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Athlone is mourning the death of well-known local chef Michael Talty, whose body was retrieved from the River Shannon on Sunday.

Property: 19 Bastion Quay, The Docks, Athlone

The notion of Galway as a growing city, a young city, a diverse city, is embedded in our psyche. Maybe it's that period we spent as the fastest-growing city in Europe. Maybe it's 18,000 students at NUIG, and thousands more at GMIT. Maybe it's in the stories we tell ourselves as we declare ourselves a cultural hub, a party town, a place to settle down.

Friday last, in a packed auction room in the Radisson Blu Hotel, saw the team at DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard hold their highly anticipated September auctions, with 20 lots going under the hammer. The Galway city based estate agent drew a large crowd, with more than 300 in attendance and 112 separate buyers registering to bid on a wide range of residential and commercial properties.

Property: 35 Mount William Court, Old Tuam Road, Athlone, Roscommon

The 53km M18 Tuam to Gort motorway, which was first used by vehicles last evening will boost tourism and employment opportunities in a whole new region, Transport Minister Shane Ross said at the opening yesterday morning.