Derek Nolan - the successor to Michael D?

Thu, Nov 25, 2010

Galway West is normally the most predictable and uneventful constituency in the State. For the past 25 years it has returned two Fianna Fáil, one Fine Gael, one Labour, and one PD without fail, and indeed not many of the faces have even changed.

FG prepare for government with Galway West convention

Thu, Nov 25, 2010

At a time when there is hardly any certainly in our political system, we can bank on one near certainty. Enda Kenny will be the next Taoiseach.

Fianna Fáil has signed its death warrant

Thu, Nov 25, 2010

When Brian Cowen announced on Monday that he will seek to dissolve Dáil Éireann once the vote on the Budget is taken, he in effect signed Fianna Fáil’s death warrant.

Will Labour continue with socialism for the rich?

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

“What if the IMF comes in?” You’ll hear that spoken with trepidation everywhere you go. The fact is the IMF is in – with the EU – and is producing next month’s budget that will make you and me pay for the crisis.

And just to make sure, Ireland's new Lord Lieutenant, Olli Rehn, visited Dublin last week. If this was Greece or France the people would have taken to the barricades.

The General Election - Derek Nolan’s greatest challenge

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

Derek Nolan’s biggest challenge awaits him in the New Year - winning and retaining the party’s Galway West seat at the next General Election, which has been held by Michael D Higgins since 1987.

What are Fine Gael letting Galway West in for?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Fine Gael has been regularly referred to as the “Family at War”, and with the party’s election selection convention for candidates to contest the General Election in Galway West imminent, it has really pushed the boat out to live up to this billing.

For the last number of years the friction between sitting Galway West TD Pádraic McCormack and Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has become legendary, but the party now has the added situation where Councillor Brian Walsh and Dep McCormack are also at each other’s throats.

Councillors in need of a peace treaty?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

Before the next Galway City Council meeting, some kind of compromise or agreement will need to be worked out between Independent councillor Catherine Connolly and Mayor Michael J Crowe.

The two were involved in a row at Monday’s council meeting, with each accusing the other of having conflicts of interest over various matters which led to the meeting being abandoned.

Healy Eames in pole position to join McCormack on Galway West ticket

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

With support for Fianna Fáil in freefall and the party desperately clinging to its two seats in Galway West, the time is right for Fine Gael to land the killer blow and become the biggest party in the constituency.

Cannon fires warning over ‘dying’ tourism industry

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

An east Galway senator has warned the tourism industry is “dying on its feet” and insists urgent action is necessary to breathe life back into it.

Quilts, art, and workshops in Galway City Museum

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

The Galway City Museum is hosting a quilting exhibition from the North of Ireland, artwork by Cecil Maguire, and workshops for younger visitors keen to keep busy during the mid-term break.

Ó Brolcháin welcomes new measures for Galway Warmer Homes Scheme

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

New measures have been put in place to make it easier for Galway residents to access the Warmer Homes Scheme according to Galway senator Niall Ó Brolcháin.

Galway Abooo Festival returns for Halloween

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Halloween is coming and to celebrate all things spooky, ghoulish, and ghostly, the Galway Abooo Halloween Festival returns from Friday October 29 to Sunday 31.

Revolutionary acne peels now available at Therapie

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Acne is an inflammatory skin condition, which can be caused by a number of factors including stress and hormones, that evolves around hair follicles. Acne can affect all age groups.

Café 8 to host World Vegan Day

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

On Monday November 1 Café 8 at the Galway City Museum will host World Vegan Day with a range of vegan food on offer as well as films and music from 8pm to 10.30pm.

Missing springer spaniel

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

A springer spaniel by the name of Lilly has been missing from the Clarenbridge area since Thursday October 7 and its owners are appealing to the public for help.

Galway launch for new book on Ireland’s turbulent weather

Thu, Oct 21, 2010

Ireland’s turbulent weather from summer 2009 to summer 2010, which saw floods, torrential rain, and severe cold, is examined in a new book to be launched in Galway this evening.

Deluge, Ireland’s weather disasters, 2009–2010 by Dr Kieran Hickey, and published by Four Courts Press, will be launched in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop at 6pm.

Fianna Fáil fear losing Galway seats if Cowen remains leader

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

For the moment Brian Cowen is safe in his position as Taoiseach, but let no one be fooled, he is a dead man walking. He says he is not “on probation” but the only one who believes that is himself.

Let’s get Taoiseach’d

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

There are innumerable words for having had too much to drink, such as hammered, sloshed, wasted, and blotto. Now to this lexicon of debauchery we can add ‘Taoiseach’d’.

Yes, it’s official. The title of the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is now a slang term for going out, having a feed of drink, staying up ‘till the wee hours, and waking up the next morning with a serious head on you.

A vote for FF is a vote for Cowen

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Brian Cowen sounded as rough as a bear’s arse on Morning Ireland following his all night revelling in The Ardilaun during this week’s Fianna Fáil think-in in Galway.

Fine Gael to choose its local candidates before Christmas

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

The Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin told The Last Word on Today FM on Monday that Fianna Fáil is not preparing for an election. However Fine Gael is.

Fine Gael is preparing for the next general election which is officially due to take place in 2012, but could come just as easily any time over the next 12 months. As a result FG in Galway will hold its Galway West election selection convention before Christmas.

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