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The Managing Director of Supermac’s, Pat McDonagh, has predicted that ten per cent of small businesses will be closed by the end of the year if the energy crisis is not dealt with by the Government in the upcoming budget.

Property asking prices in Galway city fell sharply in the last three months of 2010, resulting in a 13 per cent decrease from prices a year earlier, according to latest figures.

The cost of petrol decreased marginally this month from 133.3 cents per litre to 132.4 on average, the lowest price since April of this year, according to the latest AA fuel price survey. This is also despite a six-week low for international oil prices, due to a lower dollar, globally lower investor confidence, and lower demand for oil in the US and other major markets.

City Councillor Mary Leahy has slammed the decision of the Energy Regulator to allow electricity and gas price increases to go ahead in full, despite the recent drop in crude oil prices.