Sunday morning, counting down.

Sun, Feb 28, 2016

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.

Galway’s beaten candidates may find that politics follows them around

Sun, Feb 28, 2016

For many candidates, tomorrow (Monday) brings a new reality. They will wake up facing new challenges in their lives. On Friday, they had a future in politics. Now that has all changed. But changing career and adjusting to life after politics is never easy, especially if youv’e made a name for yourself in the old profession.

GALWAY WEST - Count by Count

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

From the long Saturday night, and into the long Sunday of in the Galway West count, in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway, here are the results, count by count.

Latest news from the Galway East count

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

Update 7.50pm
Ciaran Cannon has taken the last of the three seats in Galway East in the seventh count. 

Galway West - what the tallies tell us now

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

Eamon Ó Cuív will top the poll in Galway West; Derek Nolan has lost his seat, Fidelma Healy Eames fourth attempt to enter the Dáil has failed, and Galway might be about to elect it's first woman in more than 20 years, and it's first Sinn Féin TD in almost a century.

'I'm not in favour of Labour becoming a Trotskyite party'

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

Bloody but unbowed, down but not out, former Galway West TD Derek Nolan conceded defeat this afternoon ahead of the first count in Galway West, but the 33-year-old is not ruling out a possible return to politics at some stage.

GALWAY WEST - the latest tallies

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

Éamon Ó Cuív (FF) 15.2%
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) 11.35%

The loss though expected still hurts

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

You can see it in their eyes, the sadness, the disappointment. There are candidates who came here to NUI Galway today knowing in their hearts of hearts that they were not going to make it. That the field was too crowded, that their chances were slim against a field packed with heavyweights.

Yet it still hurts when your name is called out with a number after it.

Brand Hildegarde - cometh the hour?

Sat, Feb 27, 2016

The best footballers operate with a single name.
Pele, Ronaldo, Neymar.

Dramatic count ahead as election promises to be most exciting in decades

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Galway West stands on the brink of electing its first female TD in almost 20 years, but while the omens are good for Independent Left councillor Catherine Connolly, her route to the Dáil is by no means certain, as Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats are also eyeing that same seat.

Marathon election count predicted

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

It could be early next week by the time Galway voters learn the full line-up of their representatives in Dail Eireann. With voters going to the polls across the three constituencies from dawn tomorrow (Friday), the complexity of the counts could mean that the Galway TDs may not be fully confirmed until Monday at least.

Sinn Fein or Labour for final seat in Galway West?

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

According to the local pundits, the final seat in Galway West is looking like a straight battle between Sinn Féin and Labour. So will Connemara senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh take the seat held by city based TD Derek Nolan? Insider believes the outcome is too close to call but a look at the race raises some interesting questions.

Renmore man who survived three heart attacks receives prestigious world award

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

An 82-year-old city man, who survived three heart attacks and has been volunteering with the local heart and stroke charity Croí for 19 years, has received a prestigious international award.

Alice-Mary Higgins to run for Seanad

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Galwaywoman Alice-Mary Higgins is to run as an Independent candidate in the Seanad elections.Ms Higgins, daughter of President Michael D and his wife Sabina, has taken an unpaid leave of absence from the National Women’s Council of Ireland, where she works as a policy co-ordinator, to run as a civil society candidate on the NUI panel.

It heartens me to see so many people out running

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Sonia O'Sullivan will headline an event in the Salthill Hotel next Wednesday as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of Irish Schools Athletics.

Minister accused of abandoning flood-hit farmers

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has been accused of having a ‘complete lack of empathy’ for farmers who suffered significant crop damage as a result of the winter floods.

Parts of South Galway have been under water for months and Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Galway East Cllr Anne Rabbitte is unhappy that there is no compensation available for the affected farmers. “Since the closing date for applications to Flood Damage Relief Measure scheme, I have had a lot of farmers contacting my office to enquire if the scheme covers damage to crops. I have since been informed by our spokesperson on community affairs Bobby Aylward that crop losses are not eligible under any of the schemes the Department rolled out following the shocking floods this winter. This is an unbelievable situation.”

It heartens me to see to many people out running, says legend Sonia ahead of Galway visit

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Sonia O’Sullivan will headline an event in the Salthill Hotel next Wednesday as part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of Irish Schools Athletics.

Clayton Hotel Galway crowned overall winners of Hotel Venue of the Year Connacht at prestigious wedding awards

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Clayton Hotel Galway have firmly secured the position of being the leading wedding venue in the West of Ireland. This week for the second year in a row they scooped the highly contested overall title of ‘Hotel Venue of the Year Connacht 2016’ at the prestigious weddingsonline Awards.

Election is a critical one for the future of the country

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

General Election 2016 comes at a critical moment for Ireland. Decisions made in the next Dáil will have major impacts on Irish people and shape the future for a considerable time to come.

End discrimination against the self employed, says Davoren

Thu, Feb 25, 2016

Galway West/South Mayo RENUA Ireland candidate Nicola Daveron believes that a healthy state values and assists those who create jobs and wealth.

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