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With more than 74 empty houses and 3,619 households on the housing waiting list, the recent allocation of €415,000 for the city, although welcome, is a drop in the ocean with more needed to tackle the lack of housing which is at crisis point.

The Galway Review 2, an anthology featuring an array of Galway writers, will be officially launched as part of the Cúirt festival.

FROM CRIME on Galway city streets to violence in trenches of WWI, the dark side of human nature is explored by 30 Galway writers in a major new short story collection.

John Mulholland and Keith Finnegan recently discussed the bookmaker’s odds for all the local election candidates across the city on Galway Bay FM.

Mervue residents are being encouraged to take part in a community alert system, in order to help combat crime and improve security in the area.

Derelict and vacant properties in the city could be renovated and the housing waiting list reduced if City Hall can avail of a new €15-million funding scheme.

With the Galway City Council being expanded from 15 seats to 18, all parties look set to increase their representation in City Hall, with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin possibly benefiting most.

Merlin Park’s John Rabbitte has become the third Fine Gael candidate for the six seat Galway City East ward, alongside John Walsh and Margo Kelly.

Michael J Crowe is the Fianna Fáil councillor most at risk of losing his seat in May’s Local Elections, according to secret party research which was leaked in the last few days.

Instead of City Hall spending €150,000 “to buy three new chairs” for the extra councillors elected in May, that money would be better spent addressing the needs of local communities.