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Councillors count their blessings in city count centre
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Count centres are like catnip for political reporters: we just can’t resist visiting them. And politicians – usually button-lipped around pol corrs – tend to want to chat about everything under the sun when ballots are being sorted, as the uniquely democratic adrenalin of fear and anticipation courses through their party-political veins.
City of Tribes diversifies its representation
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Fianna Fáil’s Josie Forde, a first-time candidate and the party’s only female runner in Galway, is one of six new councillors who survived the field of 52 runners on a day when her party lost its position as the largest on the local authority, going down from five to four seats. Her 665 first preferences got her in on the 14th count.
Green and red pact to run Galway for next five years
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All signs point to a Fianna Fáil-Labour-Sinn Féin coalition with support from Independent councillors to run the Galway City Council for the next five years.
Green and red pact to run Galway for next five years
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All signs point to a Fianna Fáil-Labour-Sinn Féin coalition with support from Independent councillors to run the Galway City Council for the next five years.
Climate gains were worth the electoral risk, says disappointed Murphy
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I am disappointed to have lost my seat on Galway City Council. The seat was won by Pauline O’Reilly five years ago, and I was co-opted after her election to the Seanad.
Chambers says Greens have ‘strangled the city’ in terms of infrastructure and investment
Senator Lisa Chambers, Fianna Fáil’s European Election candidate for the Midlands North West, has issued a response to comments by Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly regarding Senator Chambers’ position on floating offshore wind energy development off the west coast of Ireland.
Renting A Home In Ireland? Know About This Tax Credit
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Renting A Home In Ireland? Know About This Tax Credit
Reynolds opposes selling out of Irish fishing rights and protecting fishing industry
James Reynolds, leader of the National Party,says he stands firm in his commitment to safeguarding the interests of Irish fishermen and the fishing industry.
Group calls on voters to ‘think pro-life’ before they vote
The Pro Life Campaign is calling on voters to ‘think pro-life’ before they vote in the upcoming local and European elections. The PLC is publishing a ‘Voter Guide’ on its website, outlining the stances of candidates and parties on the right-to-life issue.
Anonymous artists project Palestine message onto Inis Oirr lighthouse
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A group of artists living on Inis Oirr projected the words ‘Free Palestine’ onto the Inis Oirr lighthouse last week to show their solidarity with the people of Palestine.