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A private meeting of potential election candidates was held in Galway city last week to hammer out a potential voting alliance in May’s Galway West by-election.

Sheila Garrity, independent candidate in the forthcoming Galway West by-election, wants to hear from residents and plans to hold weekly community meetings to do just that. The first in the series will be held in Shantalla tonight Thursday (Feb. 12) from 7-8pm in St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Ashe Road.

The plan was approved at the local party’s AGM last week, where 50 delegates from across Galway re-elected former city councillor, Mark Lohan, as its chairperson for the sixth year running.

A by-election must be held in Galway by May 11, with taoiseach Micheál Martin the ultimate decision maker on a date. One Galway West seat is empty after Catherine Connolly was elected president.

Senator Seán Kyne and Councillor Eddie Hoare are expected to go head-to-head at a Fine Gael by-election selection convention later this month.

Knocknacarra-based Social Democrats city councillor, Alan Curran, said he would not contest the by-election for work reasons, while Spiddal-based broadcaster, Síle Seoige, ruled herself out before Christmas. Both are widely thought to harbour national political aspirations.

Both Margie Connolly’s late brother, Eugene, and her uncle Joe, wanted her to tell people about a place in Co Galway that was very close to their hearts.

Helen Ogbu was formally endorsed by the Labour Party at a heavily attended selection convention this week, to chants of “Gaillimh Abú, Gallimh Ogbu” by almost 100 supporters.

Party leader Ivana Bacik will attend next week’s convention to select city councillor Helen Ogbu as Labour’s candidate for the 2026 Galway West by-election.

President Catherine Connolly will attend the launch of a new bilingual book of Galway city walks next week.