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The Galway West Independent TD has held meetings with several senior government ministers to advocate for the Galway City Ring Road and the Claregalway Bypass to be included in detailed commitments when the new NDP is published.

Michael Grealish served his apprenticeship (it cost him 100 guineas) in Garret’s Saddlery in Eyre Square, roughly where the Imperial Hotel is today. When he finished, he decided to set up his own saddlery business at the beginning of the last century at Number 2, Eyre Square. At the time, the horse reigned supreme. There were regular horse fairs in Eyre Square at the time and this obviously helped his start-up.

There have been almost 17,000 convictions for burglary recorded in Galway over the past four and half years – but it has done little to stop the offenders, Galway West TD Noel Grealish has claimed.

Thousands of people in Galway are being treated like second class citizens – just because they do not have children, Galway West TD Noel Grealish has claimed.

Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish has urged developers across the city and county to play their part in increasing the number of affordable houses in Galway – and reap the benefits.

Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish has called for a lifting of the “ageist and insulting” age cap which means school bus drivers are not allowed to continue working once they turn 70.

Galway West TD Noel Grealish has hit out at the ”unacceptable” delay in reforming the process of Garda vetting.

VAT was reduced from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent from 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was restored in 2023. The independent deputy has warned that not returning VAT back to 9 per cent will threaten hundreds of jobs across Galway.

Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish has confirmed that Oughterard is to retain its post office. The village’s current postmistress is retiring from the business in September and there has been some concern locally about the future of post office services in Oughterard.

Galway West TD Noel Grealish has welcomed what he described as ‘a breakthrough’ in his long-running campaign for a minor injury unit to be opened in Galway.