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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, accompanied Ó Cuív and his wife Áine at the top table, alongside senior government officials who worked with the Fianna Fáíl politician across six separate ministries, and members of Galway Fianna Fáil.

Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell and Sinn Féin Cllr Aisling Burke have called for a masterplan to be developed for Ballybane as the area has been left behind for too long.

A high-level Galway City Council delegation met with Galway West TDs during government formation talks to advocate for massive investment in the city and region.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, has called for all centres to have generators in place in case of outages like the one caused by Storm Éowyn. Her comments come as she has been made aware of several health centres in Connemara which are operating without electricity, seven days after the storm hit Ireland.

Galway’s housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with rising prices and the stock of available housing nationally reaching a new low. According to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance (REA), the average cost of a second-hand three-bed semi-detached home in Galway city is expected to rise by 10 per cent in 2025. This follows a significant 10 per cent increase in 2024, bringing the current average price to €370,000—up from €337,000 in December 2023.

Galway's housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with rising prices and the stock of available housing nationally reaching a new low. According to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance (REA), the average cost of a second-hand three-bed semi-detached home in Galway city is expected to rise by 10 per cent in 2025. This follows a significant 10 per cent increase in 2024, bringing the current average price to €370,000—up from €337,000 in December 2023.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, and Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, have welcomed NTA proposals to increase frequency of services and establish new evening services on 350 buses between Kinvara and Galway. The NTA have opened a public consultation on these proposals, and the Sinn Féin representatives have urged the public to take part and have their say on the need for increased capacity.

Deputy Mairéad Farrell, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said that the awarding of a contract to a BAM controlled company for the construction of buildings at third-level institutions such as ATU, showed the government just do not learn.

With Mairéad Farrell, Catherine Connolly and Hildegarde Naughton elected to represent Galway West last week, the 5-seat constituency has a majority of female representatives.

Grainne Seoige’s celebrity drew attention to the Galway West constituency last week, but it was Mairéad Farrell, Catherine Connolly and Hildegarde Naughton who stole the show.