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Fergal Landy has been added to the list of candidates contesting the General Election in Galway East as an independent/non-party candidate. Fergal lives in Maree with his partner and three children. He has worked in public service with children, young people, families, individuals, and communities for over 20 years.

Taoiseach Simon Harris is adamant that the current government will run its full term until 2025. It is a blunt and difficult promise to unwind, although the current spat between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party coalition TDs about taxing underutilised residential land may be the loose thread that unravels this current government prematurely.

The matter of medical card patients in Mayo being unable to access dental services in the county was raised in the Dail on Wednesday of this week by Mayo TD Alan Dillon, who told Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during Questions to An Taoiseach: "There is a staggering average in the county of over 5,500 patients per dentist awaiting treatment under the DTSS. Dentists are overwhelmed, patients are travelling abroad, and this is all a serious concern for medical card holders in Mayo."

A growing shortage of staff is making it increasingly difficult for people in Galway to get the health care they need, Independent TD Noel Grealish told the Dáil this week.

Fine Gael councillor Michael Burke hit out this week at people who caused what he said was "untold damage" in Cong last weekend.

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin was in Castlebar this week where he had a number of engagements including joining in the celebrations of Baxter Healthcare’s 50 years manufacturing in the county.

Fianna Fáil councillor Damien Ryan has called for more returns to be seen on the roads from the velocity patchers owned by Mayo County Council. The Ballinrobe-based councillor welcomed the news that Mayo County Council was in the process of finalising the purchase of a fourth velocity patcher for the county - but he told the April meeting of the council, 'we should be seeing more return from those machines on the road'.

Dr Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has been appointed chairperson of Údarás na hOllscoile, the University’s Governing Authority. Dr Geoghegan-Quinn, a former government minister and European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, was unanimously selected at the first formal meeting of the new Údarás.

Due to the Covid-19 level 5 announcement, Mayo County Council would like to advise members of the public of some changes taking effect.