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Gardening enthusiasts and vegetable growers in Galway are being encouraged to feed their local bird populations over the coming months to ensure they are around in summer to play a vital role in pest control.

BEES, ANTS, and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than mammals, birds, or reptiles, and the current rate of decline may lead to the extinction of 40 per cent of insects over the next few decades.

Galway has the third-most callouts for dealing with cockroach infestations, according to Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider. Eight per cent of all Rentokil calls to deal with cockroaches come from Galway, and now the company is warning homeowners to be on the lookout for signs of cockroaches as they prepare for the festive period.

THE RUSANGANO Family are from Zimbabwe, Togo, and County Clare; they are based in Limerick; their bass-led sound fuses hip-hop and world music; Nialler 9 said they "continue to impress everywhere they play"; and they are coming to Galway.