McDonagh criticises Council over vacant property inaction
Thu, May 02, 2024
John McDonagh, Labour local election candidate for Galway City Central Ward, has criticised the City Council for its lack of action in tackling the issue of unoccupied City Council housing properties in the city and its failure in making these properties available in a timely manner during a continuing housing crisis.
Read more ...Ridge to donate election poster money to charity
Thu, May 02, 2024
Shauna Ridge of the Independent Ireland Party has decided to not hang election posters for her campaign. Instead, she has chosen to donate the money that would have been used to charity.
Read more ...City needs a fresh voice, says entrepreneur Jarlath Feeney as he announces election run
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Jarlath Feeney, long-standing Galway resident and entrepreneur, has declared his candidacy for the upcoming city council elections, with a progressive platform focused on the values of inclusivity, sustainability, and community well-being.
Read more ...Michael Tully – delivering for Galway City
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Michael Tully, has lived in the Ballybane/Merlin Park area for the past 16 years, working locally in Mervue.
Read more ...Airbnb is a major factor in Galway’s housing crisis, says PBP candidate
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Airbnb plays a major role in Galway’s housing crisis, according to People Before Profit city council candidate Adrian Curran.
Read more ...Cillian Keane - youngest candidate in local elections in Athenry-Oranmore electoral area
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Oranmore’s Cillian Keane (23) is the youngest candidate running in the Athenry-Oranmore LEA, in the upcoming local elections.
Read more ...Mullooly hits the ground for Independent Ireland in Midlands-North West
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Former RTE Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly has hit the ground running as an Independent Ireland candidate for June’s European Parliament Elections in the Midlands-North West constituency.
Read more ...No surprise as Walsh and Thomas sign up for Independent Ireland
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
In a move widely expected for some time, outspoken councillors Noel Thomas and Seamus Walsh have joined the newly formed Independent Ireland party and will stand on that ticket for the forthcoming local elections.
Read more ...Labour’s city council candidates call for immediate action to address housing crisis
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Labour’s local election candidates Niall Mc Nelis, Helen Ogbu and John McDonagh have demanded immediate action to address the escalating housing crisis, as revealed by the latest Myhome.ie publication on property price inflation.
The three labour Candidates said the Myhome.ie report serves as a stark reminder of the Government’s failure to prioritise the housing crisis.
Read more ...Addressing Galway’s housing and transport issues will benefit the entire region — Chambers
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Midlands North-West European Candidate and Leader of Seanad Éireann, Senator Lisa Chambers, has said that addressing Galway’s housing challenges and transport issues has to be a top priority, not just for Galway’s sake but for the entire Western region. She was speaking ahead of a public information meeting in the city on this coming Monday.
Read more ...Labour’s Oranmore candidate has European ambition
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Chief Executive Officer of the Family Resource Centre National Forum, Fergal Landy, has been selected to run in the Oranmore-Athenry local electoral area for the Labour Party.
Read more ...Crowe to oppose ‘infill developments’ in Castlepark and Ballybane
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Cllr MJ Crowe this week confirmed that he will oppose any infill housing proposals put forward by Galway City Council for the Castlepark and Ballybane area. Crowe made his position clear following recent proposals drawn up by officials in Galway City Council for the Ballinfoyle area,
Read more ...Connolly urges better management and maintenance of Miller's Lane greenway
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Galway city's Active Travel project at Miller's Lane has essentially been abandoned by the Council since the opening of the facility last June, according to Fianna Fail councillor Cllr John Connolly.
Read more ...Galway Blueshirts beat Leo to the punch
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Two prominent Galway Fine Gael politicians handed in their notice ahead of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s shock resignation yesterday.
Read more ...McDonnell confirms he will be running in June’s local elections
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Independent Councillor Declan McDonnell - the most experienced elected member of Galway City Council - has confirmed that he will be standing for re-election in June.
Read more ...McDonagh driven to return to politics
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
The Labour Party has selected John McDonagh as its Galway City Central candidate for this June’s local elections.
Read more ...Vacancy and dereliction a scourge - McNelis
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Cllr. Mc Nelis said it is an outrage that in the midst of an acute housing crisis, thousands of homes across our country sit idle, either vacant or derelict.
Read more ...Kinane welcomes wasterwater plant funding for Craughwell and Clarinbridge
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Local Councillor Martina Kinane has welcomed Minister Darragh O’Brien's announcement of 20m for the development of new wastewater treatment plants in both Clarinbridge and Craughwell.
Read more ...A Letter to Tanáiste, Leo Varakdar
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Dear Leo,
Congratulations. Assuming there are no last minute problems, you are about to be appointed to the position of Taoiseach this weekend.The biggest challenge you face is to define exactly what Fine Gael stand for, under your leadership. Insider understands that you have been on a ‘political journey’ in relation to a number of issues in recent years.
A letter to Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
Dear Micheál,
Insider has closely observed your political career since you were first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1989, and believes you are now at your most politically content since that time. As you know better than most, the Ireland of 1989 was a different world to the Ireland of 2022, and there are only a handful of TDs still now in the Dáil who have had a longer parliamentary career than yourself.