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Galway Simon Community fears that there will be a further increase in demand for its services in the New Year following last week’s Budget cuts.

The Mayor of Galway councillor Declan McDonnell is reminding people that the closing date for this year’s Mayor’s Awards is New Year’s Eve.

County Galway will be given the highest priority in flood relief works by the Office of Public Works from next year, according to Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW Martin Mansergh.

The Galway City Community Forum is seeking input from the public for its online survey on cycling and walking in Galway.

Galway Mountain Rescue team leader Ronan Concannon and team PRO John Bourke would like to thank the people of Galway for their generosity in contributing to the team’s annual bucket collection held recently. The annual bucket collection is an extremely important fundraising activity for the organisation, and is used to replace rescue equipment, first aid materials, and to operate vehicles.

It is vital for Galway to build on the success of the Volvo Ocean Race and having an airshow could be the way to do it, but it should be a civilian air display not one featuring war planes.

A major financial investment in medical company Merit Medical Systems’ facility in Galway is a strong vote of confidence in the local workforce, according to local Fianna Fáil TD Frank Fahey.

City centre residents may not have been hit by the floods, nonetheless The Skeff holds its rural patrons dearly, and is holding a fundraising event for those in the flood affected areas. Manager Andrew Phillips explains: “Many of our loyal customers are from towns and villages across Galway county. We really wanted to offer our support and let the people of Galway county know that their Skeff staff have not forgotten them.”

Friday December 4 saw a wonderful celebration where one of Galway’s best loved hotels, Best Western Flannery’s Hotel, celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA is gearing up for this year’s John Joyce Memorial Sevens to be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.