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There were plenty of Christmas decorations in the Castlecourt Hotel last Monday night, but there was a lack of Christmas cheer from some corners of the convention. The show kicked off with a hour-long debate between the members of Moygownagh and Ardagh and the top table over the issue of voting rights. Both clubs had combined together to play in this year’s junior championship, but both clubs were still under the impression that they would retain voting rights as individual clubs at the convention. They were told by the county board they would not, as to have a vote at convention all clubs have to have played at least one championship game during the past year, but since only Ardmoy (the combined team) had played Ardmoy would get three votes between the two clubs.

The final section of the M6 Galway to Dublin motorway will open tomorrow, linking the east and west coast on budget, and four months ahead of schedule.

The final section of the M6 motorway, linking Ballinasloe and Galway, is to be opened this morning (Friday) by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey.

“People have often asked how they can get involved and help, well this is an easy way to get involved,” is how Michael Feeney, chairman of the Mayo Peace Park, described the new Friends of Mayo Peace Park initiative which was launched in Breaffy House Resort last week. This new drive by the Mayo Peace Park Committee is asking for people to join the friends group for a one off fee of €50. For that donation you will get copy of the 328 page commemorative book, a friends of Mayo Peace Park certificate, and a special Mayo Peace Park jacket pen.

Kilkenny man John Bryan emerged victorious from Citywest where the IFA presidential elections took place on Tuesday this week.

Go Games, which have been in place for the last three years at under eight and under ten levels in hurling and football in Kilkenny, will not be introduced at under 12 level.

Pádraig Ó’Céidigh, chairman of Aer Arann, one of the fastest growing regional airlines in the world with a turnover in excess of €100 million and annual passenger numbers of 1.2 million, has been appointed to the position of Adjunct Professor with NUI Galway’s JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics.

A flood of unsubstantiated claims made to the Labour Relations Commission and other dispute resolution bodies in recent months has prompted suspicions of an organised “claim culture”, according to local Fianna Fáil TD and former minister for labour affairs, Frank Fahey.

The Galway City Council is to receive a provisional general purpose allocation of €8,512,430 from the Department of the Environment - €560,000 more than was expected.

Noted economist Dr Alan Ahearne will deliver the third Paddy Ryan memorial lecture, held to honour the memory of the late businessman, on Monday week, January 18 in Áras Moyola, NUI Galway.