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To mark Autism Awareness Month this April SuperValu & AsIAm have launched a national colouring competition as part of their “Say Yes to Autism Acceptance” campaign. Autistic people often face invisible barriers because of how the world works and the judgment and attitudes of others, they are used to hearing ‘No’. This World Autism Month SuperValu and AsIAm are encouraging people to say ‘Yes’ for a change: Yes to employment, Yes to education and Yes to community inclusion.

John Clarke, who guided NUI Galway to two Collingwood Cup victories in the 90s, believes football coaches need to be extremely diligent when dealing with heading in the game.

The increase in anti-social behaviour within certain residential estates in Athlone is becoming a prevalent concern, Town Mayor, Cllr Aengus O’Rourke, asserted to the Athlone Advertiser this week.

As people enjoy gambling, whether as an occasional activity or a main hobby, knowing the dangers of gambling addiction are being more widely understood. More researchers are studying how gambling addiction works and understanding how gambling addiction starts.

Last December, I found myself through work, in the fortunate position of being in Croke Park on a succession of weekends before Christmas for the conclusion of the hurling, camogie, and football championships, one of which resulted in a welcome and impressive U-20 win for Donall O Fatharta’s Galway team. They were journeys that were different to the norm.

With the number of enquiries to Grow Mental Health soaring by 400% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity is hosting online support groups throughout the country and several of these are based in Mayo.

Helplink Mental Health is a west of Ireland charitable organisation that provides free or low cost mental health services; seven days a week and out-of-hours. These services are available for all.

Helplink Mental Health is a Galway-based charitable organisation that provides free or low cost mental health services for the people of Galway and beyond; 7 days a week and out-of-hours. These services are available for all.

Galway Recovery College offers education in recovery from mental health and/or life challenges through transformative learning. Usually based in NUIG, we have been offering all recovery education sessions online via Zoom since last March. Our students say that they look forward to our sessions which also provide enjoyable and productive connection in these times of isolation.

The recovery in new home completions in the final quarter of 2020, bringing the total for the year to 20,676 marking a drop of only 1.9 percent on 2019 but an increase of 15.9 percent in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 is an indication of the construction industry’s ability to recover from the devastation of the pandemic, and augurs well for 2021, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers said.