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The Westport area is under the spotlight this week with this area being one to watch out for in the forthcoming local elections. This week I’ll have a look at the candidates. Those on show for Fine Gael in the electoral area are Councillor Peter Flynn, Cllr John O’Malley and Cllr Austin Francis O’Malley, while Cllr Keith Martin will be running for Labour and Dave Keating (Sinn Féin) will contest for Mayo County Council elections.

MEP Sean O’Neachtain this week launched the 2009 Awareness Programme for Galway County Community and Voluntary Forum (GCCVF) stating that he felt an “immense pride” in acknowledging the success of the work of the Galway Forum.

Westmeath County Council has said it will not be reviewing its signage policy, despite being told it should be “bending over backwards” to assist businesses, not obstructing them.

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour, Sinn Féin, Greens, or Independent? Does it matter?

Mayo County Council’s government grants for the 2009 road work scheme were slashed in last week’s budget by €8 million, the Mayo Advertiser can reveal. This includes a €5.5 million reduction in the regional and local road restoration grant from €13.1 million to €7.6 million.

Mayo County Council is currently looking for your views on the range of Irish language services provided in the county now, and in the future. It is asking the public to complete a survey regarding the Irish language services provided by the council. The survey only take five minutes to complete. Full details can be had by contacting Oonagh Kelleher, Oifigeach Forbartha na Gaeilge, Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Eo, telephone 094 904 7541/087 697 2922, e-mail [email protected]

During Monday’s County Council meeting on Inishturk, Councillor Frank Chambers put forward a Notice of Motion that Mayo County Council introduce a policy in co-operation with oil suppliers to deal with the numerous oil spillages on our main and county roads.

Director of services with Mayo County Council Joe Loftus said that a review of signage policy would be looked into following a notice of motion before the council’s monthly meeting by Councillor Damien Ryan as regards promotional signage.

Westmeath County Council’s showcase of affordable houses proved a tremendous success at the Mullingar Park Hotel last week.

There can be few jobs more unpalatable right now than being a Fianna Fáil election candidate - or even a Fianna Fáil canvasser - in the run up to June 5. The party is facing a drubbing at the polls. And whatever doorstep hostility has been there over the past two weeks, it will be nothing as compared to the anger when next month's pay cheque leaves Sean Citizen with a huge hole in what is available to him to pay his bills.