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Galwegians are invited to attend a one day conference next week to discuss a six year economic and community plan for County Galway.

rish Rural Link, the national network representing the interest of rural communities is pleased to announce they will be holding their annual conference and annual general meeting on Friday May 1 in the Grand Hotel, Moate.

A local senator has this week questioned the democracy of a decision to withdraw social inclusion funding from FORUM Connemara. The organisation has administered social and community assistance programmes in Connemara for the past 25 years, but was informed last month that service will shortly come to an end.

As the first shipment of emergency water supplies to Inis Meaín began yesterday a Galway West TD has called on the Government to quash water charges for islanders who have been subject to water shortages and rationing throughout the summer.

Kilkenny Labour TD Ann Phelan welcomed the 2012 maintenance and improvement grants announced this week for Carlow and Kilkenny.

The roll out of a new neonatal hearing service for babies and young people in the southeast has been welcomed by the Labour Party this week.

As the harsh reality of this week’s Budget begins to sink in, the Kilkenny Advertiser has been talking to local public representatives and business owners about what it will mean for people locally.

Local Fianna Fail TD and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee John McGuinness has said that this week’s Budget has completely failed to deal with the growing crisis in the public sector.

Kilkenny Labour TD Ann Phelan has defended her party’s role in this week’s austerity budget, insisting that while cuts to welfare and austerity measures are not ideal, they are not contrary to the Labour ethos.

Illegal fuel laundering is resulting in a significant shortfall in revenue as well as creating a hazardous environmental threat, according to Kilkenny TD Ann Phelan.