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The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Jack Chambers, presented the first Budget of the coalition Government on Tuesday October 7.

The councillor for Galway City’s central ward said tackling child poverty and child homelessness must be the top priority for Government this winter, as he is inundated with requests to assist local families facing homelessness, not a €630m VAT cut for businesses.

We all want to spend less on our energy bills and use less energy. Whether it's adding insulation or giving your radiators a clean, there are lots of small changes that can have big financial rewards.

Thirty-four per cent of people incorrectly believe that solar panels only generate electricity when the sun is shining, while sunshine certainly helps, modern solar panels operate efficiently even in the dull Irish weather.

University of Galway' Student Union president, Maisie Hall, condemned the recently announced €1,000 college fees increase stating that it will simply make this bad situation worse.

The Green Party plans to win a seat in every county, including Galway City East in the June local elections for the first time ever. The target was announced as more than 500 party members gathered in the RDS for a convention which urged voters to Keep Going Green.

Labour City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis has slammed Electric Ireland for failing to pass on a reduction in energy bills for businesses to ordinary householders at a time when more and more families are sinking into energy poverty.

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is encouraging consumers to check energy labels when buying new electrical products, noting that electrical products can vary in their efficiency and ‘choosing efficient products will save you money on your electricity bills in the long-term’.

I always notice that temperatures in Galway seem to drop by about ten degrees when the Christmas Market is upon us. I used to think that those Siberian stallholders brought the cold over with them when they unpacked. As if a cloud of winter chilliness would escape from their crates of goods and envelope us all in a coldness, sated only by the mulled wines and the hot treats of the stalls.

When the world was made and the Sun was switched on. It has never switched off, and will continue providing energy until the end of time. With the advent of the solar panel we can now accept this free energy and use it as electricity in our homes and businesses. Comet Renewable Energy will do this for you.