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A group of volunteers from Kilkenny are travelling to Mombosa, Kenya to build a centre of education and training with the Building of Hope Project.

The Western Development Commission has welcomed the Government’s Micro Generation Programme which will offer homes and farms across the Western Region the opportunity to reduce energy costs and earn a guaranteed income of 19 cent per kilowatt hour for excess electricity produced.

The Small Firms Association (SFA) has called for the establishment of a €600 million fund aimed at providing grant aid to the small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector as more companies struggle with rising business costs.

The house with the chairs outside was O’Toole’s near the top of Rope Walk in the Claddagh. The photograph was taken c1925. It was obviously a fine day because of the chairs being left out for people to sit in the sun. Beside them you can see a washing tub, and on the front of the house to the right, there is some washing hanging out to dry. Occasional geese can be seen sunning themselves. These were typical Claddagh homes before the village was knocked down and rebuilt.

The west of Ireland has the best wind resources in Europe. You can now sell any electricity you generate on your farm with back to the ESB. The introduction of a ‘feed-in’ tariff for every kilowatt hour of electricity that you generate you can now export this to the grid. ESB will pay 19c for the first 3000 kWh’s exported to the grid and 9c for every kilowatt hour over the 3000. This, together with savings you make by using your own electricity too, means there has never been a better time to start generating your own electricity on your farm; or indeed in your individual homes, small businesses, and communities. 

Ireland West Airport Knock has signed a new green power deal with competitive electricity provider Energia. The “Green Supply” power deal will see the airport continue to progress on its aim to be carbon neutral and reduce its carbon footprint by 861 tonnes each year.

With its castle, mountains, lakes, and river, Ballynahinch is undoubtedly one of the best-known areas of Connemara. The present day hotel was once the seat of the Martin family and the birthplace of Humanity Dick, parliamentarian and founder of the RSPCA. In later years the house was bought by Ranjit Singh, the great cricketer. This beautiful area provides superb game fishing and shooting as well as a variety of other outdoor pursuits.

A County Dublin food company has become the first in Ireland to set out to power 100 percent of its production using green energy. Country Crest, based in Lusk and owned by brothers, Michael and Gabriel Hoey, has invested €1.5 million in a state-of-the-art wind turbine which commenced powering the plant during a recent visit by Deputy John Gormley, Minister for the Environment.

Despite many doubts when it was first announced, I must admit that the Porsche Cayenne has turned out to be a success story. To date, more than a quarter of a million examples have been sold since its launch six years ago, and the success story rolls on. In the last year 45,478 examples of the Cayenne were sold around the world – more than ever before in a 12 month period.

The Niall Mellon Township Trust will hold its inaugural Hard Hat Day - Homes for Children fundraiser in Galway tomorrow (Friday).