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Housing expert, activist and author of Gaffs, Rory Hearne, believes that we can and must act fast to simultaneously address the housing and immigration crisis in Ireland and believes the solution is glaringly obvious - open up the tens of thousands of buildings lying empty around the country and repurpose them as housing.

Sleep is a superpower and essential for good health, yet so many of us suffer from poor sleep. The natural, sustainable solution is Woolow — a wool pillow which aids restful sleep.

Commenting on the ECB decision to keep its interest rates unchanged, Brokers Ireland said it will come as a relief to worried mortgage holders who have been in trepidation fearing further increases.

SuperValu has this week announced that €7.9 million has been invested in sustainability initiatives across its stores over the past six months. Of this €7.9 million, some €4.1 million was drawn down from a major sustainability fund announced by Musgrave in June 2022 while an additional €3.8 million spend has been matched by independent SuperValu retailers.

Every week sees an extra family end up homeless and dependant on emergency accommodation in Galway, according to COPE Galway.

“A gift to land hoarders” is how the Government's new vacant zoned land tax, announced as part of Budget 2022, has been described by a Galway city councillor.

Nixx, a new Irish brand based in Galway, has recently launched its cutting-edge range of period and bladder leak underwear. An environmentally conscious company, Nixx specialises in period and bladder leak underwear that is 100 per cent reusable, absorbent, leak-proof, and stylish.

It has now been over three years since South Galway got ravaged by severe flooding events and there is a growing concern amongst residents in the area that the delays in flood relief solutions will increase risk of them suffering a major flood event again.

Close to 10,000 signatures have been collected in the petition demanding Transport Minister Shane Ross support the provision of light rail in Galway, with organisers confident they can secure another c20,000 signatures within the next four weeks.

A petition to demand light rail for Galway city, and to prove Transport Minister Shane Ross wrong in his contention that there is no demand for such a system, will begin taking signatures this weekend.