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A local choir of cancer survivors and a heart and stroke charity have been shortlisted in a national awards scheme which honours outstanding health achievements.

Those who find themselves in the lucky position to be purchasing a new car this January will notice the new 131 number plate which takes effect from this week.

Cill Rónáin Harbour on Inis Mór island has been named the Engineering Project of the Year in the annual Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards.

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has hailed a Westmeath company a“one of the success stories of the recession”. Shay Murtagh, a precast concrete specialist company based in Raharney just outside Mullingar, were visited by a delegation from the CIF during the week.

The hospital group responsible for running public hospitals in Galway and Roscommon has cleared a waiting list of almost 14,000 inpatients over a nine month period.

Seventy six per cent of construction companies have come across black economy operations in the last three months. In a new Construction Industry Federation (CIF) survey on the black economy in the sector, 85 per cent of construction companies have also come across an increased number of black economy operations in the last 12 months.

New car sales are slightly up on last year according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), however, Mayo bucked that trend with sales down 14 per cent for the year. SIMI has warned however, that the figures need to be put in the context of a market showing relatively low sales overall.

A major travelling exhibition, entitled ‘Accelerating Science’, will be making its way to Galway this autumn to take part in an exciting and informative science and technology festival.

A list of 20 Mayo road and sewerage projects previously announced but not yet completed, have been compiled by The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) which claims they could be advanced if the Government secures an EU stimulus package.

Bathing waters in the county achieved ‘good’ status in The Environmental Protection Agency’s Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland report.