The 'National Store of the Year' award is the focal point of the Retail Excellence annual awards, which were established in 1997 to promote excellence and uphold the highest standards in the Irish Retail Industry.

The 150 kilometre cycleway is part of a national route from Dublin to Galway, with the project moving through, Westmeath, Roscommon and Galway.

A new pedestrian and cycle bridge was officially opened over the River Shannon in Athlone last month as part of the route.

The rooms will include 8 single en-suite rooms, and are set to double the existing single bedroom spaces in the hospital.

The Technological University of the Shannon joined a partnership with the Bon Secours Hospital in Galway to create clinical placements for its nursing students.

The new departure on the Dublin to Galway line will run on Fridays only.

The Commission's report is a damning indictment of the deepening crisis in our mental health services.

Over 5 thousand patients in the Shannonside Northern Sound region left emergency departments without being seen in the first half of this year.