportunity this weekend to attend the last open viewings of the properties being auctioned by Don Colleran next Thursday, March 27, in the Victoria Hotel. With prices as low as €85,000 there is certainly value on offer for cautious investors who currently have money on deposit but can now see the lift in the property market making for a more attractive investment.

If location is everything then No 29 Nuns Island certainly has it and much more. This city centre terraced property offers huge potential and value for money. In need of total renovation, the property currently comprises two bedrooms, sitting room cum dining, kitchenette, downstairs toilet and shower, and a small back yard. This is an opportunity to put your own stamp and design on the property, adding real value, and because of its compact size you will not need a huge budget.

Colleran auctioneers has reported considerable interest in No 7 Shantalla Road since viewings started last week. In need of total renovation if not demolition, No 7 is certainly not for the faint hearted but this has clearly been reflected in the AMV of only €85,000.

Galwegians interested in volunteering for the Samaritans can attend two information meetings on the work of the organisation next week.

Colleran’s next auction on March 27 will include two city centre properties and a luxury apartment in Salthill which are sure to be of considerable interest to all investors, first time buyers, or those looking for a pad with views of Galway Bay. Housing stock in the city centre has now reached alarmingly low levels both for those looking for investments or family homes, according to Don Colleran, so interest in these properties is sure to be very strong.

The Adventures of Shay Mouse: Galway Youth Theatre and Galway Community Theatre, brings Pat McCabe’s early children’s novel to bustling stage life.

Stephen Speilberg’s magnificent film Lincoln made it clear that the Northern States of America, the Union, had justice and right on its side, when it came to deal with the cotton-based slave states of the south. Washington had objected to their attempt to enlarge its slave industry further west. Southern states were enraged at this interference. In an appalling miscalculation some states began to leave to Union, set up their own Confederacy (eventually including 11 states), and prepared to fight for its freedom to choose its own destiny.

Water metering surveys to begin in the county next week

MONSTERS AND fairies, poets and singers, heroes and villains will all be part and parcel of the Galway Early Music Festival, which runs from May 9 to 12.