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From over 300 nominations, four exceptional Galway volunteers have been shortlisted for this year’s Volunteer Ireland Awards and will be celebrated at a special ceremony in City Hall, Dublin on December 2.

Westmeath Volunteer Centre is calling on the public to get involved in volunteering in the community next month, during National Volunteering Week which takes place from May 11-17.

One in five people would become volunteers if they knew how to find opportunities to do so.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has issued a reminder to community groups and organisations in Mayo that application forms for the 2015 National Lottery Health grants went live on the Department of Health’s website on Tuesday.

Bank of Ireland staff will provide hundreds of hampers, hospital packs, hostel bags and wishlist presents to St Vincent de Paul as part of its fundraising and volunteering initiative to help the needy this Christmas.

A table quiz will take place in Salthill next week to raise funds for a six-year-old boy with stage four neuroblastoma.

Q: Some time ago, I was invited to do some work that relates to my hobby. It involved short pieces work on an on-going basis, and one particularly intense bout that required me to take annual leave. So I’ve made a big commitment to this new role – and, to my surprise, I haven’t been paid. I understood there was a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ that I would get paid, but nothing has been forthcoming. As it happens, I am not overly concerned about the money, but I think it would represent some measure of appreciation for what I do. My friends think I’m mad, but I’m wondering if I should continue to do it because the work relates to my hobby and helps me build up good contacts. Any thoughts? (NP, email).

Cancer Care West’s recent fundraiser “Road to Inis Aoibhinn” has been singled out for an award.

A new fundraising campaign for nine-year-old Galway native Grace Kenneally to receive necessary life-saving treatment abroad has been launched.

THE TULCA Festival of Visual Arts has launched a number of patron packages for those interested in supporting the arts.