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Contorversial Galway senator Fidelma Healy-Eames will not be renewing her membership of Fine Gael, almost a year after she was expelled from the FG parliamentary party.

Accusations of “mudslinging” have been levelled at Fianna Fáil in Connemara after elements within the party accused a Fine Gael candidate of “ageism”.

Any threat to funding for homeless services for Galway city must be opposed, and candidates owe it to the electorate to make a pledge to fight any cuts to this sector.

Moves which could potentially have led to the privatisation of the Knocknacarra Community Centre have been halted. A chance now exists for locals to put forward ideas on how the centre can be run.

The Taylor’s Hill/Threadneedle Road junction is a danger to schoolchildren and pedestrians, while displays of bad temper from motorists is create “noise pollution 24 hours a day”.

An Independent county candidate has pledged to vote against any increases in rates for small businesses through five years of the next council.

Crippling farming overheads will be made worse by new tractor and agricultural trailer regulations, which will also be a major stumbling block for those entering farming.

A lack of playing pitches, playgrounds, and youth facilities is one of the most pressing social problems on the city’s east side and needs to be taken seriously by the Galway City Council.

Filling potholes is not a solution to dire road conditions in Moycullen/Roscahill, where the road surfaces themselves remain unchanged since the 1970s.

Back in 2008, an article gracing the pages of this newspaper appraised scepticism surrounding the ability of Galway West TD Noel Grealish to “land the big road” as promised prior to the General Election of the previous year.