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Brewing discontent and disagreement within the ruling pact which dominates Galway City Council spilled into the public domain this week, with the mayor forced to use his casting vote to pass an increase in Local Property Tax.

Labour councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour Party Councillor for Galway City East has praised the recent clean-up initiative that took place on Saturday last, led by Pastor Larry Ovie and the Faith Christian Fellowship. and brought together several volunteers from the Ballybane community.

Officials in Galway City Council are powerless to remove the hulks of rotting boats in the Claddagh as the ownership of some quays in the Corrib estuary is unknown.

Labour Councillor Niall Mc Nelis said it’s time to stamp out the grotesque practice of recording or sharing images taken at the scene of a road accident.

Helen Ogbu, the Labour Party candidate for Galway City East canvassed with Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik to Roscam, where she spearheaded canvassing efforts alongside party officials and members, including Cllr. Niall McNelis and Fergal Landy, the Labour Party European elections candidate for Midland North West, among others.

Labour’s City Councillor Niall Mc Nelis in Galway is calling on Government to publish the Housing Commission Report, saying that we need to see much more urgent action on housing.

Galway city centre won its second-ever silver medal at the SuperValu Tidy Towns awards ceremony held in Croke Park last week.

St Patrick may never have made it to Galway, I could not find any legend that associates him with the city, except maybe for anyone who went to Athenry to get their arse painted green. The anniversary of the saint’s death has been celebrated for many generations and the central focus of the day was usually the parade.

Community advocates for safer streets are pleased that a majority of Galway city councillors voted to include 30 km per hour speed limits outside city schools as part of the city’s speed limit review at Monday’s council meeting, and that the Executive promised a full review of speed limits of all city and suburban roads by 2024.