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The Galway Bike Festival 2011, as part of National Bike Week was launched in Eyre Square, Galway last week by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar. Now in its third year, the Galway Bike Festival promotes cycling for everyone, aims to increase the number of cyclists in Galway and supports a dynamic cycling culture in the city and county.

A recent fundraiser for Galway Rape Crisis Centre raised almost €5,000 for the organisation. The money generated by its flag day will help the centre to continue providing counselling and support services to survivors of sexual violence and abuse in the west of Ireland.

The ambitious plans to completely redevelop Galway Harbour have taken a step closer to reality following Transport Minister Leo Varadkar giving his approval for the plans to seek planning permission.

Tony Joyce of O’Donnellan & Joyce, acting on the instructions of the receiver Brendan O’Donoghue of Russell Brennan Keane, has just brought to the market eight four bedroom semidetached homes in one of Gort’s outstanding residential developments at Sliabh Carron, Ennis Road. These fully finished modern family homes are being launched at the staggering reduced price of €120,000 per unit.

Tony Joyce of O’Donnellan & Joyce, acting on the instructions of the receiver Brendan O’Donoghue of Russell Brennan Keane, has just brought to the market eight four bedroom semidetached homes in one of Gort’s outstanding residential developments at Sliabh Carron, Ennis Road. These fully finished modern family homes are being launched at the staggering reduced price of €120,000 per unit.

Taylor’s Lodge, a stunning 3,200sq ft property extremely well located at Averard East in Taylor’s Hill, is now being offered for sale by Michelle Burke of Premier Properties. Situated on a 0.28 acre corner site, this luxurious home comes with magnificent mature lushly manicured lawns with a separate 276sq ft chalet style property to the rear. This would make an ideal granny flat or home office, subject to planning permission. The residence has a bespoke finish, and the standard of this finish is exceptional.

Long before the Celtic Tiger, location was the prime requirement for any property. Now that the tiger has come and gone location remains the principal factor. Galway Real Estate is favoured with the sale of No 4 Lowers Taylor’s Hill, probably one of the oldest properties in Taylor’s Hill, located just 200 yards from Nile Lodge.

A packed auction room is anticipated this Friday in the Victoria Hotel, Eyre Square, when O’Donnellan & Joyce places nine properties up for sale by public auction. According to Colm O’Donnellan of O’Donnellan & Joyce auctioneers this auction will have properties suitable for everyone with houses ranging from €80,000 to €720,000, comprising a range of properties from mid-terrace city homes to magnificent detached homes on large sites.

Connacht have made an historical breakthrough in Irish rugby with the junior XV claiming their first interprovincial crown.

A new chief executive officer has been appointed to spearhead next year’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.