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Anthony Ryan came to Galway from Craughwell to work as an accountant in Donnellan’s hardware shop at number 16, Shop Street. While he was there a new apprentice named Katherine Morrisson from Drumfin in County Sligo came to work there. They started going out together and later married. They decided to set up their own business and they managed to lease number 18 Shop Street.

Latest EU Telecoms figures reveal that 28 per cent of people in rural areas do not have access to fixed line broadband and have to rely on mobile services if they want to connect to the internet.

The Tidy Towns committee will be holding an anti gum day on Saturday October 3. At 1.30pm, anti gum sachets will be distributed free of charge on the junction of Main Street and Market Square. They will also be distributed to the schools of the town during the week.

The newly-elected mayor of Athlone, Cllr Mark Cooney, has described a report naming Athlone as Ireland’s dirtiest town as “at variance with the work of the Tidy Towns” and has rejected suggestions that the poor results were caused by cuts in funding.

Westport achieved the maximum five blooms at the international Communities in Bloom competition held in Canada last weekend. The awards honour municipalities from Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Japan which foster civic pride, environmental responsibility, and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national programme, with focus on the promotion of green spaces in urban settings.