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A local Fianna Fáil councillor is vowing to continue his campaign against education cuts imposed by his own party.

If selected at convention this Sunday, Sinead Gaughan will be the first woman to represent the Fine Gael party for the Belmullet electoral area in the Local Elections. “I wish my colleagues all the best,” Sinead has said this week, “but it is a landmark occasion for me personally. Perhaps goodwill will be on my side considering the unique circumstance of my nomination, we can only wait and see.”

The board of Ireland West Airport Knock has announced that Joe Kennedy is retiring from his position as chairman of the airport’s board after a period of six and a half years and that Liam Scollan, former group managing director, will succeed Mr Kennedy as the board’s new chairman.

Kilkenny violinist Patrick Rafter (17) has won the prestigious National Concert Hall Young Musicians’ Award for violin performance.

Musician, songwriter, company director, and project executive are all words which aptly describe Linda Welby. However on meeting this artist in person there is even more to learn about this extraordinary woman who is now attracting the attention of media broadcasters up and down the country.

ICOS President Pat McLoughlin has been elected as a vice-president of the EU Agricultural Co-operatives Confederation COGECA. The Confederation represents the interests of some 40,000 farmer co-operatives employing some 660,000 people and with a global annual turnover in excess of three hundred billion euro throughout Europe.

The Government’s recent job protection programme involves a €200 a week subsidy towards employees' wages. At first glance this seems a solid measure to protect employment. However all is not as clear-cut as it seems.

Galway motor dealers are furious over what they claim is a seriously unportrayal of their profession in the local media last week.

Once again water in Galway is undrinkable. Residents of Old Mervue, Bohermore, Shantalla, and Claddagh areas cannot use their tap water at present. If they do they risk being poisoned.

The first steps towards the conversion of the Aras an Mhuilinn building in Mullingar into a regional centre for Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann took place on Tuesday this week, when contracts for the refurbishment project were signed with Bam Builders.