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O’Rourke accuses Fianna Fáil of lacking ambition in election policy
Fianna Fáil councillor Aengus O’Rourke has said that his party’s decision to run just one candidate in Westmeath and one in Longford for the upcoming General Election is a strategy that lacks ambition.
Niall Ó Tuathail to run for Social Democrats in Galway West/Mayo South
Niall Ó Tuathail’s declaration to run as the Social Democrat candidate for Galway-West in Election 2016 comes as little surprise, despite the fact that he originally announced his candidacy, earlier this year, as an Independent.
A political autumn of dread and excitement
If it is early September it must be political 'think-in' season, when each of the parties, in turn, descend son hotels in various parts of the country to discuss strategy ahead of the commencement of the new Dáil term.
Niall Ó Tuathail to run for Social Democrats in Galway-West
Niall Ó Tuathail's declaration to run as the Social Democrat candidate for Galway-West in Election 2016 comes as little surprise, despite the fact that he originally announced his candidacy, earlier this year, as an Independent.
Lorraine Higgins calls on Sinn Fein to persuade IRA to give its fortune to those who suffered at its hands
Senator Lorraine Higgins today said that Sinn Fein should use whatever influence it has with the IRA to ensure that monies left over when they allegedly disbanded is distributed to deserving causes both in Northern Ireland and the Rep of Ireland.
Wanted: Stories of the Revolutionary years in Galway
The Galway City Museum needs helps to tell Galway's revolutionary story in a new exhibition.
Chambers hits out at latest Irish Water plans
Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Mayo Cllr Lisa Chambers has described the planned creation of another new database for the flawed water conservation grant as another chapter in the never ending mess that is Irish Water. Data released under Freedom of Information has revealed that Department of the Environment has suggested the Local Government Management Agency could establish a new database of Irish Water customers and non-customers to be used by the Department of Social Protection to administer the grant from next year. The Department of Social Protection is now writing to households telling them they can now apply for the grant.
NUI Galway conference on Irish Parliamentary Party to commemorate the Decade of Centenaries
What was Home Rule? How did John Redmond’s Irish Parliamentary Party operate and how was it viewed throughout the country prior to 1916? How popular was Redmond’s decision to call on Irishmen to fight in World War I?