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With no show last week because of St Patrick’s Day there will be much to discuss on Saturday Forum this week. The flagship current affairs programme can be heard on CRC 102.9 fm at 11.30 am on tomorrow (Saturday). The hour-long show provides a platform for a wide range of issues to be debated.

The first edition of Saturday Forum for 2012 will be broadcast live on CRC 102.9 fm on tomorrow Saturday January 14 at 11.30 am.

With the new Government fast approaching its first 100 days in office there will be much to discuss on Saturday Forum this week.

The next edition of the flagship current affairs programme Saturday Forum can be heard on local radio station CRCfm on Saturday June 12. The hour-long show, which begins at 11.30am, can also be heard on the website www.crcfm.ie

This week’s edition of the flagship current affairs programme Saturday Forum can be heard on CRC 102.9 fm on Saturday April 17.

It is expected that Labour will select one candidate for the Mayo County Council elections in June and two candidates for Castlebar Town Council at a convention today (Friday).

Castlebar Town Council

“What you have to do is spend a couple of hours a week, calling back to the people you canvassed leading up to the election, to let them know you haven’t forgotten them. Not everyone will be able to come up to you if they have a problem, so it’s important to go back to them yourself to see what you can do for them.” While she hasn’t been elected yet and faces a tough battle to take one of the nine seats in Castlebar Town Council’s chamber, Labour candidate Bernie Courtney has a clear plan as to how she will stay connected with the constituents if they put their faith in her this summer.

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.

Labour candidate for Castlebar Town Council Dr Bernie Courtney has received notification of her removal from the liaison committee between Mayo VEC and GMIT-Castlebar Campus; a somewhat timely occurrence following the controversy the dental surgeon sparked with her recent remarks about the future of the Castlebar campus of GMIT— in that the campus was to be downgraded — comments which were refuted in a statement issued from GMIT.