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The confirmed entry of the Moycullen man has tightened odds in the Dáil race, as he is expected to draw votes from the same Connemara pool that bookies’ favourite, Councillor Noel Thomas (II), relies on, along with Oughterard candidate, Councillor Thomas Welby (Ind).

Councillor Thomas Welby has reacted to TV coverage of new entrants into the Galway West by-election.

Former Galway East TD and Galway county councillor, Colm Keaveney appeared before Tuam District Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to one drug-driving offence and two charges of driving without insurance.

The Government have doubled down on their refusal to provide funding to facilitate the reopening of Dunguaire Castle in Kinvara, according to Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, who raised the matter in the Dail with Minister for Local Government, John Cummins.

Parents and residents in Bearna will stage their third walking protest on Monday May 12 from 8am until 8.45am along the R336, calling on Galway County Council to urgently provide road safety measures for children walking to Scoil Sheamais Naofa who must navigate the busy R336 with no protection from fast-moving traffic.

The Fianna Fail General Election candidate for Galway West, Grainne Seoige, is pushing for a dedicated government department for the Gaeltacht in the next Dail Term.

An Taisce is the organisation which first brought pipe survey reports into the public domain last month, and Catherine Connolly TD (Ind) also railed against amendments to the Planning Act tabled this week to remove the heritage body as a ‘prescribed body’ under the current planning rules.

An Taisce is the organisation which first brought pipe survey reports into the public domain last month, and Catherine Connolly TD (Ind) also railed against amendments to the Planning Act proposed this week, including one to remove the heritage body as a ‘prescribed body’ under the current planning rules.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

Galwegian senator Alice-Mary Higgins has poured cold water on persistent rumours she is planning to run as an independent Dáil candidate for Galway West in a general election widely expected this autumn.