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Martin welcomes election spending limits
Labour's Keith Martin has welcomed the introduction of spending limits for the upcoming Local Elections which will range between €7,500 and €15,000 per candidate. This is the first time that limits have been applied to local elections and the period covered will be 60 days leading up to polling day, twice the period that applies in a general election.
Castlebar Electoral Area
Total poll: 15,011
Out with the old and in with the new
There were some changes to our local authorities made last weekend following the elections - some self determined while others simply lost their seats.
Will Labour start to groom Colm Keaveney for national politics?
“Better red than dead” the English philosopher Bertrand Russell used to say, and for the Labour Party - if the recent The Irish Times/TNS MRBI poll is anything to go by - the phrase has never been more apt.
Labour candidate calls on Government TDs to support public sector workers
As some of the public sector workers commence their industrial action against the proposed pension levy, and as others ballot their members to do likewise, Dr Bernie Courtney, Labour candidate in the Castlebar Town Council election calls for both Mayo Fianna Fáil TDs to push for a Government re-think on this unjust tax.
Workers’ rights can only be strengthened by a Yes vote, Gilmore tells Galway
Voting Yes to Lisbon is a vote for jobs, investment, and a more social and worker friendly EU, according to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore, who also believes that NAMA is not the ‘only game in town’ when it comes to repairing the damaged Irish economy.
‘I play to win’ says Labour’s Nuala Nolan
June’s Local Election could be the chance for Labour to make a real breakthrough in Galway city politics and establish itself as a dominant and vibrant force.
An inside look at local politics – from the pens of the politicians themselves
While Insider is consumed by politics - it is my raison d’être - music is also a great passions, particularly politically charged music.
Martin’s Labour Force One
With the upbeat campaign message and song of ‘Things Can Only Get Better’, Labour’s Councillor Keith Martin is hoping to make a historic breakthrough in southwest Mayo and take one of the four seats in the Westport electoral area.
Josette leads Labour’s new charge in the county
Right now and heading into June’s Local Elections is a good time to be a candidate for The Labour Party. Labour could take four - perhaps if lucky five - seats in the Galway City Council, but can it do the same in the county?
