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All four Galway West TDs were in Dublin Castle on Tuesday night to celebrate their former constituency colleague’s elevation to the presidency, plus at least one county councillor who aspires to take her seat.

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.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell has welcomed commitments from Taoiseach Micheál Martin to pursue implementing a protocol which would allow survivors of domestic abuse to more easily access housing services from a new local authority, should they need to move after fleeing an abusive partner.

Some 191 constituents from Galway East and West have urged their local TDs to support their call for an increased investment in youth work in Budget 2026.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held its 23rd annual All-Ireland Convention, known as the Jalsa Salana at the Clayton Hotel in Galway. The gathering brought together Ahmadi Muslims from across Ireland to strengthen their faith and foster a deeper sense of community.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, has said that we must urgently end the neglect of women with endometriosis and called for the government to support Sinn Féin’s Dáil motion seeking to improve access to endometriosis care for thousands of women affected across the state.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West, Mairéad Farrell, has called the government plan to hike college fees by €1,000 in a cost-of-living crisis a ‘betrayal’ that students and parents will not forget.

Deputy Mairéad Farrell, TD for Galway West, said this week that the craft apprenticeship system is still failing young people.

Sinn Féin TD for Galway West Mairéad Farrell has called on the HSE and Minister for Health to ensure that the ambulance base planned for Conamara is delivered as quickly as possible and that there are no further delays with the project.

Galway has experienced a dramatic fall in housing commencements in early 2025, despite a modest rise in completed dwellings. According to figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, just five commencement notices were filed in Galway city between January and April 2025, with 146 in the county, representing a 97.7 per cent drop in the city and an 80 per cent drop in the county compared to the same period in 2024.