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Businesses have enjoyed a busy summer in Galway City Centre. However, with Christmas approaching, it is a common conception amongst businesses that more needs to be done by the city council to encourage shoppers into the city.

More than 5,700 people and 1,500 businesses participated in upskilling with a Skillnet Ireland Business Network in Galway in 2022. Figures from Skillnet Ireland reveal the national agency for workforce development delivered some 41,400 training days across Galway last year. Fifty two per cent of those who undertook training were men and 48 per cent were women, while those aged 30 to 39 years were the largest group of people availing of these upskilling supports.

Galway County Council need to prioritise the development of the Inner Relief Road for Tuam town, according to Sean Canney Independent TD.

Denoting understandable exasperated tones, Monksland based entrepreneur, Robbie Connaughton, who opened Barber Bobs in the local community in 2012, spoke with the Athlone Advertiser this week noting his continued frustration as a date for reopening his popular business remains unclear amid the current Covid-19 uncertainty which continues to detrimentally impact all sectors of daily life.

Athlone Chamber of Commerce has signalled that a major investment in marketing will be required to boost the tourism and retail sectors in the town for 2021.

Fears that workers, particularly those in the hospitality and retail sectors, might return to work for the Christmas period only to find themselves unemployed in January, with no access to the PUP, have been eased.

As Town Mayor, Cllr. Frankie Keena, prepares to pass on his chain of office at the forthcoming meeting of Athlone Moate Municipal District, he spoke with the Athlone Advertiser this week to reflect upon what he described as an “unprecedented” year in the role.

A Chambers Ireland network survey, which included responses from 200 businesses located in Galway, has found that 94 percent of businesses see their revenue declining over the coming three months.

The Government has today announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies affected by the crisis.

The Government has today announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies affected by the crisis.