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Residents in Turlough have raised the issue of a playground for local children at a community meeting this week, according to Cllr Harry Barrett. The Labour party local election candidate said this week that he was contacted after the meeting to request that the council provide a playground for local children. The meeting was told that there are some 120 children under the age of 12 within a two mile radius of the village, and currently they have no public play facility.

South Galway has been abandoned and the incompetence of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is denying homeowners and farmers their constitutional rights, that is according to a county councillor who is yet to return to her Ardrahan home since being evacuated during recent flooding.

An Taisce has called for immediate action to be taken in relation to the “totally unacceptable health and environmental hazard” Glenamaddy where the town’s sewage is being piped into a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) turlough.

Féile na Tuaithe, the Turlough family festival celebrating rural life, is returning this summer after a gap of three years.

There is lots to do at Coole Park this month. The park is a wonderful place to take a walk with two waymarked trails to follow. The family trail is less than two kilometres and takes you past the site of the house, into the walled garden and through the woodland. Along the way you can stop to see the small herd of red deer, and try to spot the stag displaying his antlers or look out for signs of red squirrels searching for nuts to eat.

Petworld is introducing a new range of designer cologne for dogs. Elegant, chic, and fashionable, your furry friend will be the most aromatically pleasing around with its range of ‘top dog’ brands. Colognes are great for use in between baths, and can mean your dog leaves a sumptuous scent in his wake, instead of a wacky whiff.

On Saturday week, February 16, The Seasons, a silent film made in 1935 by Dr John Benignus Lyons, will be screened at the Museum from 3pm to 4pm. The film meticulously records the social, educational, religious and agricultural life of Kilkelly in Mayo. No booking required and it is an all ages event.

Plans to erect a telecommunications mast in Turlough, outside Castlebar, have met with opposition from local residents.

At the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, take part in a drop-in activity about The Gathering 2013 on Saturday November 10 from 11am to 1pm.

A table quiz will take place this evening, October 5, at 9pm in the Turlough Inn in aid of Parke pitch development. Teams of four cost €40.