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Thousands of Mayo people endured hardship during the Christmas period, having no water on account of frozen pipes and then burst water pipes, according to Fine Gael councillor Michelle Mulherin, who stated this week that water infrastructure in the county is clearly inadequate.

Members of Kilkenny County Council finally came to an agreement on a tough budget for the county for the year ahead following lengthy discussion at a pre-Christmas special meeting convened to discuss the allocation of council funds.

City councillors meet on Monday to decide whether to adopt or reject the Draft City Budget, which outlines the Galway City Council’s spending plans for 2011.

The completed Castlepollard Village Enhancement Project, which cost in the region of €700,000, was officially launched on Monday this week.

New developments in the Westport area could be slapped with a €4,800 levy per unit for water services if the supplementary development contribution scheme is implemented.

Galway is set to significantly reduce its carbon footprint after the Galway County Council has signed up to a new “green energy” power deal with leading independent energy provider Energia. The deal will reduce Galway’s carbon footprint by almost 14,000 tonnes each year.

The new senior executive roads engineer for the Swinford area was welcomed at the monthly meeting on Tuesday.

Mayo County Council will receive more than €400,000 in extra funding for water and sewerage projects in the county it was announced this week.

It was all doom and gloom at this week’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council and the members were downbeat following the presentation by the financial controller and county manager on the financial state of play.

The members were treated to stark reality at County Hall this week when financial controller John Dempsey spelt out the current financial situation for Kilkenny County Council for the year ahead.