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Traders and businesses in Westmeath can unwrap their first Christmas present with the news that rates for next year will remain the same as for 2009, after the county council agreed the budget for 2010 at its last meeting of the decade on Monday (December 21).

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.

EBS Building Society has announced that it has delivered in excess of €150m of funding through its 2009 Affordable Housing Fund. The fund was developed and launched by the building society in January last year to ensure that finance is accessible and available for buyers seeking to purchase their first homes through the affordable housing scheme.

More than 60 businesses from the west and northwest regions successfully participated in a year-long training and development programme in 2009 specifically aimed at progressing the offering of spiritual tourism experiences for visitors to the area.

The elected members of Mayo County Council were told that water supply levels were very low around the county following the recent weather. Director of services for water services Paddy Mahon told the annual budget meeting: “Normally we use 59,000 cubic metres of water a day in the county, but yesterday (Sunday, January 10) we used 69,000 cubic metres of water in the county, that’s 16 per cent more than normal and this week we expect it to get worse. The situation in the Castlebar reservoir is critical today (Monday) and rationing will have to be considered over the week”.