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The IASE, a national organisation headquartered in Belmullet which promotes equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups, is celebrating 20 years of leading the way when it comes to developing more inclusive workplaces.

There was a major welcome this week from Government representives for the  most recent payment to regional airports in the State including Ireland West Airport Knock. A total of €2 million in operational funding was awarded to four regional airports in the State.  

In a famous speech in 1992 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth referred to having just endured ‘an annus horribilis’. Well at Christmas 2014 any member of the Irish Government could make the very same statement.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall is urging people to contact his office if they have complaints about a HSE-run centre.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially opened the newly extended and refurbished Ballina District Hospital last Monday, December 1 which was completed at a cost of over €1m of which €250,000 was provided by the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened the Lafferty Group's new offices in Westport where 19 people are currently employed earlier this week.

Former Minister, European Commissioner and Galway West TD Maire Geoghegan-Quinn strongly denied last evening that she had an Ansbacher account or a Guinness and Mahon bank account.

Minister of State Michael Ring this week announced the approval of the contract documents submitted by Mayo County Council for the swimming pool element of the National Outdoor Educational Training Centre and sports facilities in Castlebar. This approval will allow Mayo County Council to proceed to tender for the works proposed. A grant of €3.8 million is available from Minister Ring’s Department towards this part of the project.

Protest works. This is the message of the last number of weeks. Although Insider is uncomfortable with some of the more intimidating displays seen recently, there is no denying that the scale of the anti-water charges protests, the palpable public anger, and the unprecedented display of hostility shown to both the Taoiseach and Tánaiste has chastened the Government.

Fixed rate water charges announced last nighty are only “‘a confidence trick” to “bribe hard-pressed families into paying, while Government pledges that Irish Water will not be privatised have met with scepticism from Galway councillors.