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In a week when the next president of the USA appointed an official to oversee an expulsion of undocumented migrants, Galway City councillors were celebrating the life of a man who dedicated his to regularising illegal immigrants in America.

Knocknacarra-based Galway City West Councillor Donal Lyons has this week welcomed Galway City Council Parks and Recreational staff who have commenced improvement works to paths in Cappagh Park. The works now under way will see some of the paths being resurfaced.

Brewing discontent and disagreement within the ruling pact which dominates Galway City Council spilled into the public domain this week, with the mayor forced to use his casting vote to pass an increase in Local Property Tax.

Independent councillor Donal Lyons has welcomed the announcement by consultants MKO of a Non Statutory Public Consultation process which commenced on Monday in relation to the proposed Kingston & Millars Lane Master Plan.

Public bins cannot be emptied overnight in Galway city centre because local authority staff are fearful of physical and verbal assault by late night revellers.

Public bins cannot be emptied overnight in Galway city centre because local authority staff are fearful of physical and verbal assault by late night revellers.

West Electoral Area and Knocknacarra based Councillor Donal Lyons has welcomed this week’s decision by the members of Galway City Council to take the Ros Ard estate in charge.

Charging hotel guests across the city a one Euro per night tourism tax could net an estimated extra €2 million per year for the city’s finances.

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.