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The people of south Kilkenny who have been suffering a ‘below par’ sewerage system for decades, may have a glimmer of hope on the horizon when a pledge by the council to address the issue was made this week.

Over 10 Kilkenny childcare facilities have already registered to participate in this year’s NCNA National Pyjama Day in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Hospice Homecare for Children programme. The fundraising day will take place on March 25 and the NCNA are encouraging those not already registered to do so and join in the day of fun and help raise much needed funds for the Hospice Home Care for Children Programme.

Galway City East looks likely to become the city's most competitive - and possibly dirtiest - electoral battleground by the time votes are cast next June in the 2009 Local Elections.

Rural isolation, community apathy, and dwindling school numbers will come into focus this week on TG4’s popular weekly news show 7 Lá. Journalist and broadcaster Piaras Ó Raghallaigh reports from north Mayo where community groups are struggling to survive in the post Celtic Tiger era as remote communities face the reality of funding cuts, red tape, inadequate services and social exclusion.