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IT was a night for the Galway girls as sisters from Seamount College took two out of the top three awards in junior section of The Clare Champion short-story competition.

GALWAY County Council received four submissions against a 16-house development in Kinvara before the deadline passed last week.

More work may need to be undertaken to alleviate the risk of further flood damage in South Galway, according to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works.Junior Minister Martin Mansergh was in South Galway on Monday to meet with local public representatives and those in the areas worst affected by flooding. Minister Mansergh was accompanied on his tour of the area by Fianna Fáil deputies Noel Treacy and Michéal Kitt, as well as Councillor Gerry Finnerty. According to Minister Mansergh, the purpose of his visit to East and South Galway was to discuss with local representatives and those badly affected by last November’s unprecedented flooding in the area “the plans and proposed works needed to prevent or minimise the risks of a recurrence”.“People are very frustrated by the pace things are moving at generally in relation to flood relief. People want to see machinery in operation and see work being done. What they are asking …

ST Joseph’s National School in Kinvara recently made history when its fourth class pupils became the first people to perform publically in the new Irish World Academy Building, North Campus at University of Limerick.

Cork will return to being just 45 minutes from Galway this summer after new direct services linking the counties’ airports were announced this week. There will be more air routes than ever between Galway and Cork starting in July, it was revealed this week by Galway Airport and Manx2.com.

September will see history made in the South Galway village of Kinvara as Seamount College opens its doors to boys for the first time.

A GROUP of women travelled from Thurles to Kilbeacanty in South Galway last week to present quilts to victims of last winter’s flooding.

THE principal of a South Galway primary school is appealing to motorists to slow down after a number of “near misses” outside the building since September.