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Galway county has some of the highest numbers of ‘ghost estates’ in the State according to a new survey which examines the post-Tiger phenomenon of empty and abandoned developments.

At a time when the role of food production had re-emerged as vital to national and EU objectives it was incongruous to see the Irish Exporters Association attempting to diminish the economic value of Irish agriculture in the context of WTO negotiations.

County Enterprise Boards will be to the fore of supporting Ireland’s economy through the challenging times ahead, according to Minister for Trade and Commerce John McGuinness.

The stock market here at home recorded the largest one-day increase in its history on Friday after a week that rocked the financial world to its core.

While Carlow people are going bananas doing the lottery this week in the hopes of a third-time-lucky charm, the ten, former, Carlow Bank of Ireland workers including Carlow father-of-two, TJ Redmond, who won the €5.8 million jackpot, have not yet collected their winnings.

New figures released by Ireland’s largest independent broker network show that the housing market slowdown has changed the profile of property purchasers in Ireland.

The announcement by the Government that it will guarantee all money saved with an Irish institution for two years has enticed overseas investors to withdraw their money fropm their own countries and put into the named Irish banks and institutions.

Kilkenny’s Deputy Phil Hogan has called on the Government to follow the lead of another Kilkennyman, Financial Regulator, Patrick Neary in the current banking crisis.

A regional conference organised by South East Spirit of Enterprise is taking place next week in Kilkenny and will entice entrepreneurs from all over the south-east.

A lucky Prize Bond holder from Mayo has scooped the monthly Prize Bond jackpot of €500,000. The €500,000 is awarded every month and this month’s winning bond was purchased in 2001.