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The countdown has begun to the announcement of the 2013 World Car Awards winners’ at the New York International Auto Show at the end of March. The 2013 World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car, and World Car Design of the Year winners will all be announced then, writes Padraic Deane.

The top three finalists for the World Car of the Year, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Car Design of the Year awards have been announced.

Local Green Party Senator Niall O Brolcháin lit a fire under the election campaign in Galway West last evening by lashing the other parties for choosing as their candidates ‘lawyers, bankers, developers and teachers”.

A proposed development of an enterprise park at Knock Airport designed to create up to 300 additional jobs over five years in aviation, tourism, marine, energy, food, and the life science sectors has been warmly welcomed as a good news story for the region.

If the Government has any interest in creating jobs in Ireland - and in Galway - then it must eliminate corporate taxes on the green technology and energy sector.

Sinn Féin candidate for the Thomastown Electoral Area, Jamie Roche has said the exchequer figures, which outline a €2.3 billion shortfall in comparison to the same period last year, is a public finance crisis that cannot continue to go unchallenged.

The Irish Patents Office has announced details of its new Junior Inventor 2009 competition, which is aimed at primary school students and is being launched by the office to mark world intellectual property day, which falls on April 26. This year’s theme is the promotion of green innovation as the key to a secure future.

Deputy Phil Hogan told today’s Fine Gael Ard Fheis that his Party’s new environmental policy was about turning an unprecedented crisis into a golden opportunity.

A new Independent Donegal based candidate, Fiachra Ó Luain, has entered the race to win an EU seat for the three seat North West constituency in June’s European Elections.

Athlone Institute of Technology opens up its campus to the general public and anyone interested in attending third level this weekend. Two days of exhibitions, talks and campus tours will take place this weekend on Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14.