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Still passionate about the Mervue cause

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Mervue United was founded in 1960. Decades later Declan McDonnell, a man synonymous with the proud club, is still going strong eager to develop and improve.

Inflation reaches record highs but will the ECB raise interest rates?

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Inflation figures released by the Central Statistics Office yesterday reveal that Irish inflation hit a record high. Prices on average, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), were 5.5 percent higher in December compared with December 2020. This is the largest annual change in prices since June 2001 when annual inflation was 5.3 percent. This increase in Irish inflation is mirrored in the euro area. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – the European Central Bank’s (ECB) preferred measurement of inflation - stood at 5 percent in December 2021 according to Eurostat’s flash estimate, which was the highest level recorded since the euro was introduced in 1999.

Tragedy at Annaghdown prompts a strange fairy visit

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‘My father had a sister Bríd. She was a beautiful woman when she was young. She was friendly with Jack (Seán) ‘ac Coscair, but her father never knew they had spoken a word to each other. It was Bríd who used to rake the fire and close the door each night. She raked the fire and closed the door that night, and she went to bed. She was only a short time asleep when a sinneán (strong gust of wind) came, and the door was blown in against that wall below. ‘Get up, Bríd,’ said her father, ‘and close the door!’

‘An unbroken history of more than one hundred years’

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In 1831 Patrick Broderick, from Loughrea, was charged with insurrectionary crimes at the Galway Assizes, and cruelly sentenced to spend the rest of his life in a criminal colony ‘beyond the seas’ in New South Wales, Australia. He was barred from ever returning to his native land. His wife Mary, son John and daughters Ann and Catherine, were left destitute on the infamous Clanricarde estate, one with more than 2,000 tenants.

Government restrictions major influence on the rental market

O’Donnellan and Joyce witnessed a lot of inquiries for every property brought to the rental market. This of course varied on price range but rents overall were stronger than 2020. By Q2 2021 the market was back in full swing with a huge demand for properties and high prices being achievable. Where no restrictions applied, the rents exceeded previous prices achievable. This shows the pent up demand there was and the need for accommodation.

Gardai offer advice on cash handling this Christmas

Although many personal commercial transactions now take place with cards or electronically, in the run up to and over the Christmas period people may be in possession of larger amounts of cash in their homes.

Gardaí warn public to be vigilant to scammers

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Gardaí in Mayo have urged people to not click on links or give their bank details to anyone, to avoid getting caught by scammers.

Don't become a money mule warns Gardaí

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Gardaí in Mayo have issued a warning to young people to avoid becoming 'money mules'.

Making your money work for you this Christmas

Christmas Day is just a little over two weeks away and everywhere you look there are twinkling lights, beautifully decorated Christmas trees, people rushing through the streets with overflowing shopping bags, and there is every kind of gift imaginable in the shops.

Walk-in vaccination clinics in Galway for over 12s opens today

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Anyone aged 12 and older, who has not yet received their first vaccine dose, can go to the walk-in vaccination clinic in Galway today and get their vaccine.

 

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