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This week (May 28 to June 4) is National Water Safety Awareness Week and as part of its awareness campaign, Mayo County Council, with the help of An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, has issued an appeal to “leave those buoys alone”.

May is drawing to a close, swimsuit season is just around the corner and you want to get in shape fast. Sound familiar? The good news is that you can slim down and shape up in as little as four to eight weeks.

Why not take a trip on the majestic Shannon with a choice of sailings from Viking Tours?

Water-lovers and fans of the great outdoors are spoilt in Mayo with plenty of waterways and lakes to choose from for a wide range of leisure activities.

Want to come face to face with a 15 metre sperm whale, hug a porpoise, see life sized models of whales, dolphins, seals, a turtle, and even a shark? Well now is your chance as Galway is set to welcome the Marine Wildlife Roadshow as well as being the venue for two important events dedicated to the conservation of whales and dolphins.

Drinking water quality in Mayo has improved according to a report issued recently by the Environmental Protection Agency: The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland, a Report for the Year 2010.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan officially opened the South Leinster Design/Build/Operate bundled water supply scheme last Friday.

As part of this year’s budget for Castlebar Town Council, due to be agreed by members, more than €200,000 is to be allocated to road improvements in the town with a total of 16 different projects identified for work over the next 12 months.

A City councillor has appealed to students not to destroy the ring buoys which have helped save the lives of many people in and around Galway, and nationally.

A number of families in Galway affected by the devastating floods of November 2009 will soon be given a life-line grant, estimated to be worth around €200,000, to buy new homes.