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Government commits €4 million for Galway’s Volvo Ocean Race stopover bid
Galway stands a real chance of again hosting a stopover in the 2010 Volvo Ocean Race, and thereby enjoying a major economic and tourism boost, with the announcement this week that the Government has committed €4 million to support the city’s bid to host a port stopover.
Tell Sarkozy to respect our No vote, says Galway group
The suggestion by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that the Irish would have to vote on again on Lisbon has met with an angry response in Ireland and left many questioning the EU’s commitment to democracy.
Shorthall slams school bus charge increase
Junior Education Minister Sean Haughey’s announcement that school bus charges are to go up in September represents the first in a new batch of stealth charges, according to north Kilkenny Cllr Maurice Shortall.
There is no magical solution for these tricky times
If anyone can talk his way out of a sticky situation, it’s Bobby Aylward.
Phelan hits out at school transport charges
Carlow Kilkenny Fine Gael Senator John Paul Phelan has hit out at plans for a further hike in school transport charges, saying the rise shows “the Government is targeting families during Brian Cowen’s recession”.
Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to meet in Galway next month
Fianna Fáil’s TDs and senators will descend on Galway next month when the party holds it annual parliamentary party meeting in the city.
Adjustments and arguments
AS THE Galway Races gets under way the latest Fianna Fáil ‘cutback’ - or ‘adjustment’ if you prefer - will be obvious to one and all. The Fianna Fáil tent is no more. Is this a sign of the times or just a sensible move by new Taoiseach Brian Cowen?
Kenny tells Barrett to ‘cop himself on’ over public service statement
A war of words has broken out between Leader of Fine Gael Enda Kenny TD and local Labour Party PRO Harry Barrett over the issue of public service inefficiencies.
‘Status quo position’ on the economy and election strategies are ‘not acceptable’, Cowen tells Galwa
New strategies must be adopted on both the economy and in next year’s local elections as “the status quo position” and the old methods are no longer acceptable in the current climate. This was the message Taoiseach Brian Cowen delivered this week at his press conference in Galway.
Mixed feelings towards new national wage agreement
Many strands of Irish businesses wasted little time this week in hitting out at the new national wage agreement struck early on Wednesday morning, saying that the propsoed wage increases could represent the final nail in the coffin for many small to medium businesses.
