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Chambers responds to cancer clinicians’ alarm with a clarion call for equity and excellence in care
Fianna Fáil and European Election candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency, Senator Lisa Chambers has issued a resounding call to action in response to an open letter from Ireland’s leading cancer clinicians to Taoiseach Simon Harris, warning of the critical state of cancer care in the country.
‘Tenacious and dedicated’ Green Party candidate thankful for support at campaign launch
Joyce Mathias, Green Party candidate for the Galway City East in the upcoming council elections said she was moved to tears at the sight of her Mervue Church choir colleagues, the great turnout of the community, her friends, and all who attended her candidacy launch and fundraiser last week.
A lifetime in activism
When Sabina Higgins welcomes you into her private office before a long-scheduled interview, immaculately turned out in an azure, roll-neck woollen dress with anti-war and global sustainability badges pinned to her shoulder, you know she means business.
Using drones to deliver defibrillators could save lives, says Kyne
The use of drones to deliver defibrillators in cardiac emergencies could save lives, a Fine Gael senator has said.
Tributes paid to long-serving former Fianna Fail politician Tom Hussey
There was sadness in local political circles this week at the passing of former TD, Minister, Senator, Councillor Tom Hussey.
Local Link rural service increases passenger numbers by 759 per cent, says O’Reilly
The annual patronage on Local Link services has seen a remarkable 759 per cent increase in passenger numbers from 2018 to 2023. Local Link rural bus services, connecting towns and townlands in rural Ireland carried 3.2 million passengers in 2023, a 14% increase on the 2.8 million passenger journeys in 2022.
Blockading of accommodation intended for asylum seekers should not be tolerated
The blockading of accommodation intended for asylum seekers or Ukrainians should not be tolerated by An Garda Síochána who must intervene to ensure access, Green Party Senator Pauline O’Reilly has said.
Galway schools to benefit from solar panels scheme
Schools across Galway will be fully funded to install up to 16 solar panels on their roof under a new Government scheme.
Ballinasloe stop added to 6.25am Galway to Dublin Heuston route
The news that Ballinasloe is now included on a stop on the 6.25am service from Galway to Dublin Heuston has been welcomed by a local Fine Gael Senator who has also vowed to have the tea trolley service reinstated on the Galway to Diublin lines.
Senator welcomes supports to help restrict smartphone use in primary schools
Local Fianna Fáil Senator, Eugene Murphy, has welcomed new resources to help support parents who wish to develop voluntary codes regarding smartphone use among primary school children.
