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Galway and the west of Ireland will have voices in the new Seanad Éireann that will campaign and use all the powers it can to represent the concerns and fears of the people, and make the Seanad relevant to Irish political life, so say the county’s newest senators.

Galwegians eligible to vote on the NUI panel in the Seanad Éireann elections must post their votes as soon as possible to arrive at the NUI offices in Dublin by 11am on Wednesday April 27.

Galway city has more people eligible to vote for the NUI panel for Seanad Éireann than has Dublin or Cork, while County Galway tops the other 25 counties in the State in a same category.

Dear Editor,

Seanad Éireann - a retirement home for politicians on the way out, a nursery for aspiring TDs, a powerless talking shop with an inbuilt Government majority, an undemocratically elected chamber, and the most pointless entity in Irish politics - the Upper House of the Oireachtas is all of these.

Sinn Féin’s Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has been nominated to run for a seat in Seanad Éireann following his strong performance in the recent general elections.

Seanad Éireann has a very limited electorate, with the only members of the public allowed a say in who sits there being university graduates.

Ireland North West MEP Marian Harkin will this Saturday host a meeting of Independent politicians to discuss a strategy for returning Independent candidates in the forthcoming Seanad election.

An investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) has concluded that engine failure was the cause of a plane crash near Ireland West Airport Knock in May 2008 which resulted in the tragic death of a Salthill man.

Abolish the Senate — YES — John Fitzgerald