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Carbon taxes on home heating fuels, due to come into force on May 1 must be deferred until Budget 2023 in October.

It is hard to believe that tomorrow afternoon when parades wind their way through the streets and boreens of our cities and towns, that it will have been three years since we were last able to enjoy such a vista.

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s admission that Ireland could be facing a “wartime economy” should be taken seriously.

A few short weeks ago, we were convulsed by the popping of some champagne corks in Iveagh House. This followed prolonged agonising over whether the partition in The Station House Hotel, in idyllic Clifden, was opened or closed.

Local Councillors afforded their full support towards the Ukraine cause during the most recent sitting of the Athlone-Moate Municipal District.

Just over 12 days ago the Russian tanks rolled across the borders into Ukraine, shattering a peace that Europe had enjoyed since the war in the former Yugoslavia tore that region of our continent apart, more than 20 years ago.

The war in the Ukraine should be a warning to Ireland to reduce its dependency on energy from outside the State, and at how the State’s energy use influences international conflict.

Russia must cease its military actions in Ukraine and withdraw its troops from the country, while European countries must come together to negotiate a European peace settlement.

While the Galway County Council is flying the flag of Ukraine in solidarity with the besieged nation, one councillor has accused the local authority of failing to take an even stronger stance.