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The HSE West’s plan to cut temporary staff’s working hours as part of its cost cutting measures could have implications for patient safety, it was claimed this week.

This time next year all the hullabaloo of the Local and European elections will be over and a new city council and mayor will have been elected. In the meantime, the big question is, how will the current economic climate and cutbacks affect the members of the council in their bids to be re-elected?

It is ironic - or appropriate - that the collapse of the global economy, brought about by aggressive, unregulated, laissez-faire capitalism, has pushed the demise of the PDs - the party that championed free market capitalism in Ireland - off the front pages.

Mary Harney must resign as Minister for Health as it has proven “a bridge too far for her” and her position is “now untenable”.

A national Progressive Democrats conference, at which the future of the party will be decided, is to take place in Mullingar this weekend.

Cllr Terry O’Flaherty has been approached by Fine Gael Galway West TD Pádraic McCormack and senior party figures in Dublin, with a view to donning the blue shirt and running for the party in next year’s Local Elections.

Tennis player, author, and local campaigner Mike Geraghty this week announced he will be standing as an Independent candidate for Galway City Central in June’s Local Elections.

“I am an Independent. I will be staying Independent, and my principles will not allow me to break my word and join any political party,” so says Galway City East councillor Declan McDonnell.