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This year’s much-awaited Galway Garden Festival will take place on July 5 and 6 at Claregalway Castle.

Environmental campaigner and Eco Eye presenter Duncan Stewart is coming to Westport to speak about a new concept which aims to get local residents and businesses working together in a bid to see the town eventually become energy independent.

Westmeath Community Development are to host the launch of the first Bioenergy Action Plan for County Westmeath, with guest speaker Duncan Stewart, this Thursday July 12.

As interest in ‘growing it yourself’ reaches fever pitch in Westmeath, details of the GIY 2010 conference, which takes place on Saturday September 18 at the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, have been announced. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Together We Grow’ and the event is aimed at GIY local champions and anyone who is interested in finding out more about GIY.

The environmental challenges and opportunities facing Irish farming will be the focus of the Teagasc Agri-environment Conference, which will take place on Tuesday September 7 in the Ballykisteen Hotel, Tipperary and afterwards at the Solohead Research Farm.

These days we are all more aware of the need to minimise the environmental impact of our lifestyles, and one of the first places to start is to reconsider the energy we use for heating our homes and water. Using renewable energy is also not just a way of saving the planet, but by improved energy efficiency and reduction in the use of costly fossil fuels it can reduce household bills by 50 to 70 per cent. How much can be saved is dependent on the building in question and its situation. The knowledgeable and friendly staff at Glynn’s Homevalue can advise on what form of renewable energy would best suit you.

A Carlow student has shown that he has a bright future ahead of him after he recently made it to the finals of the All-Ireland Wood Marketing Federation Award 2008.

Galway company Classic Tiles has been nominated for a top retail excellence award to be presented in Kilkenny next week.

It's all Duncan Stewart's fault. There I was flicking through the channels a few weeks ago when I ended up watching Duncan, complete with safety helmet, enthusing about the benefits of home insulation.