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A new report to Government by IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, concludes that our current plan for solving housing demand by focusing on new builds is not aligned with the national target to reduce carbon emissions.

Construction at the Dún na Rí housing development in Coosan has been temporarily halted due to the increasing cost and uncertainty relating to the supply of building materials

My earliest memory of Jim was of him building his house near us in Salthill. He had a small corrugated iron shed he lived in while working there. We local working men, all of us about six or seven years old, decided he needed a hand, so we went to “help” him, moving sand and mixing cement, etc. We were obviously a complete distraction and a nuisance but he was a gentle man. He would sit us down beside his shed, give us a slice of bread and jam, and then frighten the life out of us telling us ghost stories. A very nice way of getting rid of us at the same time as vastly improving the efficiency level of the amount of work being done on site.

It all started in the old Lisheen Bar: that is how League of Ireland football eventually came to Galway in the 1970s.

The 90th edition of the National Hurling League belatedly gets underway this coming weekend and will undoubtedly be a unique one, with the prospect of joint winners and no Division 1 final ever taking place a very real possibility.

Galway Stone has everything you need to create your own unique garden. Whether it’s patios, raised beds, driveways, it is covered.

A fundraising appeal has just been launched for St Paul’s Church in Glenamoy. Built in the 1930s, it is one of five churches in the Kilcommon Erris Parish. It is a high building with a slated roof with no insulation or felt.

Have you been struggling with sinus infections without realising it? Your nose easily gets congested, becomes runny, you get blocked ears and feel dizzy. The pressure in your face is all-consuming, right down into your ears. Chronic sinus issues cause you to feel the same anguish that people feel when they have diseases typically considered "more serious". Or have you just started suffering from sinus headaches?

NUI Galway researchers and company partners have been awarded over €10.3 million in Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund was established under Project Ireland 2040 and is run by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation with administrative support from Enterprise Ireland.

At this most enchanting time of year – ‘Sweet the evening air of May’, and all that – what better subject to focus on than paving? Sand and cement, jointing, hardcore and quarry screenings? Unromantic it may be, but good paving is far more important to your garden than pretty flowers.