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The impact of Covid-19 on regional Ireland is having a devastating effect as Ireland West Airport reveals the impact of the pandemic on the airport's business.

A total of €36.87 million is to be invested in the regional and local road network in Galway city and county throughout 2020 - an increase of €5.1 million on last year’s allocations.

Funding for Mayo Regional and Local Roads has been slashed by €96,780,960 since 2007 according to Sinn Féin General Election Candidate, Cllr Rose Conway-Walsh. Cllr Conway-Walsh said: “It is outrageous that funding for Mayo roads has been decimated to such an extent that the accumulative affect means we have lost out on almost €100 million even to stand still.  I am so disgusted by the lies and spin being fed to people in Mayo that I sat down and did an analysis of the cuts to roads budgets from 2007 to 2015. It was obvious to me that the regional and local roads in this county are deteriorating rapidly as many have not had maintenance or repairs for over a decade.  Many of these roads are barely passable and the plain truth is that there is no money to do the necessary works.” 

The official opening of the new Garrycastle Bridge is to take place this morning, Friday May 9, at 11.30am.

More than €2million will be spent on roads in the Mullingar area in 2014.

The speed limit on the old N6 Ballinasloe road is due to be increased to 100kph, subject to approval from Gardaí.

A major scheme to make the N6 roadway within the Galway city area is being undertaken to reduce traffic congestion and make the city more accessible to pedestrians and cyclist.

December, 2010 will long be remembered as the coldest month experienced in Co Kilkenny. Sustained low temperatures and unseasonably early snowfall made life very difficult for householders but also for commuters and those trying to go about their daily business in the county.

Motorists and pedestrians are being advised to continue to exercise caution on the region’s roads and footpaths, despite predictions of a thaw in icy weather conditions over the weekend.

Kilkenny city and county has been hit hard by the Nordic weather conditions that have taken a large proportion of the country by storm this week. Significant snowfalls hampered travel throughout the county with many local routes deemed impassable.