The European Commission Representation in Ireland is supporting a special one day conference in Galway for social media practitioners entitled “Challenges facing the Irish Economy “. When: Saturday 24th March at 11.00 am, with registration from 10.30 am Where: Aras Moyola Building, National University of Ireland, Galway

The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported: Travel on all roads and streets changed by +1.6% (3.5 billion vehicle miles) for January 2012 as compared with January 2011. Travel for the month is estimated to be 224.8 billion vehicle miles. The following graph shows the rolling 12 month total vehicle miles driven. Even with a small year-over-year increase in December, the rolling 12 month total is mostly moving sideways.