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First Independent Mayo, the coalition of community groups that is planning to run an Independent candidate in Mayo in the next General Election, has unveiled its short list of seven potential candidates.

Ireland is ideally positioned to take advantage of a major opportunity presented by the massive projected growth in global fish consumption. According to the World Bank and the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation an additional 42 million tonnes of food will be required globally by the year 2030 as a result of population growth.

Top Irish author Sebastian Barry will receive an honorary degree from NUI Galway next month, the university has announced.

The possibility of up to 500 Chinese firms coming to Athlone moved a little closer this week after the window for submissions to An Bord Pleanala on the €1.4bn trade exhibition suburb planned for Creggan closed on Monday. Only six objections have been lodged.

Enterprise Ireland is calling on entrepreneurs to get in touch with a view to helping them develop businesses with export potential. Visitors to the west of Ireland are particularly being targeted this Christmas with Seamus Bree Director West Region, Enterprise Ireland, suggesting: “Visiting Ireland this Christmas? Then why not think about setting

The IBEC group representing Irish business has just launched its new report, Ireland as a place to do business, setting out that Ireland is once again becoming a favoured location for foreign direct investment (FDI), a fact borne out by the IDA's recent mid-year review.

Ireland should take the lead from the American state of Virginia in the cutting of red-tape surrounding business set-up.

Ireland should take the lead from the American state of Virginia in the cutting of red-tape surrounding business set-up.

Deputy Willie Penrose has described the revelation that the new building for Athlone Community College is unlikely to be completed until the end of 2012, at the earliest, as “disappointing”.