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Westport town manager Peter Hynes has said that the issue surrounding traffic in the town — which was discussed during a special meeting of Westport Town Council — is being examined, but as the town “was not designed for the car in mind” it will always mean that it will take some time in order to pass through the town. However if Westport is shortlisted for the Smarter Town Travel scheme and is in receipt of funding Mr Hynes said that cars will eventually be replaced by a larger uptake of people cycling and walking in the town, which will help alleviate traffic problems.

Mayo County Council will host an awards night on Thursday November 5 in Áras an Chontae, Castlebar, to celebrate the excellent standards attained and the progress achieved by both the local authority abattoirs and small meat manufacturing premises that are under the regulatory remit of the council.

In a discussion surrounding Mayo County Council’s corporate plan, which spans a five year period from 2010 to 2014, Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn suggested that the council should increase its range of services, due to the scaling back of other government agencies, with Mayo County Council taking on these additional services so everything is dealt with “under one umbrella”.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the unanimous backing of members of Castlebar Town Council for the ‘Communities Against Cuts’ campaign and the threatened closure of family resource centres and other community facilities in Mayo and throughout the country.

Labour councillor Billy Cameron has called for legal action to be taken against NUI, Galway for alleged “illegal erection of communications equipment” in Newcastle Lower.

Fine Gael’s leader Enda Kenny and his frontbench economic team are coming to Galway to outline their plans for job creation and hear the views of Galway business leaders on the economic crisis.

It was heartening, and in truth a little surprising, to note this week that the incidence of burglaries in Westmeath has decreased over the past year.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the backing of members of the Castlebar Town Council for setting up a community garden in the town.

Fine Gael’s leader Enda Kenny and his frontbench economic team are coming to Galway to outline their plans for job creation and hear the views of Galway business leaders on the economic crisis.

If the docklands and the proposals to turn it into a major port and harbour area are subjected to an area development plan, the proposal will go the way of the Ardaun - a noble plan the city is still waiting to see become a reality.