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As it unfolded that Catherine Connolly would walk the presidential election, politicos began plotting for a Galway West by-election which must fill her vacant Dáil seat by May 11.

If the polls are right, then in seventy-two hours, Ireland may be saluting its next President — and hearing a familiar Galway accent echo through the national count centre at Dublin Castle. Catherine Connolly stands on the brink of a historic victory. Analysis suggests she is comfortably ahead of her main rival, Heather Humphreys. Yet, as every seasoned watcher knows, politics has a habit of humbling the confident.

Fianna Fáil veteran Éamon Ó Cuív has blasted Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s decision to back a presidential candidate from outside party ranks, while a city councillor revealed growing demand for internal party reform.

The non-party candidate, with support of five political parties, is on a whistle-stop tour of the country after the first televised presidential debate on Monday. She will return to the city to fulfil a long-standing engagement at the sold-out ‘Gala for Gaza’ at the Ardilaun Hotel this Saturday, October 4.

The betting for the Irish Presidential Election next month suggests a hotly contested campaign after Maria Steen came up short yesterday (Wednesday) in her bid to turn the battle for the Áras into a four horse race.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has advertised an €8m tender for the construction of a community centre in Moycullen.

The Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway has welcomed the allocation of €724,000 for 15 community projects in County Galway under the CLÁR 2024 Measure 1 Programme.

The Fuel Allowance will play a vital role for families across Galway to help with their heating costs this winter, a Fine Gael candidate has said.

Community groups in Galway can avail of up to €100,000 in funding to support the upgrade and refurbishment of community centres, Fine Gael Councillor Andrew Reddington has said.

The communities of Maam, Glinsk, and Kilconly have received a major funding boost after Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., announced an allocation of €420,404 to Galway County Council under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS).