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‘Plan B’ needed as future of outer bypass looks doubtful
A ‘Plan B’ is urgently needed on the Galway City Outer Bypass as the chances of the project getting the green light from the Europe Court of Justice are “only 50-50”, according to a Government TD.
Constitutional Convention — a missed opportunity for radical appraisal by citizens
At a critical stage in the evolution of the State, we failed to use our education system to address the question of constitutional illiteracy when it might have developed the capacity of citizens to engage critically with their State. We opted for different versions of unthinking nationalism when we might at least have opted for thinking nationalisms.
Outer bypass inclusion in stimulus package ‘most significant’ says Walsh
The Galway City Outer Bypass’ inclusion in the Government’s €2 billion economic stimulus is “the single most significant step in its progression since the idea was first conceived”.
Stimulus roads programme to give Galway a 5,000-job boost
Galway is to gain about 5,000 jobs in the construction and related services sector over the next three years as a result of the initiatives announced on Tuesday as part of the Government Stimulus.
Phone store threat case dismissed over failure to hand over CCTV footage
The case of man accused of verbally abusing a phone store worker and threatening to break her jaw was dismissed at Galway District Court after it was discovered that faulty CCTV footage had not been handed over to the defence.
Monivea man on firearms and explosives charges walks free
A Galway man facing firearms and explosives charges walked free from the Special Criminal Court yesterday after the prosecution was dropped.
ULA public meeting on abortion legislation
Twenty years on from the X case, the State has failed to give legislative effect to the Supreme Court ruling which granted women the right to an abortion in Ireland in limited circumstances.
We need a referendum on the austerity treaty
“I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians,” the former French president Charles De Gaulle once said. Indeed he would have been within his rights to substitute the word ‘dangerous’ for ‘serious’.
Are ULA the real Left?
“Get a mandate!” barked Labour party Rottweiler, Councillor Billy Cameron. This verbal was directed at Dette McLoughlin, the chair of Galway’s United Left Alliance. However as quick as you could say travel expenses, McLoughlin replied: “You have no mandate to implement a household tax, nor to rob the poor to help the rich. If you had any principles you would resign from the Labour Party!”
Michael D gets packin’ for the park
Michael D Higgins is this week preparing to leave Galway to move to Dublin where next week he will be installed as
